| |
Young
|
Middle-aged
|
P value*
|
|---|
| | |
≤30 (n=36)
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≥31 (n=38)
| |
| |
Age (year)
|
26.4±2.8
|
36.2±4.5
|
-
|
|
Anthropometric measurements
|
| |
BMI (kg/m2)
|
21.8±2.2
|
22.6±3.1
|
0.47
|
| |
WC (cm)
|
75.3±4.2
|
79.7±8.6
|
<0.05
|
| |
SBP (mmHg)
|
132.1±11.9
|
129.6±17.2
|
0.47
|
| |
DBP (mmHg)
|
69.3±9.3
|
70.8±12.8
|
0.56
|
|
Blood analysis
|
| |
FBG (mg/dl)
|
78.1±8.7
|
75.5±9.2
|
0.22
|
| |
HbA1c (%)
|
4.99±0.40
|
5.00±0.65
|
0.90
|
| |
TC (mg/dl)
|
154.5±34.3
|
156.5±37.1
|
0.81
|
| |
HDL-C (mg/dl)
|
46.0±9.0
|
52.3±19.0
|
0.14
|
| |
non-HDL-C (mg/dl)
|
108.6±34.2
|
104.2±30.0
|
0.57
|
| |
TG (mg/dl)
|
76.4±45.5
|
76.5±39.5
|
0.99
|
| |
AI
|
2.47±0.95
|
2.16±0.75
|
0.16
|
| |
EPA (µg/ml)
|
19.5±11.9
|
26.7±22.3
|
0.09
|
| |
DHA (µg/ml)
|
75.2±20.8
|
90.1±36.5
|
<0.05
|
|
Urine analysis
|
| |
NaCl (g/day)
|
6.10±3.11
|
5.83±2.74
|
0.69
|
| |
K (g/day)
|
1.18±0.42
|
1.62±0.77
|
<0.01
|
| |
Na/K
|
3.77±2.48
|
2.59±1.15
|
<0.01
|
| |
Taurine (µmol/day)
|
729.6±499.3
|
998.5±587.1
|
<0.05
|
- *For difference between the young and the middle-aged adults by Student’s t tests. Data are expressed as mean ± SD.
