Lifestyle exercise attenuates immunosenescence; flow cytometry analysis

BMC Geriatrics

Table 6 Lipoprotein-lipid profile, glucose and C-reactive protein (mean ± SD)

	Reference values	Active n = 34	Inactive n = 20	Active vs. Inactive p level	η²
Glucose [mg/dL]	60–115	98.6 ± 17.1	97.6 ± 20.3	0.452	0.000
TG [mg/dL]	< 150	90.2 ± 25.7	83.7 ± 26.0	0.375	0.000
TC [mg/dL]	< 200	262.4 ± 52.6	251.3 ± 59.1	0.534	0.013
LDL [mg/dL]	< 130	147.1 ± 40.3	149.1 ± 50.8	0.889	0.000
HDL [mg/dL]	desirable > 60	82.2 ± 16.0	81.1 ± 11.8	0.603	0.023
non-HDL [mg/dL]	< 130	180.2 ± 54.7	170.2 ± 65.5	0.599	0.047
CRP [mg/L]	0.068–8.2	3.2 ± 2.5	2.8 ± 3.1	0.121	0.004

Abbreviations: TG triglycerides, TC total cholesterol, LDL low density lipoprotein, HDL high density lipoprotein, CRP C-reactive protein. The measurements in groups are compared by the one-way ANOVA or the Mann-Whitney non-parametric test (if the normality assumption is violated)

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