Lower Mg median (<414 mg/day) / Higher Mg median (≥414 mg/day)
Serum 25(OH)D3tertile (nmol/L) / Serum 25(OH)D3tertile (nmol/L)
1 (<32.1) / 2 (32.1-49.4) / 3 (>49.4) / 1 (<32.1) / 2 (32.1-49.4) / 3 (>49.4)
Age(years) / 52.4 (5.2) / 52.3 (5.2) / 52.8 (5.1) / 52.0 (5.2) / 52.3 (5.7) / 52.6 (5.5)
Body mass index(kg/m2) / 26.8 (4.0) / 26.7(3.2) / 26.8 (3.5) / 26.5 (3.6) / 27.0 (3.3) / 26.4 (3.2)
Leisure-time physical activity (kcal/d) / 107 (144) / 144 (161) / 161 (166)* / 124 (155) / 143 (211) / 150 (157)
Education(years) / 9.0 (3.7) / 9.3 (3.7) / 9.4 (3.9) / 8.6 (3.4) / 9.0 (3.6) / 8.7 (3.5)
Annual income(Euro) / 12803 (7836) / 15285 (10604) / 15091 (9896)* / 12852 (8828) / 15055 (10092) / 14324 (8813)
Systolic blood pressure(mmHg) / 135 (17) / 134 (17) / 134 (16) / 135 (17) / 135 (16) / 132 (16)*
Diastolic blood pressure(mmHg) / 90 (11) / 89 (10) / 89 (11) / 90 (11) / 89 (10) / 87 (9)*
Total cholesterol/HDL cholesterol ratio / 4.8 (1.3) / 4.8 (1.4) / 4.7 (1.4) / 4.9 (1.5) / 4.7 (1.5) / 4.6 (1.4)
C-reactive protein(mg/L) / 3.0 (6.4) / 2.5 (4.9) / 2.1 (3.2)* / 2.1 (4.4) / 2.0 (2.7) / 1.7 (2.2)
Serum long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (%) / 4.2 (1.1) / 4.6 (1.2) / 4.8 (1.5)* / 4.0 (1.1) / 5.0 (1.8) / 5.5 (2.1)*
Alcohol intake (g/wk) / 77 (125) / 77 (122) / 83 (143) / 62 (105) / 76 (105) / 59 (78)
Energy intake (kcal/d) / 2403 (664) / 2423 (625) / 2309 (583)* / 2485 (657) / 2425 (637) / 2317 (591)*
Energy-adjusted magnesium intake(mg/d) / 366 (35) / 364 (39) / 366 (37) / 474 (51) / 471 (50) / 469 (50)
Intake of fruits, berries and vegetables (g/d)** / 224 (139) / 223 (117) / 246 (140)* / 275 (174) / 291 (170) / 297 (177)
Use of multivitamin/mineral supplements (%) / 1 / 0 / 2 / 2 / 1 / 1
Current smoker (%) / 35 / 25 / 25* / 37 / 30 / 27*
Diabetes (%) / 5 / 4 / 3 / 5 / 7 / 4
Married (%) / 83 / 86 / 90* / 81 / 89 / 91*
Blood sample taken between June and September (%) / 7 / 17 / 44* / 5 / 15 / 48*
Values are means (SD) or percentages.
*P for trend across tertiles <0.05-
**Excluding potatoes