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Table 7 Correlations between Ca and Mg in water and cardiovascular risk factors, calcium in serum and urine, and magnesium in serum, muscle and urine. Total study population and men and women. Spearman's rank correlation coefficient.

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

 

Calcium content in water

Magnesium content in water

 

Total study population

Women

Men

Total study population

Women

Men

S-Cholesterol

-.171*

-.217*

-.128

-.070

-.158

.002

S-TG

.056

.198

.002

.101

.150

.070

S- HDL-cholesterol

.005

-.022

.003

-.093

-.062

-.112

S-LDL-cholesterol

-.218**

-.282*

-.169

-.087

-.175

-.024

SBP

.229**

-274*

.195*

.128

.169

.091

DBP

.032

.122

-.020

.028

.066

-.005

B- HbA1c

.043

-.015

.088

.064

.015

.106

S-Ca

-.011

-.148

-.151

.073

.232*

-.057

S-Mg

.009

.055

.004

.014

.081

-.037

U-Ca

.002

.016

-.012

-.075

-.014

-.133

U-Mg

.021

.094

-.029

-.038

.063

-.109

M-Mg

-.095

-.146

-.017

-.007

-.412*

.394*

  1. ** Correlation is significant at the .01 level * Correlation is significant at the .05 level S- = serum, B- = blood, U- = urine. M- = muscle