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. 2023 Feb 2;15(3):774. doi: 10.3390/nu15030774

Table 2.

Simple and multiple linear regression analysis of BSRS-5 outcome measures versus predictor variables (dietary or serum magnesium).

Serum Mg Dietary Mg 1
Outcome β p-Value 95% CI β p-Value 95% CI
BSRS score
 Simple model −0.85 0.0041 ** (−1.43, −0.27) −0.02 0.5685 (−0.08, 0.04)
 Model 1 2 −0.43 0.1463 (−1.02, 0.15) −0.01 0.8338 (−0.09, 0.07)
 Model 2 3 −0.48 0.1142 (−1.07, 0.11) −0.01 0.8073 (−0.11, 0.08)
Insomnia
 Simple model −0.26 0.0262 * (−0.48, −0.03) −0.01 0.3857 (−0.03, 0.01)
 Model 1 2 −0.10 0.4119 (−0.33, 0.14) −0.01 0.6749 (−0.04, 0.02)
 Model 2 3 −0.13 0.2899 (−0.36, 0.11) −0.01 0.5761 (−0.05, 0.03)
Anxiety
 Simple model −0.05 0.5051 (−0.20, 0.10) 0.00 0.7923 (−0.01, 0.02)
 Model 1 2 −0.04 0.6443 (−0.19, 0.12) 0.01 0.2116 (−0.01, 0.03)
 Model 2 3 −0.04 0.6287 (−0.19, 0.11) 0.02 0.5761 (−0.00, 0.05)
Hostility
 Simple model −0.11 0.1595 (−0.27, 0.05) 0.00 0.5616 (−0.01, 0.02)
 Model 1 2 −0.04 0.6325 (−0.20, 0.12) 0.01 0.6341 (−0.02, 0.03)
 Model 2 3 −0.04 0.6404 (−0.20, 0.12) −0.00 0.9433 (−0.03, 0.02)
Depression
 Simple model −0.26 0.0011 ** (−0.41, −0.10) −0.01 0.1431 (−0.03, 0.00)
 Model 1 2 −0.18 0.0239 * (−0.34, −0.02) −0.01 0.2058 (−0.04, 0.01)
 Model 2 3 −0.16 0.0226 * (−0.34, −0.03) −0.01 0.3044 (−0.04, 0.01)
Inferiority
 Simple model −0.17 0.0127 * (−0.30, −0.04) 0.00 0.7720 (−0.02, 0.01)
 Model 1 2 −0.08 0.2405 (−0.22, 0.05) −0.01 0.5030 (−0.02, 0.01)
 Model 2 3 −0.09 0.1997 (−0.23, 0.05) −0.01 0.4338 (−0.03, 0.01)

BSRS = Brief Symptom Rating Scale; CI = Confidence interval; Mg = Magnesium; Ca = Calcium; * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01. 1 Unit of dietary Mg was in 100 mg. 2 Adjusted for age, sex, educational levels, income levels, smoking status, alcohol use, physical activity status, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, kidney disease, c-reactive protein, and total energy intake (per 1000 kcal). 3 Adjusted for all variables in model 1 plus Ca.