Table 1.
Biochemical parameters of the volunteers categorized by their life-stage group (n=158).
| Childhood |
Adolescence |
Young adults |
Middle-aged |
Elderly |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (4–12 year) |
(13–17 years) |
(18–35 years) |
(36–64 years) |
(≥65 years) |
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| Clinical parameters | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Plasma Analysis | Glucose (mg dL−1) | 84.6 | 5.1 | 78.5 | 24.9 | 84.1 | 6.1 | 93.7 | 12.1 | 96.7 | 8.4 |
| Urea (mg dL−1) | 29.2 | 4.8 | 23.7 | 8.6 | 30.5 | 10.0 | 33.7 | 6.4 | 36.2 | 6.5 | |
| Creatinine (serum) (mg dL−1) | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | |
| Uric acid (mg dL−1) | 3.9 | 0.9 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 1.0 | |
| Cholesterol (mg dL−1) | 170.4 | 24.3 | 126.0 | 45.0 | 172.7 | 74.4 | 173.2 | 22.3 | 173.3 | 23.8 | |
| Total bilirubin (mg dL−1) | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | |
| Triglyceride (mg dL−1) | 51.4 | 13.4 | 73.7 | 37.8 | 85.1 | 40.2 | 96.5 | 33.3 | 98.5 | 43.5 | |
| Transaminase (ALT) (U/L) | 17.8 | 3.9 | 11.7 | 4.4 | 20.7 | 9.0 | 20.9 | 5.6 | 19.1 | 6.4 | |
| Transaminase (AST) (U/L) | 25.7 | 4.2 | 18.0 | 6.2 | 20.0 | 5.5 | 20.9 | 5.6 | 20.6 | 4.2 | |
| Blood count | Red blood cells (RBCs) (x 106 µL) | 4.8 | 0.2 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 4.7 | 0.4 |
| Leukocytes (x103 µL) | 6.4 | 1.2 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 6.9 | 1.2 | 6.3 | 1.2 | |
| Haemoglobin (g dL−1) | 14.1 | 0.6 | 13.4 | 4.3 | 14.8 | 1.3 | 14.5 | 1.4 | 14.5 | 1.0 | |
| Haematocrit (%) | 41.1 | 1.8 | 40.3 | 13.1 | 44.2 | 4.2 | 43.6 | 1.4 | 43.7 | 3.0 | |
| Platelet (x103 µL) | 273.8 | 42.4 | 234.9 | 81.0 | 245.8 | 49.4 | 263.9 | 50.8 | 240.5 | 51.2 | |
| Urine Analysis | Abnormal results and sediment | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | |||||
Data are represented as means±SD. Childhood, n: 20; Adolescence, n: 14; Young adults, n: 45; middle-aged adults, n: 58; and elderly adults, n: 21.