Table 3.

Inflammatory biomarkers across tertiles of dietary magnesium intake.

	Tertiles of magnesium intake
	T1 n = 83	T2 n = 84	T3 n = 83	P *
CRP (mg/L)	29.5 ± 2.1	17.7 ± 2.1	11.8 ± 2.2	<0.001
ESR (mm/hr)	34.7 ± 2.4	24.3 ± 2.3	15.8 ± 2.4	<0.001

CRP, C-reactive protein; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate.

Data are presented as mean ± SE.

^*Values were adjusted for age, sex, BMI, and physical activity using ANCOVA.