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Table 3 Health variables.

From: The influence of calcium and magnesium in drinking water and diet on cardiovascular risk factors in individuals living in hard and soft water areas with differences in cardiovascular mortality

 

West N = 105

East N = 102

p-value

BMI (kg/m2)*

25.4 (3.3)

25.6 (3.9)

.632

Treated hypertension% ***

11.5

10.8

.883

SBP mm Hg **

124.7 (17.7)

131.0 (15.6)

.001

DBP mm Hg **

80.6 (13.3)

78.7 (9.1)

.242

Diabetes% ***

5.7

5.9

.959

Current smokers% ***

22.1

35.6

.043

Use of snuff% ***

12.3

8.3

.406

  1. * Mean (sd). Student's T-test ** Median (range). Mann-Whitney U-test *** Chi-square test
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