Table 2 |
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Anthropometric & biochemical nutritional data of subjects age < 75 years compared with those aged 75 years or more [median(interquartile range)] |
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N |
<75 years old |
N |
≥75 years old |
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Body weight (kg) |
166 |
70.0 (60–79) |
231 |
63.5 (56.5–72.5)** |
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BMI + |
165 |
26 (23–28) |
231 |
25 (22–27)* |
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MUAC (cm) + |
175 |
29.5 (26.5–32.0) |
259 |
27.5 (25.5–29.5)** |
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TSF (mm) + |
174 |
16 (11–21) |
259 |
15 (11–19) |
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Haemoglobin (g/dl) |
181 |
13.3 (12–15) |
259 |
12.8 (11–14) ** |
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Albumin (g/L) |
164 |
39 (36–42) |
245 |
37 (34–40)** |
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Transferrin (μg/L) |
143 |
2.15 (1.79–2.44) |
199 |
2.10 (1.76–2.51) |
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Ferritin (pmol/L) |
156 |
254 (103–497) |
215 |
238 (124–521) |
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Red cell folate (nmol/L) |
147 |
378 (437–888) |
210 |
359 (269–504) |
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Vitamin B12 (pmol/L) |
154 |
239 (170–349) |
215 |
214 (154–337) |
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Vitamin B2 (EGRAC) |
124 |
1.27 (1.18–1.40) |
174 |
1.28 (1.18–1.38) |
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Plasma ascorbic acid (μmol/L) |
129 |
21.3 (18.7–35.8) |
193 |
15.2 (5.6–32.5)* |
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25OH Vit D3 (nmol/L) |
107 |
36.0 (18.0–59.0) |
145 |
33.0 (17.2–53.5) |
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** p value < 0.01, * p value < 0.05 + body mass index (BMI), Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) and triceps skin folds (TSF) |
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Forster and Gariballa Nutrition Journal 2005 4:28 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-4-28 |
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