Group 1 <1.2 mg/dL n=63 Group 2 1.2-2.3 mg/dL n=64 Group 3 ≥ 2.3 mg/dL n=64 p - Value
Age (years) 67.8 ± 9.1 62.2 ± 9.4 59.3 ± 10.2 a,b <0.001
BMI (kg/m2) 24.3 ± 2.2 27.1 ± 6.0 26.2 ± 4.2a 0.007
Hb (g/dL) 12.0 ± 1.8 12.6 ± 1.8 12.9 ± 2.0a 0.041
Albumin (g/dL) 3.8 ± 0.6 4.2 ± 0.7a 4.3 ± 0.4a <0.001
Total Cholesterol (mg/dL) 191.7 ± 44.7 188.3 ± 32.9 190.9 ± 40.5 0.881
Creatinine (mg/dL) 2.6 ± 0.9 2.0 ± 0.9a 1.7 ± 0.9a <0.001
eGFR (mL/min) 25.5 ± 12.2 41.3 ± 22.0a 51.8 ± 23.8a,b <0.001
Phosphorus (mg/dL) 5.5 ± 1.6 4.4 ± 0.8a 3.7 ± 0.7a,b <0.001
PTH (pg/mL) 257.3 ± 127.0 141.8 ± 83.5a 69.1 ± 36.8a,b <0.001
Calcium (mg/dL) 9.4 ± 0.8 9.5 ± 0.9 9.4 ± 0.8 0.853
FGF-23 (RU/mL) 484.1 ± 208.9 142.4 ± 87.6a 55.3 ± 11.2a,b <0.001
1,25(OH)2D3 (pg/mL) 9.5 ± 1.8 17.6 ± 7a 26.2 ± 3.4a,b <0.001
HOMA-IR 3.7 ± 0.9 2.7 ± 1.9a 0.9 ± 1.0a,b <0.001
IL-6 (pg/mL) 2.8 ± 0.4 2.6 ± 0.7 1.7 ± 0.7a,b <0.001
OxLDL (U/L) 76.6 ± 14.2 47.9 ± 17.4a 27.7 ± 5.4a,b <0.001
PP (mmHg) 74.3 ± 12.1 47.6 ± 5.3 38.0 ± 9.6 a,b 0.002
LVMI (g/m2) 133.2 ± 18.4 109.5 ± 23.0a 86.9 ± 13.8a,b <0.001
IMT 1.2 ± 0.2 1.03 ± 0.2 0.79 ± 0.7 a,b <0.001
Hospitalization days 12.4 ± 8.7 10.2 ± 16.5 1.8 ± 6.8 a,b <0.001
Results of post-hoc analysis: ap<0.05 vs. Group 1, b p<0.05 vs. Group 2
Table 2: Comparison of variables among the 3 Mg groups.