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Table 1 Baseline immune parameters for the 3 populations

From: Does aging affect the immune status? A comparative analysis in 300 healthy volunteers from France, Austria and Spain

 

France

Austria

Spain

Total

(n = 99)

(n = 101)

(n = 100)

(n = 300)

IgG (g/l)

11.1 ± 0.2

11.0 ± 0.2

11.1 ± 0.3

11.1 ± 0.1

IgA (g/l)

2.60 ± 0.10

2.20 ± 0.10

2.72 ± 0.12

2.50 ± 0.06

IgM (g/l)

1.20 ± 0.06

1.00 ± 0.04

1.18 ± 0.07

1.10 ± 0.03

C3 (g/l)

1.00 ± 0.02

1.00 ± 0.01

1.09 ± 0.02

1.00 ± 0.01

C4 (g/l)

0.20 ± 0.01

0.20 ± 0.01

0.25 ± 0.01

0.20 ± 0.00

sIL2-R (pmol/l)

38.3 ± 1.7

36.0 ± 2.1

39.3 ± 2.0

38.8 ± 1.4

  1. Means ± SEM.
  2. Two-way ANOVA was performed to discriminate among the two factors age-group, country and their interactions. No interaction was obtained between the two factors and no effect was observed whatever the factor.