Table 1 Demographic data for the different elderly groups

n

7648

1963

121

Age (years)

68.7 ± 2.8

77.8 ± 2.5

87.0 ± 2.2

<0.001

WC (cm)

85.1 ± 9.1

84.9 ± 9.6

84.6 ± 10.1

0.492

BMI (kg/m²)

23.8 ± 3.1

23.2 ± 3.2

22.8 ± 3.2

<0.001

SBP (mmHg)

135.6 ± 20.3

139.3 ± 20.2

139.5 ± 22.4

<0.001

DBP (mmHg)

77.3 ± 11.7

75.2 ± 11.9

73.4 ± 12.9

<0.001

FPG (mg/dl)

109.8 ± 32.5

110.4 ± 32.1

105.5 ± 17.9

0.238

TC (mg/dl)

199.8 ± 36.4

194.3 ± 35.4

190.8 ± 35.0

<0.001

HDL-C (mg/dl)

49.3 ± 13.9

50.4 ± 14.7

51.7 ± 16.0

0.003

LDL-C (mg/dl)

125.0 ± 32.7

119.3 ± 31.3

116.9 ± 30.2

<0.001

TG (mg/dl)

127.7 ± 68.1

123.1 ± 65.3

110.9 ± 50.6

0.001

LogTg

2.1 ± 0.2

2.0 ± 0.2

2.0 ± 0.2

<0.001

WBC (x10³/uL)

6.5 ± 1.8

6.5 ± 1.9

6.7 ± 1.8

0.461

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

14.7 ± 1.3

14.3 ± 1.4

13.8 ± 1.6

<0.001

Platelet (x10³/uL)

213.1 ± 55.7

202.9 ± 57.0

197.6 ± 52.5

<0.001

n

7521

1573

81

Age (years)

68.5 ± 2.7

77.8 ± 2.6

86.8 ± 2.0

<0.001

WC (cm)

80.1 ± 8.9

82.1 ± 9.6

83.5 ± 9.1

<0.001

BMI (kg/m²)

24.5 ± 3.6

24.0 ± 3.7

23.5 ± 4.0

<0.001

SBP (mmHg)

139.9 ± 20.8

145.9 ± 21.2

149.5 ± 19.4

<0.001

DBP (mmHg)

76.8 ± 11.8

76.2 ± 12.3

76.8 ± 11.5

0.230

FPG (mg/dl)

110.0 ± 33.5

110.1 ± 29.6

109.4 ± 26.7

0.976

TC (mg/dl)

214.3 ± 38.5

210.5 ± 36.9

212.7 ± 42.4

0.002

HDL-C (mg/dl)

57.0 ± 15.1

57.0 ± 15.8

56.8 ± 16.6

0.976

LDL-C (mg/dl)

129.6 ± 34.5

125.8 ± 32.5

127.3 ± 37.6

<0.001

TG (mg/dl)

138.2 ± 69.2

139.5 ± 68.5

143.0 ± 65.9

0.668

LogTg

2.1 ± 0.2

2.1 ± 0.2

2.1 ± 0.2

0.381

WBC (x10³/uL)

6.2 ± 1.7

6.3 ± 1.8

6.7 ± 2.0

0.002

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

13.3 ± 1.1

13.0 ± 1.3

12.9 ± 1.3

<0.001

Platelet (x10³/uL)

231.2 ± 56.5

226.2 ± 59.4

213.1 ± 59.4

<0.001