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http://tinyurl.com/s8tbq introduces well the pdf-available paper:

Leone N, Courbon D, Ducimetiere P, Zureik M.

Zinc, copper, and magnesium and risks for all-cause, cancer, and cardiovascular

mortality.

Epidemiology. 2006 May;17(3):308-14.

PMID: 16570028 http://tinyurl.com/nff7a

TABLE 2. Relative Risks of Death From All Causes, Cancer, and Cardiovascular

Disease

According to the Levels of Serum Minerals

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No.---Cause of Death

---All causes---Cancer---Cardiovascular Disease

---No. of Deaths RR* (95% CI)---No. of Deaths RR* (95% CI)---No. of

Deaths RR* (95% CI)

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Zinc

Low 1011 100 1.0¶ 54 1.0¶ 16 1.0¶

Medium 1912 140 0.7 (0.5-0.9) 67 0.6 (0.4-0.9) 26 0.8 (0.4-1.6)

High 1112 99 0.8 (0.6-1.1) 55 0.8 (0.6-1.3) 14 0.7 (0.3-1.5)

Copper

Low 1005 71 1.0¶ 38 1.0¶ 12 1.0¶

Medium 2015 149 1.0 (0.7-1.3) 75 0.9 (0.6-1.4) 24 0.9 (0.4-1.8)

High 1015 119 1.5 (1.1-2.1) 63 1.4 (0.9-2.2) 20 1.3 (0.6-2.8)

Magnesium

Low 1059 118 1.0¶ 63 1.0¶ 21 1.0¶

Medium 2188 168 0.7 (0.6-0.9) 88 0.7 (0.5-1.0) 25 0.5 (0.3-1.0)

High 788 53 0.6 (0.4-0.8) 25 0.5 (0.3-0.8) 10 0.6 (0.2-1.2)

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*Relative risks for zinc, copper, and magnesium, included simultaneously,

were

adjusted using 's proportional hazards model for age, body mass index,

smoking

status (never, former, or current), alcohol consumption (</=20, 21-40, >40

mL/d),

physical activity (sedentary life, moderate, vigorous exercise), hypertension

(yes/no), serum LDL and HDL cholesterol concentration, triglycerides, diabetes

(yes/no), and cardiovascular disease history (yes/no).

¶Reference category

-- Al Pater, alpater@...

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