Table 2 Effect of different doses of magnesium chloride added to the desalinated water on glycemic and insulin sensitivity parameters.

From: Beneficial effects of adding magnesium to desalinated drinking water on metabolic and insulin resistance parameters among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled clinical trial

Glycemic and insulin sensetivity parameters

Control- group A (0 mg/L) (n = 37) median (interquartile range)

Group B (20 mg/L) (n = 33) median (interquartile range)

Group C (50 mg/L) (n = 32) median (interquartile range)

Pre

Post

p value

Pre

Post

p value

Pre

Post

p value

FBG (mg/dL)

145 (112, 179)

137 (108, 173)

0.877

147 (129, 200)

141 (121, 179)

0.513

142 (119, 180)

144 (111, 165)

0.651

HbA1c (%)

8.2 (7.1, 9.9)

7.9 (6.8, 8.9)

0.595

8.3 (7.3, 9.3)

7.9 (7.0, 9.1)

0.306

8.2 (7.6, 8.9)

8.0 (7.0, 8.7)*

0.040

Insulin (μIU/mL)

9.0 (5.4, 20.1)

8.9 (6.2, 24.5)

0.075

9.2 (5.8, 17.0)

8.7 (5.8-19.8)

0.930

9.9 (5.4, 16.3)

7.5 (5.7, 12.1)*

0.030

C-Peptide (ng/mL)

1.8 (1.2, 2.8)

1.8 (1.1–2.6)

0.945

1.9 (1.2, 2.4)

2.0 (1.3–2.6)

0.481

1.9 (1.4, 3.1)

2.1 (1.5, 2.7)

0.720

HOMA-IR

2.4 (1.7, 7.2)

3.5 (1.7, 9.6)

0.310

3.6 (2.1, 6.9)

2.9 (2.0-7.5)

0.743

2.9 (2.2, 7.4)

2.5 (1.8, 5.2)*

0.002

  1. FBG fasting blood glucose, HbA1c glycosylated hemoglobin, HOMA-IR homeostasis model assessment-estimated insulin resistance.
  2. *Denote significant differences in the Wilcoxon test between the baseline and the three months for each group.