|  | Age Groups (years) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
18–33 | 34–49 | 50–66 | Significance | ||
 | [n] | 112 | 111 | 107 |  |
Male/Female | [n] | 55/57 | 58/53 | 47/60 | Â |
Age | [years] | 24.82 (19–33) | 40.95 (34–49) | 56.99 (50–66) |  |
BMI | [kg/m2] | 26.86 (18.21–38.68) | 27.57 (18.04–43.25) | 26.76 (19.09–40.08) | NS |
Physiological stress load |  | 2.054 (0–6)a | 2.505 (0–8)a | 3.626 (0–7)b | P < 0.0001 |
urinary Cortisol/Creatinine | [ug/g] | 77.65 (20.95–320.3)a | 94.30 (31.54–282.6)b | 104.50 (26.18–356.6)b | P < 0.0001 |
urinary Epinephrine/Creatinine | [ug/g] | 2.64 (0.33–12.31) | 2.46 (0.21–12.22) | 2.55 (0.31–12.07) | NS |
urinary Norepinephrine/Creatinine | [ug/g] | 22.4 (2.58–80.39)a | 19.2 (3.08-75.00)a | 28.6 (2.23–90.95)b | P < 0.0001 |
Waist circumference | [cm] | 81.66 (60.8-120.2)a | 86.96 (63.5-135.8)b | 85.81 (66.7-115.2)b | P = 0.0054 |
Systolic blood pressure | [mmHg] | 117.3 (93.5-138.5)a | 119.2 (92.0-140.3)ab | 122.3 (93.0-147.5)b | P = 0.0039 |
Diastolic blood pressure | [mmHg] | 66.3 (50.0–85.0)a | 69.8 (50.0-91.3)b | 68.5 (51.0-93.5)ab | P = 0.0174 |
serum Cholesterol | [mg/dL] | 160.3 (88.5-261.6)a | 175 (118.8-263.1)b | 191.7 (108.6-316.8)c | P < 0.0001 |
serum HDL Cholesterol | [mg/dL] | 55.19 (27.5-109.4) | 53.59 (23.8-108.3) | 57.69 (27.9–116.0) | NS |
plasma HbA1c | [%] | 5.18 (4.6-6.0)a | 5.32 (4.7–10.9)b | 5.40 (4.8–6.5)c | P < 0.0001 |
plasma hs-CRP | [ng/mL] | 4096 (62-75352) | 3451 (50-40854) | 3814 (127-32686) | NS |
plasma DHEA-S | [ug/dL] | 310.9 (107.7–1000.0)a | 223.6 (30.0-497.3)b | 139.0 (33.9-378.4)c | P < 0.0001 |