Relationship between magnesium and lipids in patients with diabetes mellitus

Figures & data

Table 1: Multivariate analysis of the mean serum magnesium of, and its relationship with, the lipid subsets

Factor	Mean	SD	Relationship with Mg (Figure 1)
			Pearson’s R	p-value
TC	4.45 mmol/l	1.25 mmol/l	0.11	0.01
HDL	1.30 mmol/l	1.04 mmol/l	0.02	0.66
Males	1.18 mmol/l	0.33 mmol/l	0.05	0.58
Females	1.33 mmol/l	0.39 mmol/l	0.01	0.84
LDL	2.35 mmol/l	0.38 mmol/l	0.14	0.001
TG	1.70 mmol/l	0.99 mmol/l	0.01	0.82

Figure 1: (a) Relationship between serum magnesium and total cholesterol. (b) Relationship between serum magnesium and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. (c) Relationship between serum magnesium and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (males). (d) Relationship between serum magnesium and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (females). (e) Relationship between serum magnesium and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. (f) Relationship between serum magnesium and triglycerides.