Table 5 |
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Anthropometry measurements of study participants, by gender and age group. Simple linear regression p-values are shown across age groups. |
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Age group |
P-value |
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Near-old |
Young-old |
Old-old |
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Mean |
SD |
Mean |
SD |
Mean |
SD |
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Weight (kg) |
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Males |
54.0 |
11.1 |
53.2 |
8.2 |
47.3 |
6.0 |
0.037 |
|
Females |
50.3 |
10.7 |
43.4 |
7.3 |
41.5 |
7.5 |
0.004 |
|
All |
52.0 |
10.9 |
47.1 |
8.9 |
44.6 |
7.2 |
0.004 |
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Height (cm) |
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Males |
160.3 |
5.9 |
159.2 |
5.9 |
157.5 |
3.6 |
0.168 |
|
Females |
150.0 |
4.6 |
151.2 |
4.1 |
148.4 |
4.3 |
0.479 |
|
All |
154.7 |
7.3 |
154.2 |
6.2 |
153.2 |
6.1 |
0.394 |
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BMI (kg/m2) |
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Males |
20.9 |
3.6 |
21.1 |
3.7 |
19.1 |
2.7 |
0.188 |
|
Females |
22.3 |
4.0 |
19.0 |
3.2 |
18.6 |
3.3 |
0.003 |
|
All |
21.7 |
3.8 |
19.8 |
3.5 |
18.9 |
3.0 |
0.006 |
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Risonar et al. Nutrition Journal 2009 8:19 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-8-19 |
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