Table 2.
Anthropometric & biochemical nutritional data of subjects age < 75 years compared with those aged 75 years or more [median(interquartile range)]
| N | <75 years old | N | ≥75 years old | |
| Body weight (kg) | 166 | 70.0 (60–79) | 231 | 63.5 (56.5–72.5)** |
| BMI + | 165 | 26 (23–28) | 231 | 25 (22–27)* |
| MUAC (cm) + | 175 | 29.5 (26.5–32.0) | 259 | 27.5 (25.5–29.5)** |
| TSF (mm) + | 174 | 16 (11–21) | 259 | 15 (11–19) |
| Haemoglobin (g/dl) | 181 | 13.3 (12–15) | 259 | 12.8 (11–14) ** |
| Albumin (g/L) | 164 | 39 (36–42) | 245 | 37 (34–40)** |
| Transferrin (μg/L) | 143 | 2.15 (1.79–2.44) | 199 | 2.10 (1.76–2.51) |
| Ferritin (pmol/L) | 156 | 254 (103–497) | 215 | 238 (124–521) |
| Red cell folate (nmol/L) | 147 | 378 (437–888) | 210 | 359 (269–504) |
| Vitamin B12 (pmol/L) | 154 | 239 (170–349) | 215 | 214 (154–337) |
| Vitamin B2 (EGRAC) | 124 | 1.27 (1.18–1.40) | 174 | 1.28 (1.18–1.38) |
| Plasma ascorbic acid (μmol/L) | 129 | 21.3 (18.7–35.8) | 193 | 15.2 (5.6–32.5)* |
| 25OH Vit D3 (nmol/L) | 107 | 36.0 (18.0–59.0) | 145 | 33.0 (17.2–53.5) |
** p value < 0.01, * p value < 0.05
+ body mass index (BMI), Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) and triceps skin folds (TSF)