Table 6:
The plasma levels of nitric oxide (NO) of free-living healthy human subjects of various ages1.
| # | Parameters | Boys | Girls | Adult males | Adult females | Senior males | Senior females | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Age (Years) | 3.25 ± .25** | 3.19 ± 0.25 | 32.81 ± 1.11 | 31.13 ± 0.70 | 68.63 ± 0.93 | 67.25 ± 0.40 | ||
| 2 | Number of subjects (n) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | ||
| 3 | *Plasma levels of nitric oxide in μM | 11.36 ± 0.77** | 13.20 ± 0.58 | 12.43 ± 0.70 | 14.31 ± 0.44 | 20.38 ± 0.91 | 24.03 ± 1.56 | ||
| 179.40%*** | 182.05%*** | ||||||||
| 12.28 (μM) | 22.21 (μM; 180.86%) |
1
The estimations of plasma nitric oxide (NO) were carried out according to published procedure as described in Materials and Methods.
*
Average of triplicalte analyses of each sample.
***
Compared to respective values of baby boys and baby girls.