Table 1.
Subject characteristics
| Young | Old | |
|---|---|---|
| n | 10 | 10 |
| Age, yr | 20 ± 1 | 73 ± 2# |
| Height, cm | 162 ± 2 | 163 ± 1 |
| Weight, kg | 58 ± 2 | 69 ± 3# |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 22 ± 1 | 26 ± 1# |
| Thigh volume, dl | 42 ± 3 | 44 ± 3 |
| CFA diameter, cm | 0.71 ± 0.01 | 0.80 ± 0.02# |
| Glucose, mg/dl | 71 ± 2 | 75 ± 2 |
| Cholesterol, mg/dl | 171 ± 12 | 221 ± 11# |
| Triglycerides, mg/dl | 80 ± 9 | 126 ± 18 |
| HDL, mg/dl | 57 ± 3 | 62 ± 2 |
| LDL, mg/dl | 99 ± 10 | 127 ± 9 |
| Hemoglobin, g/dl | 14.1 ± 0.3 | 14.3 ± 0.1 |
| White blood cell, k/μl | 5.4 ± 0.4 | 5.4 ± 0.5 |
| Neutrophil, k/μl | 2.8 ± 0.3 | 3.0 ± 0.3 |
| Lymphocyte, k/μl | 2.0 ± 0.2 | 1.8 ± 0.1 |
| Monocyte, k/μl | 0.46 ± 0.02 | 0.42 ± 0.03 |
| FRAP, mM/ml | 0.90 ± 0.01 | 0.88 ± 0.04 |
| Protein carbonyls, ηm/mg | 0.089 ± 0.004 | 0.135 ± 0.010# |
| C-reactive protein, ηg/ml | 317 ± 59 | 1,563 ± 249# |
| Activity counts/min | 156 ± 21 | 119 ± 15 |
| Steps/day | 6,734 ± 797 | 5,012 ± 563 |
Values are means ± SE; n, number of subjects.
CFA, common femoral artery; FRAP, ferric-reducing ability of plasmaprotein.
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P < 0.05, significantly different from young women.