Table 1.

Subject characteristics

	Young	Older
n (male, female)	12 (6,6)	11 (7, 4)
Age, yr	24 ± 1	69 ± 3*
Height, cm	172 ± 3	173 ± 3
Mass, kg	70 ± 3	76 ± 5
Body surface area, m2	1.8 ± 0.1	1.9 ± 0.1
SBP, mmHg	118 ± 4	125 ± 3
DBP, mmHg	73 ± 2	76 ± 2
Total cholesterol, mg/dl	175 ± 12	183 ± 11
HDL, mg/dl	63 ± 4	59 ± 6
LDL, mg/dl	94 ± 11	109 ± 7
HbA1c,%	5.40 ± 0.01	5.60 ± 0.01*
Fasting glucose, mg/dl	88 ± 2	93 ± 2

Values are means ± SE. SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.

^*P < 0.05 vs. young.