Table 2 Correlations between magnesium levels and glycaemic indicators according to the glycaemic profile.

From: Adequate magnesium level as an associated factor of pre-diabetes and diabetes mellitus remission in patients with obesity submitted to bariatric surgery

 

Total population

Normoglycaemic

Pre-T2DM

T2DM

Hypo-magnesemia (≤ 1.5)

Normo-magnesemia (> 1.5)

p

Hypo-magnesemia (≤ 1.5)

Normo-magnesemia (> 1.5)

p

Hypo-magnesemia (≤ 1.5)

Normo-magnesemia (> 1.5)

p

Hypo-magnesemia (≤ 1.5)

Normo-magnesemia (> 1.5)

p

Glucose (mg/dL)*

101.0

(88.0;134.0)

92.0

(83.0;101.0)

 < 0.001

86.0

(81.0;93.0)

86.0

(79.0;91.75)

0.088

100.0

(89.5;105.5)

95.0 (87.0;102.0)

0.014

135.5 (105.2;173.0)

109.0

(94.0;131.0)

 < 0.001

HbA1c (%)*

5.8

(5.4;6.7)

5.6

(5.3;5.9)

 < 0.001

5.3

(5.0;5.5)

5.3

(5.1;5.5)

0.502

5.7

(5.4;5.9)

5.7

(5.5;5.9)

0.066

6.8

(6.1;8.1)

6.1

(5.7;6.6)

 < 0.001

HOMA-IR*

4.8

(2.9;7.6)

3.9

(2.6;6.1)

0.007

3.3

(2.2;4.9)

3.1

(2.1;4.5)

0.427

4.3

(2.9;6.2)

4.1

(2.8;6.3)

0.475

7.2

(4.2;11.5)

5.8

(3.4;8.7)

0.007

HOMA-β*

186.3 (105.1;309.3)

221.3 (129.8;362.1)

0.033

252.8

(153.2;384.4)

252.8

(163.8;403.1)

0.501

202.5 (134.2;319.3)

218.1 (127.4;358.1)

0.342

120.4

(69.2;249.7)

160.4

(96.0;276.6)

0.033

  1. *Median (P25, P75).