Table 1.
General characteristics of young adults and elderly participants.
| Characteristics | Young Adults (n = 71) |
Elderly (n = 68) |
p d |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (Male) | 30 (42.3) b | 34 (50.0) | 0.397 e |
| Age (y) | 24.7 ± 2.5 c | 77.9 ± 6.1 | 0.000 |
| Height (cm) | 167.1 ± 7.5 | 159.2 ± 7.6 | 0.000 |
| Weight (kg) | 59.4 ± 9.8 | 58.0 ± 9.0 | 0.000 |
| BMI (kg/m2) a | 21.2 ± 2.2 | 22.8 ± 2.8 | 0.377 |
| Low (<18.5) | 6 (8.50) | 4 (5.90) | 0.000 e |
| Normal (18.5–22.9) | 53 (74.6) | 29 (42.6) | |
| Overweight (23.0–24.9) | 9 (12.7) | 19 (27.9) | |
| Obese (≥25) | 3 (4.20) | 16 (23.5) | |
| Exercise (more than once a week) | 43 (60.6) | 48 (70.6) | 0.214 |
| Drinking (more than once a month) | 66 (93.0) | 31 (45.6) | 0.000 |
| Smoking (more than one time) | 12 (16.9) | 20 (29.4) | 0.080 |
| Number of medicine intake (≥1) | 16 (22.5) | 58 (85.3) | 0.000 |
a BMI: body mass index; b n (%); c mean ± SD; d significant difference observed between young adults and elderly participants; e Fisher’s exact test (categorical factors).