Table 1.

Key subject characteristics and parameters.

Age group	20–29	30–39	40–49	50–59	60–69	70–79
Age (years)⁎	26.9 ± 2.3	33.9 ± 2.8	44.8 ± 3.2	54.9 ± 3	63.1 ± 2.6	74.3 ± 2.2
Female/male (N)	11/5	9/7	9/7	10/6	7/9	9/7
Weight (kgs)	76.1 ± 16.5	75.1 ± 12	78.8 ± 9.2	76.3 ± 15.6	74.4 ± 18.7	68.5 ± 13.6
Height (cms)	170.8 ± 8.4	172.2 ± 9.6	174.6 ± 11.8	172.4 ± 9	170.4 ± 10.4	164.4 ± 10.1
BMI (kg/m2)	26.1 ± 5.8	25.3 ± 2.9	26 ± 3.4	25.6 ± 4	25.3 ± 4.4	25.2 ± 2.6
Body surface area (m2)	1.8 ± 0.2	1.8 ± 0.2	1.8 ± 0.2	1.8 ± 0.2	1.8 ± 0.2	1.7 ± 0.2
Heart rate (beats/min)	59.4 ± 7.7	59.6 ± 8	58.8 ± 7.7	60.2 ± 10.2	56.4 ± 9.7	61.4 ± 11.5
Cholesterol (mmol/l)⁎	4.6 ± 0.9	4.5 ± 0.8	4.7 ± 0.9	4.8 ± 0.7	4.8 ± 0.6	5.3 ± 1.1
Triglycerides (mmol/l)	0.93 ± 0.45	0.95 ± 0.61	0.9 ± 0.34	0.86 ± 0.64	1.02 ± 0.47	1.07 ± 0.38
HDL (mmol/l)	1.5 ± 0.4	1.7 ± 0.3	1.5 ± 0.4	1.8 ± 0.6	1.6 ± 0.5	1.6 ± 0.4
LDL (mmol/l)⁎	2.6 ± 0.8	2.4 ± 0.7	2.8 ± 0.7	2.7 ± 0.7	2.8 ± 0.5	3.2 ± 0.9
Systolic pressure (mm Hg)⁎	120.4 ± 10.5	127.4 ± 10.2	124.0 ± 9.0	124.4 ± 7.4	127.1 ± 14.8	136.7 ± 10.8
Diastolic pressure(mm Hg)	64.9 ± 6.9	71.3 ± 8	68.1 ± 6.8	69.1 ± 9.2	68.3 ± 7.6	71.8 ± 7.8
Pulse pressure (mm Hg)⁎	55.4 ± 5.9	55 ± 5.3	55.9 ± 5	55.3 ± 7.4	58.8 ± 10.3	64.9 ± 7.5
Mean arterial pressure (mm Hg)⁎	87.1 ± 8.2	93.5 ± 7.7	91.9 ± 8.5	93 ± 8.1	93.1 ± 10.4	99.3 ± 10.2
Aortic systolic pressure (mm Hg)⁎	113.7 ± 9.3	120.2 ± 8.5	121.1 ± 8.6	122 ± 7.9	124.7 ± 14.3	134.7 ± 11.1
Aortic pulse pressure (mm Hg)⁎	49.4 ± 4.7	49.9 ± 6.5	53.1 ± 4.7	52.9 ± 7.7	56.4 ± 9.9	62.9 ± 7.9

BMI: body mass index, HDL: high density lipoprotein, LDL: low density lipoprotein.

^⁎ANOVA significance p < 0.05.