Table 1 Participant characteristics for young non-exercising, young exercising and older adults. Age and body mass are expressed as mean ± SEM (range), and general health parameters (plasma ferritin, albumin, and C-reactive protein [CRP]) are expressed as mean ± SEM
From: Age-related differences in integrin expression in peripheral blood lymphocytes
Parameter | Young adults | Older adults n = 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non-exercising n = 10 | Exercising n = 9 | ||
Gender (n) | |||
Female | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Male | 4 | 3 | 5 |
Age (years) | 22.7 ± 0.73 (21 - 26) | 18.4 ± 0.68 (17 - 22) | 71.2 ± 0.52 (69 - 76) |
Body mass (Kg) | |||
Female | 59.7 ± 4.5 (49.6 - 77.6) | 73.7 ± 5.7 (61.0 - 98.1) | 58.4 ± 2.9 (50.0 - 68.0) |
Male | 73.2 ± 6.0 (61.0 - 89.7) | 80.8 ± 5.7 (70.8 - 90.7) | 76.5 ± 2.8 (65.9 82.3) |
*Ferritin (μg/L) | 76.2 ± 19.0 | 72.8 ± 26.5 | 185.8 ± 16.6 |
Reference range | F = 20-160, M = 20-250[24] | F = 20-280, M 20-450[25] | |
Albumin (g/L) | 43.0 ± 0.8 | 43.1 ± 0.4 | 42.5 ± 0.3 |
Adult reference range = 35-45[24] | |||
CRP (mg/L) | 6.1 ± 0.9 | 3.6 ± 0.3 | 7.6 ± 2.2 |
Adult reference range = 0-5[24] | |||