Supplemental table. Baseline characteristics in tertiles of serum 25(OH)D3 according to median magnesium intake (414 mg/d) in 1892 men at
the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor
Lower Mg median (<414 mg/day)
Higher Mg median (≥414 mg/day)
Serum 25(OH)D3 tertile (nmol/L)
Serum 25(OH)D3 tertile (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)
2
Body mass index (kg/m )
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
107 (144)
144 (161)
161 (166)*
124 (155)
143 (211)
150 (157)
(kcal/d)
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
4.8 (1.3)
4.8 (1.4)
4.7 (1.4)
4.9 (1.5)
4.7 (1.5)
4.6 (1.4)
ratio
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
4.2 (1.1)
4.6 (1.2)
4.8 (1.5)*
4.0 (1.1)
5.0 (1.8)
5.5 (2.1)*
polyunsaturated fatty acids (%)
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 366 (35)
364 (39)
366 (37)
474 (51)
471 (50)
469 (50)
(mg/d)
Intake of fruits, berries and
224 (139)
223 (117)
246 (140)*
275 (174)
291 (170)
297 (177)
vegetables (g/d)**
Use of multivitamin/mineral
1
0
2
2
1
1
supplements (%)
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
7
17
44*
5
15
48*
and September (%)
Values are means (SD) or percentages.
*P for trend across tertiles <0.05**Excluding potatoes