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. 2013 Apr 29;13:14. doi: 10.1186/1472-6823-13-14

Table 1.

Mean ± standard deviation and reference values (RV) for the variables studied and its comparison, according to the gender and group of origin

 
NH
CD
PA
Young
 
(N = 177)
(N = 243)
(N = 99)
(N = 72)
  M = 49 W = 128 M = 75 W = 168 M = 47 W = 52 M = 32 W = 40
Age (years)
76.2 ± 9.0
79.6 ± 5.3*b
67.6 ± 5.4* Ŧa
23.9 ± 2.8*Ŧb
Male
73.8 ± 8.8
79.4 ± 4.4*ab
67.8 ± 4.9*Ŧa
23.8 ± 2.7*Ŧb
Female
77.7 ± 8.9
79.7 ± 5.6a
67.4 ± 5.9*Ŧa
23.9 ± 2.9*Ŧb
BMI (RV: 19.0-25.0 kg/m2)
26.3 ± 5.6
26.7 ± 4.3
27.2 ± 4.4a
22.4 ± 3.0*Ŧ
Male
25.2 ± 4.9
25.8 ± 3.4£a
28.1 ± 4.0£a
23.1 ± 2.3*£
Female
26.8 ± 5.9
27.2 ± 4.6£a
27.6 ± 4.7£a
21.9 ± 3.4£*Ŧ
Albumin (RV: 3.5-5.0 g/L)
3.7 ± 0.4
4.0 ± 0.3*
4.0 ± 0.2*Ŧ
4.7 ± 0.5*Ŧb
Male
3.6 ± 0.4
4.1 ± 0.2*a
4.1 ± 0.2*a
5.0 ± 0.3£Ŧ*
Female
3.7 ± 0.4
4.0 ± 0.3*a
4.0 ± 0.2*a
4.5 ± 0.4£Ŧ*
Creatinine (RV: 0.6-1.5 mg/dL)
1.04 ± 0.3
0.95 ± 0.2*a
0.98 ± 0.1
1.07 ± 0.2
Male
1.15 ± 0.2£
1.16 ± 0.2£
1.07 ± 0.1£a
1.20 ± 0.1£
Female
1.00 ± 0.2£
0.85 ± 0.1£*
0.89 ± 0.1£*
0.96 ± 0.1£Ŧ
ClearCrea (RV: 70.0-110.0 mg/dL)
49.7 ± 23.2
53.8 ± 15.2
68.5 ± 19.7*Ŧa
88.5 ± 20.8*Ŧ
Male
56.6 ± 23.2£
54.6 ± 17.0£
70.2 ± 17.7*Ŧa
96.5 ± 13.8£*Ŧ
Female
47.1 ± 22.7£
48.5 ± 23.3£
66.9 ± 21.5*Ŧa
82.2 ± 23.3£*Ŧ
Ionized Calcium (RV: 1.12-1.40 mM)
1.28 ± 0.04
1.25 ± 0.05*
1.31 ± 0.04*Ŧ
1.31 ± 0.05*Ŧ
Male
1.28 ± 0.10
1.26 ± 0.10*
1.31 ± 0.03*Ŧ
1.33 ± 0.10£*Ŧ
Female
1.29 ± 0.10
1.25 ± 0.10*
1.32 ± 0.04*Ŧ
1.29 ± 0.10£*Ŧ
PTH (RV: 10.0-55.0 pg/mL)#
85.0 ± 55.8
73.8 ± 56.6ab
25.0 ± 12.3*Ŧ
26.4 ± 15.4*Ŧ
Male
85.0 ± 58.2
78.0 ± 81.7
26.1 ± 15.7*Ŧ
26.8 ± 17.8*Ŧ
Female
84.8 ± 55.1
71.8 ± 39.8*
23.6 ± 9.5*Ŧ
26.1 ± 13.2*Ŧ
25(OH)D (RV: >75.0 nmol/L)#
37.6 ± 29.9
49.5 ± 27.7*ab
78.9 ± 30.9*Ŧ
86.3 ± 34.8*Ŧ
Male
47.1 ± 20.8£
59.4 ± 30.9£
81.2 ± 30.1*Ŧ
94.3 ± 38.2*Ŧ
Female 33.9 ± 32.1£ 45.1 ± 25.1£* 76.7 ± 31.8*Ŧ 79.9 ± 30.9*Ŧ

M = men W = women.

£ significant difference (p < 0.05) in relation to gender inside each group.

* significant difference (p < 0.05) in relation to NURSING HOMES (NH).

Ŧ significant difference (p < 0.05) in relation to COMMUNITY DWELLINGS (CD).

a significant difference (p < 0.05) in relation to YOUNG .

b significant difference (p < 0.05) in relation to PHYSICAL ACTIVITY (PA).

# Non-parametric analysis (Kruskal-Wallis e Wilcoxon tests).

Other variables (One-Way Anova and Scheffé Post Hoc).