Table 1 Subjects' characteristics
Old n = 37 | Young n = 22 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median | Minimum | Maximum | Median | Minimum | Maximum | ||
Age (year) | 87 | 70 | 95 | ** | 26 | 21 | 37 |
Weight (kg) | 46.8 | 26.5 | 85.9 | ** | 59.3 | 43.0 | 80.0 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 21.45 | 13.4 | 32.3 | 21.2 | 17.8 | 26.7 | |
WBC (105 cells/ml) | 46.0 | 33.0 | 73.0 | 53.0 | 29.0 | 94.0 | |
Lymphocytes (105 cells/ml) | 18.5 | 7.8 | 27.9 | 18.2 | 10.4 | 40.0 | |
Neutrophils (105 cells/ml) | 22.5 | 12.3 | 50.2 | 29.4 | 12.6 | 68.0 | |
Albumin (g/l) | 42.0 | 35.0 | 46.0 | ** | 46.0 | 42.0 | 51.0 |
Total billilbin (mg/l) | 5.0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 12.0 | |
Total cholesterol (g/l) | 1.95 | 1.3 | 2.68 | 1.85 | 1.29 | 2.50 | |
High density lipoprotein (g/l) | 0.56 | 0.32 | 1.00 | 0.62 | 0.34 | 0.87 | |
Low density lipoprotein (g/l) | 1.12 | 0.64 | 1.90 | 0.98 | 0.50 | 1.52 | |
Triglyceride (g/l) | 0.8 | 0.45 | 3.06 | * | 0.58 | 0.40 | 2.99 |
Free fattty acid (mEq/l) | 0.5 | 0.14 | 0.93 | 0.45 | 0.12 | 1.07 | |
Lipid peroxide (nmol) | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | |
Glucose (g/l) | 0.91 | 0.74 | 1.76 | ** | 0.83 | 0.70 | 0.97 |