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Table 1 Average baseline clinical characteristics of patients.

From: Serum cytokine profiles in healthy young and elderly population assessed using multiplexed bead-based immunoassays

 

Group 1

(Age < 45)

Group 2

(Age ≥ 65)

P-valueb

Gender (male:female)

23:32

23:32

 

Age

34.8 ± 5.7

70.4 ± 4.9

< 0.001

SBP b (mmHg)

115 ± 13

135 ± 19

< 0.001

DBP (mmHg)

75 ± 9

77 ± 11

0.383

BMI (kg/m 2 )

22.9 ± 3.6

23.3 ± 3.4

0.526

Smoking (%)

21 (38.2%)

6 (10.9%)

0.001

T chol (mg/dL)

192 ± 30

194 ± 35

0.033

TG (mg/dL)

110 ± 66

162 ± 122

0.007

HDL (mg/dL)

50 ± 12

51 ± 11

0.838

FBG (mg/dL)

84.8 ± 10.4

98.7 ± 38.3

0.011

Albumin (g/dL)

4.7 ± 0.3

4.5 ± 0.3

< 0.001

BUN (mg/dL)

11.7 ± 2.6

15.2 ± 3.8

< 0.001

Cr (mg/dL)

0.68 ± 0.17

0.79 ± 0.23

0.007

  1. aDifferences with P < 0.05 are considered significant.
  2. bAbbreviations; SBP: Systolic blood pressure, DBP; diastolic blood pressure, BMI: body mass index, T chol: Total cholesterol, TG: Triglyceride, HDL: High density lipoprotein, FBS: Fasting blood glucose, BUN: Blood urea nitrogen, Cr: Creatinine