Table 3.
The older age group divided into participants with and without low‐grade inflammation
| Low‐grade inflammation | P‐value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | ||
| Number of participants | 35 | 46 | |
| hsCRP (mg/L) | 0.58 (0.22) [0.18–0.99] | 3.37 (3.43) [1.01–15.7] | <0.001 |
| Age (years) | 69 (4) [65–82] | 69 (4) [60–82] | 0.84 |
| Body mass index (kg/cm²) | 25.5 (2.6) [20.8–31.2] | 27.2 (2.9) [20.6–33.5] | 0.009 |
| Perm index | 0.0170 (0.008) [0.0035–0.0477] | 0.0211 (0.0133) [0.0076–0.0793] | 0.16 |
| Lactulose (% recovery) | 0.224 (0.116) [0.043–0.626] | 0.275 (0.166) [0.075–0.916] | 0.19 |
| Mannitol (% recovery) | 13.4 (4.3) [6.9–28.2] | 13.6 (4.3) [5.4–24.1] | 0.77 |
| Glomerular filtration rate (mL/min) | 80 (13) [57–109] | 78 (14) [45–103] | 0.66 |
| Lipid lowering medication n (%) | 10 (28%) | 14 (30%) | 0.86 |
| Antihypertensive medication n (%) | 19 (54%) | 28 (61%) | 0.55 |
| Type 2 diabetes n (%) | 7 (20%) | 11 (24%) | 0.68 |
Low‐grade inflammation was defined as hsCRP ≥1 mg/L. Values are means (SD) [min–max].