Table 2.

Plasmatic magnesium level according to the presence or absence of microvacular and macrovascular complications in the National Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology of Tunis in Tunisia (n = 101).

	Diabetic Microvascular and Macrovascular Complications	Yes/No	Plasmatic Magnesium Level (mmol/L) (Mean, SD)	p-(Value)
Microvascular complications	Diabetic retinopathy	Yes	0.76 ± 0.12	0.3
		No	0.78 ± 0.10
	Diabetic neuropathy	Yes	0.73 ± 0.13	0.1
		No	0.78 ± 0.10
	Diabetic nephropathy	Yes	0.71 ± 0.07	0.006
		No	0.79 ± 0.10
Macrovascular complications	Coronary heart disease	Yes	0.77 ± 0.10	0.63
		No	0.79 ± 0.09
	Cerebrovascular disease	Yes	0.74 ± 0.12	0.31
		No	0.78 ± 0.13
	Peripheral artery disease	Yes	0.61 ± 0.08	<0.001
		No	0.79 ± 0.1

Bold: significant difference (p < 0.05). Abbreviations: SD: standard derivation.