Table 1. The serum activities of Magnesium and the thyroid hormones among the cases and the control group.

TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone; T₃, tri-iodothyronine; T₄: tetra-iodothyronine; Mg: magnesium; *: statistically significant

Parameter	Cases (n = 165)	Controls (n = 165)	p-value
Mg (mg/dL)	1.72±0.33	1.80±0.20	<0.001*
TSH (µIU/L)	5.09±7.54	2.41±2.05	<0.001*
T4 (µg/dL)	7.83±2.67	7.18±2.50	<0.001*
T3 (ng/mL)	1.35±0.94	1.54±1.12	<0.050*