Table 1

Subjects' characteristics

Old
n = 37
Young
n = 22

Median
 Minimum
 Maximum
Median
 Minimum
 Maximum
Age (year)
 87
 70
 95
 **
 26
 21
 37
Weight (kg)
 46.8
 26.5
 85.9
 **
 59.3
 43.0
 80.0
BMI (kg/m2)
 21.45
 13.4
 32.3
21.2
 17.8
 26.7
WBC (105 cells/ml)
 46.0
 33.0
 73.0
53.0
 29.0
 94.0
Lymphocytes (105 cells/ml)
 18.5
 7.8
 27.9
18.2
 10.4
 40.0
Neutrophils (105 cells/ml)
 22.5
 12.3
 50.2
29.4
 12.6
 68.0
Albumin (g/l)
 42.0
 35.0
 46.0
 **
 46.0
 42.0
 51.0
Total billilbin (mg/l)
 5.0
 2.0
 10.0
5.0
 3.0
 12.0
Total cholesterol (g/l)
 1.95
 1.3
 2.68
1.85
 1.29
 2.50
High density lipoprotein (g/l)
 0.56
 0.32
 1.00
0.62
 0.34
 0.87
Low density lipoprotein (g/l)
 1.12
 0.64
 1.90
0.98
 0.50
 1.52
Triglyceride (g/l)
 0.8
 0.45
 3.06
 *
 0.58
 0.40
 2.99
Free fattty acid (mEq/l)
 0.5
 0.14
 0.93
0.45
 0.12
 1.07
Lipid peroxide (nmol)
 0.4
 0.1
 0.6
0.4
 0.1
 0.7
Glucose (g/l)
 0.91
 0.74
 1.76
 **
 0.83
 0.70
 0.97

Data are presented as median and range Mann-Whitney U test *; P < 0.05, **; P < 0.01, statistically identified as significant differences between old and young group BMI; Body Mass Index, WBC; White Blood Cells

Ogawa et al. Immunity & Ageing 2008 5:13   doi:10.1186/1742-4933-5-13