Table 1.

Demographic and anthropometric characteristics of the young group (YG), elderly group (EG), and patient group (PG). Measures are summarized as the mean ± standard deviation values. The last two columns report the p-values for the comparison among groups (Kruskal–Wallis analysis, KW) and between the PG and EG (Mann–Whitney U test).

	YG (n = 15)	EG (n = 15)	PG (n = 15)	KW Analysis	PG vs. EG
Age (years)	24.7 ± 3.2	57.2 ± 9.1	60.3 ± 10.4	p < 0.001	0.267
Stature (cm)	169.0 ± 9.0	169.7 ± 7.4	173.9 ± 10.5	p = 0.268	0.174
Body Weight (kg)	60.9 ± 10.8	72.9 ± 19.5	75.2 ± 14.5	p = 0.021	0.436
BMI (m2/kg)	17.9 ± 2.5	21.4 ± 5.0	21.5 ± 3.2	p = 0.016	0.653