Table 1.

Subject stature and blood characteristics

	Young	Old
Age, yr	24 ± 1	75 ± 3*
Height, cm	177 ± 3	177 ± 3
Weight, kg	75 ± 4	78 ± 5
Body mass index, kg/m2	24 ± 1	25 ± 2
Thigh volume, dl	74 ± 4	63 ± 4
Mean arterial pressure, mmHg	95 ± 3	98 ± 4
Glucose, mg/dl	68 ± 4	75 ± 4
Cholesterol, mg/dl	172 ± 14	178 ± 13
Triglycerides, mg/dl	89 ± 15	102 ± 17
HDL, mg/dl	49 ± 3	50 ± 4
LDL, mg/dl	107 ± 12	117 ± 9

Values are means ± SE.

^*P < 0.05, significant difference between young and old.