Table 3 Adjusted ORs for each 1 mg/l increment of plasma magnesium associated with prediabetes and T2D in subgroups.

From: Association of Plasma Magnesium with Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Adults

Groups

%

Prediabetes

P for interaction

%

T2D

P for interaction

Sex

Male

59.7

0.91 (0.86–0.97)

0.710

60.1

0.75 (0.71–0.79)

<0.001

Female

40.3

0.86 (0.80–0.93)

 

39.9

0.75 (0.70–0.80)

 

Age

<50

40.3

0.99 (0.91–1.06)

0.060

37.4

0.83 (0.78–0.88)

<0.001

≥50

59.7

0.87 (0.82–0.92)

 

62.6

0.72 (0.68–0.76)

 

BMI

<24

51.7

0.89 (0.83–0.95)

0.650

54.5

0.73 (0.68–0.77)

0.075

≥24

48.3

0.91 (0.85–0.96)

 

45.5

0.77 (0.73–0.82)

 

Family history of diabetes

Yes

14.4

0.87 (0.77–0.98)

0.233

11.1

0.73 (0.65–0.83)

0.534

No

85.6

0.88 (0.84–0.93)

 

88.9

0.76 (0.73–0.79)

 

Hypertension

Yes

27.9

0.91 (0.84–0.99)

0.792

25.9

0.80 (0.74–0.86)

0.031

No

72.1

0.89 (0.84–0.94)

 

74.1

0.73 (0.70–0.77)

 
  1. Models adjusted for age, sex, BMI, current smoking status, current alcohol drinking status, family history of diabetes, hypertension, and plasma calcium. The % in 2nd column represents the percent of each subgroup in the populations of prediabetes and NGT. The % in 5th column represents the percent of each subgroup in the populations of T2D and NGT.