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. 2021 Mar 3;12(4):1196–1210. doi: 10.1093/advances/nmab001

TABLE 2.

Characteristics of included studies on the association between magnesium intake and CVD mortality in adults aged >18 y1

Author, y (ref) Country Age (y) Sample size (n) Follow-up2 (y) Cases (n) Exposure Exposure assessment FCT used NOS score MG mean (mg/d) MG range (mg/d) MG intake comparison (mg/d) ES (95% CI)3
Chiuve et al. 2011 (46) US 30–55 F: 88,375 26 505 DMG FFQ USDA sources 8 305 235–383 >345 vs. <261 RR: 0.66 (0.46, 0.95)
Zhang et al. 2012 (9) Japan 40–79 M: 23,083 14.7 1343 DMG 33-item FFQ Japan Food Tables 8 NR 173–294 >257 vs. <190 HR: 1.02 (0.85, 1.22)
F: 35,533 1347 174–274 >241 vs. <190 HR: 1.26 (0.9, 1.75)
Chiuve et al. 2013 (44) US 30–55 F: 86,323 28 1103 DMG FFQ USDA sources 8 NR 231–360 >342 vs. <246 RR: 0.64 (0.46, 0.87)
Dai et al. 2013 (43) China 40–74 M: 61,414, 13 M:800 DMG 81-item FFQ Chinese food composition 9 NR 232–347 ≥320 vs. <251 HR: 0.84 (0.58, 1.21)
F: 73,232 F:1147 258–367 HR: 1.35 (1.03, 1.77)
Guasch-Ferré et al. 2014 (15) Spain 55–80 B: 7216 4.8 81 DMG 137-item FFQ Spanish food composition 8 NR 312–442 >391 vs. <326 HR: 0.53 (0.28, 0.99)
Kaluza et al. 2010 (21) Swedish 45–79 M: 23,366 10 819 DMG 96-ietm FFQ Swedish National Food Administration Database 8 NR 387–523 ≥481 vs. <426 HR: 1.25 (0.96, 1.61)
Li et al. 2020 (16) US 50–79 F:153,569 10.5 3,277 DMG 122-item FFQ Minnesota Nutrition Data System 8 244 189–330 >289 vs. <197 HR: 0.84 (0.78, 0.9)
Talaei et al. 2019 (27) China 45–74 B: 57,078 17.2 4871 DMG 165-item FFQ Singapore Food Composition Database 8 NR 205–290 290 vs. 205 HR: 1.06 (0.94, 1.19)
Chen et al. 2019 (18) US >20 B:27,725 6.1 724 DMG Food recall US food composition 7 294 NR >EAR vs. <EAR RR: 0.73 (0.51, 1.03)
B:27,725 724 TMG 338 NR >EAR vs. <EAR RR: 0.83 (0.63, 1.11)
B:27,725 701 SMG 147 NR user vs. nonuser RR: 0.93 (0.75, 1.14)
Huang et al. 2015 (41) Tiwan 65–97 B: 1400 8.7 124 DMG Food recall Taiwanese food composition 7 227 126–325 ≥265 vs. <155 HR: 1.24 (0.59, 2.6)
Song et al. 2005 (19) US 39–89 F: 35,601 10 120 TMG 131-item FFQ USDA sources 8 NR 255–433 >409 vs. <268 RR: 1.32 (0.71, 2.47)
Mursu et al. 2011 (22) US 55–69 F: 38,772 19 5721 SMG 127-item FFQ USDA sources 8 NR NR User vs. nonuser HR: 1.16 (1.01, 1.34)
1

B, both male and female; DMG, dietary magnesium; EAR, estimated average requirement; ES, effect size; F, female; FCT, food composition table; M, male; MG, magnesium; NOS, Newcastle Ottawa Scale; NR, not reported; SMG, supplemental magnesium; TMG, total magnesium; ref, reference.

2

Number of years that individuals were followed in the prospective cohort studies.

3

These ESs are for the highest compared with lowest comparison.