Table 1 General characteristics of study participants by sex
|  | Total (n = 778) | Men (n = 232) | Women (n = 546) | p- value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 44.9 ± 10.6 | 45.7 ± 9.73 | 44.6 ± 11.0 | 0.22 |
Education | Â | Â | Â | 0.02 |
  Under diploma | 284 (36.5%) | 88 (38%) | 194 (35.5%) |  |
  Diploma and higher | 494 (63.5%) | 144 (62%) | 352 (64.5%) |  |
Smoking status |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
  Never or former smoker | 739 (95%) | 204 (88%) | 535 (98%) |  |
  Current smoker | 39 (5%) | 28 (12%) | 11 (2%) |  |
Physical activity | Â | Â | Â | 0.32 |
  Low | 490 (63%) | 138 (59.5%) | 352 (64.5%) |  |
  Moderate and higher | 288 (37%) | 94 (40.5%) | 194 (35.5%) |  |
Occupation |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
  Employee | 189 (24.3%) | 91 (39.2%) | 98 (18%) |  |
  Housekeeper | 449 (57.7%) | 70 (30.2%) | 379 (69.4%) |  |
  Retired | 116 (14.9%) | 69 (29.7%) | 47 (8.6%) |  |
  Unemployed | 24 (3.1%) | 2 (0.9%) | 22 (4%) |  |
Marital status |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
  Single | 80 (10.3%) | 19 (8.2%) | 61 (11.3%) |  |
  Married | 635 (81.6%) | 210 (90.5%) | 425 (77.9%) |  |
  Divorced | 63 (8.1%) | 3 (1.3%) | 60 (11%) |  |
Energy | 2291 ± 737 | 2441 ± 682 | 2228 ± 751 |  < 0.001 |
  Total Mg intake (mg/day) | 272 ± 122 | 294 ± 140 | 262 ± 112 |  < 0.001 |
  Magnesium intake/ 1000 kcal | 125 ± 58.9 | 131 ± 76.2 | 123 ± 49.6 | 0.10 |