Table 2.
Metabolic parameters of the study patients
| Characteristics | All patients (n=372) |
Hypo-Mg (n=180) |
Normo-Mg (n=192) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 27.41±4.11 | 27.19±3.67 | 27.71±4.54 | 0.226 |
| Waist circumference, cm | 96.78±11.78 | 98.22±13.27 | 95.73±10.26 | 0.043 |
| Obesity | 68 (18.3%) | 35 (19.4%) | 33 (17.18%) | 0.574 |
| Abdominal obesity | 111 (29.8%) | 67 (37.2%) | 44 (22.9%) | 0.003 |
| Metabolic syndrome | 108 (29%) | 71 (38.44%) | 37 (19.27%) | 0.026 |
| Metabolic syndrome score | 1.69±1.13 | 1.79±1.15 | 1.59±1.11 | 0.089 |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 194.05±50.09 | 191.10±52.73 | 196.82±47.45 | 0.271 |
| HDL-C, mg/dL | 50.83±13.90 | 48.88±14.03 | 52.65±13.56 | 0.009 |
| LDL-C, mg/dL | 116.42±40.49 | 115.32±41.31 | 117.45±39.78 | 0.614 |
| Triglyceride, mg/dL | 134.45±73.06 | 135.32±70.15 | 133.63±75.86 | 0.824 |
| Uric acid, mg/dL | 7.00±1.77 | 7.00±1.97 | 6.99±1.56 | 0.986 |
| Glucose, mg/dL | 105.42±12.40 | 104.38±12.57 | 106.39±12.20 | 0.119 |
Note: Values expressed as mean ± standard deviation or n (%).
Abbreviations: HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Hypo-Mg, hypomagnesemia; normo-Mg, normomagnesemia.