Table 1 Summary statistics of study cohort
| Â | Â | Aged | Young | P-val |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N | 40 | 38 | Â |
Age |  | 58.85 ± 2.9 | 20.34 ± 1.38 | 2.43E-14*** |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | 1 |
| Â | Male | 20 | 19 | Â |
| Â | Female | 20 | 19 | Â |
Race | Â | Â | Â | 1 |
| Â | African American | 10 | 9 | Â |
| Â | Caucasian | 30 | 29 | Â |
Smoking Status |  |  |  | 7.20E−02 |
| Â | Smoker | 13 | 21 | Â |
| Â | Non Smoker | 27 | 17 | Â |
Physiological | Â | Â | Â | Â |
|  | Hematocrit | 0.42 ± 0.03 | 0.43 ± 0.04 | 6.77E−01 |
|  | TotalProtein | 6.73 ± 0.58 | 6.70 ± 0.51 | 9.40E−01 |
|  | Height (cm) | 170.31 ± 10.78 | 171.78 ± 11.23 | 5.98E−01 |
|  | Weight (kg) | 87.73 ± 22.62 | 81.26 ± 28.7 | 7.19E−02 |
|  | BMI | 30.36 ± 7.8 | 27.46 ± 8.4 | 6.96E−02 |
|  | Systolic BP | 131.6 ± 18.35 | 124.95 ± 17.3 | 1.08E−01 |
|  | Diastolic BP | 78.38 ± 8.55 | 72.32 ± 8.42 | 2.86E−03*** |
|  | BPM | 78.25 ± 9.99 | 79.89 ± 13.19 | 3.24E−01 |