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Table 1 Baseline parameter values among completers and dropouts – Percentages or mean values (± standard deviation) and significance (p) of the difference

From: Magnesium treatment in alcoholics: A randomized clinical trial

Parameter (Number of cases)

Completers (58)

Dropouts (60)

t-test

df

p value

Males, %

63.8

73.3

  

0.3221

Single, %

20.7

41.7

  

0.0121

Education < 10 years, %

25.9

30.0

  

0.6841

Average or poor self-rated health, %

65.5

61.7

  

0.7051

Age, years

48.7 ± 9.8

41.8 ± 10.3

3.714

116

<0.001

Alcohol intake, g/day

91 ± 93

141 ± 144

2.225

115

0.028

Beck Depression Inventory score

21.1 ± 8.0

20.5 ± 9.3

0.356

113

0.723

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

139 ± 21.2

134 ± 17.1

1.456

116

0.148

Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg

93 ± 10.3

87 ± 12.3

2.896

116

0.005

Grip strength, right hand, kp/cm2

0.84 ± 0.25

0.87 ± 0.28

0.767

110

0.445

Grip strength, left hand, kp/cm2

0.82 ± 0.27

0.86 ± 0.31

0.782

115

0.436

Serum gamma-glutamyltransferase U/l

158 ± 371

120 ± 169

0.707

116

0.481

Serum aspartate-aminotransferase, U/l

62.9 ± 63

60.9 ± 41

0.205

116

0.838

Serum alanine-aminotransferase, U/l

55.0 ± 49

66.8 ± 59

1.176

116

0.242

  1. 1Fisher's exact test