Table 2.
Blood Test Results of Participants Stratified by Age and Sex.
| Men |
Women |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group |
X |
Y |
Z |
X |
Y |
Z |
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| Age (years) | 50-64 | 65-74 | 75+ | p | 50-64 | 65-74 | 75+ | p | |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | M | 196.67 | 187.33 | 178.11 | .2849 | 217.58 | 225.32 | 212.60 | .2034 |
| SD | 34.71 | 36.46 | 26.48 | 31.95 | 29.59 | 38.90 | |||
| LDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | M | 112.13 | 101.71 | 95.56 | .2930 | 121.26 | 127.17 | 115.85 | .2112 |
| SD | 27.44 | 36.41 | 21.52 | 27.47 | 22.89 | 36.04 | |||
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | M | 58.33 | 51.79 | 56.06 | .4481 | 71.41 | 67.80 | 66.15 | .2646 |
| SD | 13.01 | 18.43 | 15.63 | 16.36 | 17.74 | 14.31 | |||
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | M | 145.60 | 166.96 | 126.72 | .4104 | 119.04 | 140.47 | 112.95 | .1889 |
| SD | 80.18 | 116.52 | 76.65 | 69.05 | 92.91 | 66.66 | |||
| Creatinine (mg/dl) | M | 0.85 | 0.94 | 0.98 | .1481 | 0.62 | 0.68 | 0.69 | .0011 |
| SD | 0.12 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.12 | |||
| Urea nitrogen (mg/dl) | M | 19.47 | 20.00 | 20.78 | .7530 | 17.25 | 19.58 | 19.95 | .0007 |
| SD | 4.64 | 4.22 | 6.25 | 4.10 | 3.75 | 4.84 | |||
| Uric acid (mg/dl) | M | 6.19 | 5.85 | 6.11 | .5818 | 4.29 | 4.89 | 4.64 | .0038 |
| SD | 0.94 | 1.20 | 0.99 | 1.10 | 1.01 | 1.21 | |||
| HbA1c (%) | M | 5.66 | 5.90 | 5.98 | .2333 | 5.61 | 5.77 | 5.74 | .0652 |
| SD | 0.37 | 0.67 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.42 | |||
Note. HDL = high-density lipoprotein; LDL = low-density lipoprotein; HbA1c = glycated hemoglobin. p values were derived using ANOVA.