Table 3.
Biochemical levels of young adults, older adults, and oldest old individuals.
| Biochemical levels | YA (N = 15) | OA (N = 13) | OO (N = 10) | F(2, 35) or χ2a | p | Post-hoc p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | YA × OA | YA × OO | OA × OO | |||
| Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | 87.3 (6.6) | 103.5 (21.1) | 100.0 (10.4) | 11.62 | 0.003 | 0.004 | 0.003 | 0.877 |
| Urea (mg/dL) | 34.3 (6.8) | 36.1 (10.4) | 47.6 (42.3) | 0.649 | 0.723 | NS | ||
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.1 (0.1) | 1.1 (0.1) | 1.4 (0.7) | 4.059 | 0.131 | NS | ||
| Albumin (g/dL) | 4.7 (0.2) | 4.6 (0.3) | 4.3 (0.3) | 5.487 | 0.009 | 0.654 | 0.007 | 0.129 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 159.1 (25.8) | 185.4 (25.2) | 181.7 (25.3) | 4.337 | 0.021 | 0.030 | 0.109 | 1.000 |
| HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 45.9 (8.8) | 46.2 (10.4) | 54.0 (8.6) | 6.459 | 0.040 | 0.782 | 0.032 | 0.020 |
| LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 95.4 (22.9) | 112.8 (22.5) | 108.6 (22.5) | 2.232 | 0.122 | NS | ||
| VLDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 17.7 (6.5) | 26.4 (9.5) | 19.1 (4.6) | 7.623 | 0.022 | 0.010 | 0.344 | 0.058 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 88.7 (32.2) | 131.6 (47.8) | 95.3 (22.6) | 7.691 | 0.021 | 0.009 | 0.360 | 0.063 |
SD, standard deviation; NS, non-significant; YA, young adult; OA, older adult; OO, oldest old;
a
One-Way analysis of variance with Bonferroni post-hoc test (albumin, total cholesterol, and LDL-cholesterol); Kruskal–Wallis followed by pairwise Mann–Whitney tests (other variables).