Table 1

Baseline lifestyle factors and demographics by intakes of calcium and magnesium, the Shanghai Women's Health Study (SWHS) and the Shanghai Men Health Study (SMHS), 1996–2009

Calcium (mg/day)Magnesium (mg/day)
<408408–<600≥600<251251–<320≥320
Shanghai Women's Health Study
 Married (%)87.8790.2888.4587.9389.8788.96
 Smokers (%)3.642.132.073.412.182.5
 Alcohol drinkers (%)2.082.172.72.112.082.7
 Tea drinker (%)24.8432.2336.2226.0931.434.24
 Ginseng use (%)25.0130.3534.8526.7529.9431.55
 Ca supplement use (%)15.4120.3325.0917.4919.7521.43
 Multivitamin use (%)3.988.111.685.747.528.77
 Physically active (%)30.1236.0643.3231.7835.6439.79
 High school or up (%)8.7515.5519.7810.8215.215.77
 Age (years), mean (SD)53.37 (9.45)51.88 (8.79)51.85 (8.54)53.48 (9.55)51.95 (8.74)51.68 (8.45)
 BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD)24.18 (3.53)23.83 (3.36)23.96 (3.28)23.85 (3.46)24.00 (3.38)24.29 (3.40)
 Daily nutrient intake adjusted for age and total energy, except for total energy
 Total energy*1673.77 (0.00)1673.77 (0.00)1673.77 (0.00)1673.77 (0.00)1673.77 (0.00)1673.77 (0.00)
 Saturated fat7.02 (0.02)8.99 (0.02)10.99 (0.03)7.89 (0.02)8.62 (0.02)9.65 (0.03)
 Fibre9.55 (0.02)11.15 (0.02)13.51 (0.03)8.26 (0.02)11.17 (0.02)15.26 (0.03)
 Phosphorus852.77 (0.63)985.46 (0.66)1162.48 (0.91)843.66 (0.85)975.56 (0.77)1161.18 (1.16)
 Calcium310.97 (0.54)493.36 (0.57)726.90 (0.78)335.37 (0.99)476.36 (0.90)668.24 (1.34)
 Magnesium246.51 (0.21)279.27 (0.22)329.68 (0.30)231.88 (0.23)278.50 (0.21)347.30 (0.31)
 Retinol146.88 (0.95)186.49 (1.00)228.98 (1.37)163.43 (1.14)178.50 (1.03)203.98 (1.55)
 Vitamin E10.72 (0.02)13.68 (0.03)18.63 (0.03)9.87 (0.03)13.61 (0.03)19.39 (0.04)
 Folate254.15 (0.43)295.56 (0.45)356.16 (0.62)227.05 (0.47)296.25 (0.43)391.14 (0.64)
 Sodium252.92 (0.52)355.20 (0.55)489.11 (0.75)260.13 (0.73)345.16 (0.67)467.53 (1.00)
 Potassium1479.84 (2.17)1826.56 (2.28)2293.21 (3.14)1360.48 (2.48)1808.59 (2.25)2440.75 (3.38)
 Zinc10.20 (0.01)10.85 (0.01)11.84 (0.01)10.02 (0.01)10.83 (0.01)12.02 (0.01)
Shanghai Men's Health Study
 Married (%)96.3797.3797.7096.4897.4497.57
 Smokers (%)76.1870.3265.4572.6769.2268.34
 Alcohol drinkers (%)35.6633.5632.7437.0132.5232.88
 Tea drinker (%)64.9666.9268.4564.367.4768.3
 Ginseng use (%)26.2730.9936.729.2431.9934.14
 Ca supplement use (%)3.074.365.914.024.675.11
 Multivitamin use (%)3.926.9210.046.007.588.32
 Physically active (%)28.0333.6841.1631.4534.6938.28
 High school or up (%)14.3922.3729.0219.1423.9125.07
 Age (years), mean (SD)†55.90 (10.27)55.28 (9.73)55.17 (9.43)56.91 (10.58)55.56 (9.70)54.46 (9.20)
 BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD)†23.47 (3.18)23.67 (3.09)23.90 (3.00)23.25 (3.16)23.64 (3.04)24.02 (3.03)
 Daily nutrient intake adjusted for age and total energy, except for total energy
 Total energy*1906.89 (0.00)1906.89 (0.00)1906.89 (0.00)1906.89 (0.00)1906.89 (0.00)1906.89 (0.00)
 Saturated fat8.16 (0.03)9.74 (0.03)11.85 (0.03)9.59 (0.04)9.92 (0.03)10.88 (0.03)
 Fibre9.27 (0.03)10.72 (0.02)13.28 (0.02)8.17 (0.03)10.32 (0.02)14.02 (0.02)
 Phosphorus956.75 (1.17)1081.00 (0.93)1271.73 (0.87)953.79 (1.56)1071.31 (1.08)1270.89 (1.11)
 Calcium340.34 (1.12)512.58 (0.89)778.31 (0.83)379.76 (1.83)518.93 (1.27)740.23 (1.30)
 Magnesium271.18 (0.37)303.34 (0.30)359.14 (0.28)258.30 (0.45)297.74 (0.31)367.15 (0.32)
 Retinol120.06 (1.17)154.78 (0.93)198.50 (0.87)142.50 (1.41)156.14 (0.98)183.74 (1.00)
 Vitamin E10.72 (0.04)13.48 (0.03)18.43 (0.03)10.13 (0.05)13.15 (0.03)18.73 (0.04)
 Folate271.83 (0.75)319.26 (0.60)398.67 (0.56)245.92 (0.87)308.91 (0.61)415.67 (0.62)
 Sodium250.29 (0.92)345.02 (0.73)489.36 (0.68)271.89 (1.28)345.24 (0.89)470.94 (0.91)
 Potassium1464.92 (3.41)1778.86 (2.70)2289.70 (2.53)1399.54 (4.28)1739.67 (2.97)2326.91 (3.04)
 Zinc11.54 (0.01)12.23 (0.01)13.40 (0.01)11.38 (0.01)12.13  (0.01)13.50 (0.01)
  • *Adjusted for age only. †SD.

  • BMI, body mass index.