Table 1.

Study sample description. Means ± SD shown for relevant variables.

	Female		Male
Variable	20-39 (n=236)	40+ (n=415)	20-39 (n=209)	40+ (n=440)
RMR (kcals/day)	1660 ± 320	1632 ± 327	1991 ± 341	1986 ± 359
Age (years)	31.2 ± 5.2	53.6 ± 11.4	31.9 ± 5	53 ± 10.5
Weight (kg)	57.5 ± 9.2	54.7 ± 9.5	62.4 ± 8	62.8 ± 8.8
Height (cm)	151.4 ± 6.3	150.4 ± 6.1	162.7 ± 6.4	161.5 ± 5.5
FFM (kg)	41.8 ± 4.6	39.8 ± 4.9	52.3 ± 6.1	50.4 ± 5.9
Body Fat %	26.4 ± 7.6	26.5 ± 7.1	16 ± 5.1	19.1 ± 6.2
BMI (kg/ht2)	25.1 ± 3.7	24.2 ± 4.1	23.6 ± 2.8	24 ± 2.9
Hb (g/ml)	12.5 ± 1.2	13 ± 1.2	14 ± 1.2	13.9 ± 1.4
ESR (ml/mm)	28.9 ± 11.9	27.1 ± 13.8	22.2 ± 11.5	21.1 ± 13.3
WBC (×103 cells/uL)	10.2 ± 2.7	9.4 ± 2.7	10.3 ± 3.1	9.5 ± 2.6
Clinical diagnoses:
Clincal helminths	0.06 ± 0.24	0.16 ± 0.37	0.02 ± 0.15	0.16 ± 0.37
Respiratory	0.17 ± 0.38	0.18 ± 0.38	0.16 ± 0.36	0.09 ± 0.29
Back pains	0.23 ± 0.42	0.29 ± 0.46	0.39 ± 0.49	0.39 ± 0.49
Gastrointestinal	0.26 ± 0.44	0.23 ± 0.42	0.19 ± 0.4	0.16 ± 0.37
All infection	0.55 ± 0.76	0.55 ± 0.73	0.36 ± 0.57	0.49 ± 0.66