Table 1.
Volunteers characteristics
| Control | CRP+ | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 67.8 ± 1.2 | 70.0 ± 1.9 |
| Height (cm) | 172 ± 2 | 174 ± 5 |
| Weight (kg) | 74.8 ± 2.2 | 82.2 ± 5.9 |
| Body mass index (kg m−2) | 25.2 ± 0.6 | 27.0 ± 0.9 |
| Fat-free mass (FFM kg) | 57.5 ± 1.3 | 60.6 ± 3.7 |
| Appendicular fat-free mass (kg) | 25.8 ± 0.8 | 27.2 ± 1.5 |
| Fat mass (kg) | 17.0 ± 1.3 | 21.1 ± 2.2 |
| Abdominal fat mass (kg) | 8.8 ± 0.8 | 12.1 ± 1.4* |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 93.1 ± 2.6 | 98.2 ± 3.5 |
| Hip circumference (cm) | 94.9 ± 1.8 | 101.3 ± 4.3 |
| Arm circumference (cm) | 30.4 ± 1.2 | 30.8 ± 0.3 |
| Calf circumference (cm) | 37.3 ± 0.7 | 37.2 ± 1.3 |
| Fasting glycaemia (mmol l−1) | 5.58 ± 0.17 | 5.65 ± 0.27 |
| Leucocytes (Giga l−1) | 6.21 ± 0.32 | 6.25 ± 0.40 |
| Plateletes (Giga l−1) | 215 ± 10 | 231 ± 23 |
| Basal energy expenditure (kcal 24 h–1) | 1737 ± 71 | 1803 ± 168 |
| Basal energy expenditure (kcal 24 h–1 kg–1 FFM) | 30.2 ± 1.0 | 29.6 ± 1.6 |
| PP energy expenditure (kcal 24 h–1) | 1950 ± 71 | 2103 ± 218 |
| PP energy expenditure (kcal 24 h–1 kg−1 FFM) | 33.9 ± 1.1 | 34.4 ± 2.3 |
Data are the mean ± SEM; n = 10 for control group and n = 6 for CRP+ group. Statistical evaluation of data was performed by a non-parametric test. When significant, the Mann-Whitney test was used for post hoc analysis.*Significantly different between Control and CRP+ (P < 0.05).