Table 1.
Characteristics, body composition, and nutritional and inflammatory parameters of the groups.
| Group A | Group B | All | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean | SD | n | Mean | SD | n | Mean | SD | |
| Age (years) | 19 | 83.6 | 5.1 | 55 | 83.1 | 5.6 | 74 | 83.2 | 5.4 |
| Weight (kg) | 19 | 63.1 | 13.2 | 55 | 64.0 | 11.6 | 74 | 63.8 | 12.0 |
| BMI (kg/m²) | 19 | 24.1 | 3.7 | 55 | 27.0 | 4.3 | 74 | 26.3 | 4.4 |
| Fat-free mass (kg) | 19 | 39.0 | 7.7 | 55 | 37.9 | 6.2 | 74 | 38.1 | 6.6 |
| Fat-free mass (%) | 19 | 62.3 | 7.2 | 55 | 59.8 | 6.9 | 74 | 60.4 | 7.0 |
| Fat mass (kg) | 19 | 24.2 | 8.0 | 55 | 26.2 | 7.9 | 74 | 25.6 | 7.9 |
| Fat mass (%) | 19 | 37.7 | 7.2 | 55 | 40.2 | 6.9 | 74 | 39.6 | 7.0 |
| Albumin (g/L) | 16 | 29.0 | 5.0 | 51 | 40.9 | 2.4 | 67 | 38.0 | 6.0 |
| Prealbumin (g/L) | 19 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 50 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 69 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Baseline CRP (mg/L) | 19 | 61.6 | 32.3 | 55 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 74 | 16.2 | 31.3 |
| CRP at day 14 (mg/L) | 19 | 22.4 | 27.9 | - | - | - | 19 | 22.4 | 27.9 |
SD: standard deviation; BMI: body mass index; CRP: C-reactive protein.