Research Article
Possible Association of High Urinary Magnesium and Taurine to Creatinine Ratios with Metabolic Syndrome Risk Reduction in Australian Aboriginals
Table 1
Characteristics of study subjects.
| | All | Men | Women | P-value |
| | Biological variables | (n = 82) | (n = 40) | (n = 42) | | | Age (year) | 39.6 ± 17.6 | 42.0 ± 18.2 | 37.4 ± 17.0 | .23 | | BMI (kg/m2) | 28.2 ± 6.1 | 27.4 ± 4.7 | 28.9 ± 7.1 | .27 | | WC (cm) | 96.6 ± 14.5 | 94.5 ± 12.5 | 98.6 ± 16.0 | .20 | | SBP (mmHg) | 130.4 ± 16.4 | 135.3 ± 17.0 | 125.7 ± 14.5 | <.01 | | DBP (mmHg) | 73.9 ± 11.9 | 76.0 ± 12.4 | 72.0 ± 11.2 | .12 | | HR (bpm) | 75.8 ± 15.4 | 75.0 ± 16.6 | 76.6 ± 14.3 | .65 | | TC (mmol/L) | 4.6 ± 1.1 | 4.9 ± 1.2 | 4.3 ± 1.0 | <.05 | | HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.2 ± 0.2 | 1.2 ± 0.2 | 1.2 ± 0.3 | .60 | | LDL-C (mmol/L) | 2.8 ± 1.0 | 3.1 ± 1.0 | 2.5 ± 0.9 | <.01 | | TG (mmol/L) | 1.5 ± 0.9 | 1.4 ± 0.7 | 1.5 ± 1.0 | .69 | | HbA1c (%) | 5.9 ± 0.9 | 5.8 ± 0.5 | 6.1 ± 1.2 | .11 | | Ratios in urine | (n = 79) | (n = 38) | (n = 41) | | | Na/cre (mmol/g) | 94.5 ± 60.2 | 86.0 ± 56.7 | 102.3 ± 62.9 | .23 | | K/cre (mmol/g) | 55.7 ± 28.4 | 53.7 ± 28.6 | 57.6 ± 28.4 | .54 | | Mg/cre (mg/g) | 44.9 ± 23.1 | 42.1 ± 25.3 | 47.6 ± 20.9 | .30 | | Tau/cre (μmol/g) | 1122.8 ± 2674.9 | 1590.3 ± 3770.8 | 689.5 ± 631.9 | .14 | | Na/K (mol/mol) | 1.97 ± 1.65 | 1.89 ± 1.55 | 2.04 ± 1.76 | .69 |
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Data are mean ± SD.
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