Table 2 Characteristics of study participants.
Young | Older | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
Number/group | 29 | 30 | |||
Age (y) | 26 | 4 | 72 | 5 | ≤0.001 |
Sex (M/F) | 13/17 | — | 10/19 | — | |
Education (y) | 16 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 0.003 |
Height (cm) | 171 | 10 | 163 | 14 | 0.017 |
Weight (kg) | 69 | 13 | 74 | 16 | |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 23 | 3 | 28 | 5 | ≤0.001 |
Total body fat (%) | 27 | 9 | 36 | 9 | ≤0.001 |
Fasting plasma measurements | |||||
Glucose (mM) | 4.8 | 0.4 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.003 |
Cholesterol (mM) | 4.1 | 0.8 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 0.002 |
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | |
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 2.2 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.002 |
Triglycerides (mM) | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.005 |
Free fatty acids (mM) | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | |
Insulin (IU/L) | 4.2 | 1.8 | 5.2 | 4.5 | |
Hemoglobin A1c (%) | 5.2 | 0.2 | 5.7 | 0.2 | ≤0.001 |
Albumin (g/L) | 44 | 3 | 43 | 2 | |
Thyroid stimulating hormone (mIU/L) | 2.2 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 0.9 | |
Creatinine (µmol/L) | 73 | 15 | 74 | 17 | |
