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Table 1 General characteristics of study participants

From: The effects of magnesium and vitamin E co-supplementation on parameters of glucose homeostasis and lipid profiles in patients with gestational diabetes

 

Placebo group (n = 30)

Magnesium plus vitamin E group (n = 30)

P1

Age (y)

31.5 ± 3.2

30.1 ± 5.9

0.25

Height (cm)

162.3 ± 4.5

162.5 ± 5.1

0.89

Weight at study baseline (kg)

73.7 ± 7.7

72.7 ± 12.6

0.74

Weight at end-of-trial (kg)

75.1 ± 7.7

74.1 ± 12.5

0.70

Weight change (kg)

1.4 ± 0.4

1.3 ± 0.5

0.33

BMI at study baseline (kg/m2)

28.0 ± 3.1

27.6 ± 4.7

0.68

BMI at end-of-trial (kg/m2)

28.5 ± 3.1

28.0 ± 4.7

0.64

BMI change (kg/m2)

0.5 ± 0.2

0.5 ± 0.2

0.29

  1. Data are means± standard deviation
  2. 1 Obtained from independent sample t-test