Table 3.
Metabolic function and correlation with age
| Male | Female | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55–59 | 60–64 | 65–69 | 70+ | All | Correlation | 55–59 | 60–64 | 65–69 | 70+ | All | Correlation | |
| Glucose (mmol l–1) | 5.5 (0.5) | 5.5 (0.4) | 5.6 (0.5) | 5.5 (0.4) | 5.5 (0.4) | NS | 5.5 (0.6) | 5.2 (0.5) | 5.3 (0.4) | 5.4 (0.3) | 5.4 (0.5) | NS |
| Insulin (pmol l–1) | 51.8 (36.1) | 42.1 (27.6) | 33.2 (11.2) | 38.7 (12.1) | 41.8 (25.5) | NS | 33.0 (13.7) | 36.2 (20.0) | 40.0 (29.0) | 22.3 (6.7) | 34.6 (19.0) | NS |
| HOMA-%B | 74.9 (38.3) | 64.8 (26.9) | 55.4 (11.5) | 62.2 (12.1) | 64.7 (26.1) | NS | 56.0 (16.5) | 63.8 (18.8) | 63.8 (28.3) | 47.4 (13.2) | 59.4 (19.6) | NS |
| HOMA-%S | 151.5 (103.2) | 185 (125.9) | 174.3 (61.5) | 147.5 (50.4) | 165.7 (93.5) | NS | 197.0 (109.2) | 184.4 (87.1) | 208.5 (150.5) | 245.9 (60.7) | 198.7 (105.5) | NS |
| HOMA IR | 0.97 (0.67) | 0.80 (0.52) | 0.64 (0.23) | 0.75 (0.23) | 0.80 (0.46) | NS | 0.63 (0.27) | 0.68 (0.29) | 0.77 (0.56) | 0.43 (0.15) | 0.66 (0.37) | NS |
| Cholesterol (mmol l–1) | 5.4 (1.0) | 5.4 (1.0) | 5.7 (1.0) | 5.3 (0.8) | 5.5 (0.9) | NS | 6.6 (0.9) | 6.0 (1.2) | 6.7 (0.6) | 6.4 (1.1) | 6.4 (1.0)* | NS |
| HDL (mmol l–1) | 2.0 (0.5) | 1.8 (0.6) | 2.0 (0.4) | 2.0 (0.5) | 1.9 (0.5) | NS | 2.2 (0.5) | 2.3 (0.7) | 2.3 (0.4) | 2.3 (0.8) | 2.3 (0.6)* | NS |
| LDL (mmol l–1) | 3.0 (1) | 3.2 (1.0) | 3.2 (1.0) | 3.0 (0.9) | 3.1 (1.0) | NS | 3.9 (1.1) | 3.4 (1.0) | 3.9 (0.5) | 3.8 (0.6) | 3.7 (1.0)* | NS |
| Triglyceride (mmol l–1) | 0.9 (0.4) | 1.1 (0.4) | 1.0 (0.3) | 0.9 (0.3) | 1.0 (0.4) | NS | 1.0 (0.4) | 0.9 (0.3) | 1.1 (0.3) | 1.0 (0.3) | 1.0 (0.3) | NS |
Values are mean (SD). HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein.
*
Significant difference between males and females (P < 0.01). NS, not significant.