Table 3 Blood parameters (Mean ± SE) and history of diseases (frequency) of older adults

WBC (E3/µL)

6.23 ± 0.05

6.39 ± 0.09

0.095

RBC (E6/µL)

4.89 ± 0.01

4.77 ± 0.03

0.0001

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

14.36 ± 0.05

13.75 ± 0.09

0.0001

HCT (%)

42.02 ± 0.12

40.56 ± 0.23

0.0001

MCV (fL)

86.10 ± 0.16

85.30 ± 0.30

0.014

MCH (pg)

29.42 ± 0.07

29.07 ± 0.20

0.039

MCHC (%)

34.16 ± 0.05

33.89 ± 0.08

0.005

Platelet (E3/µL)

225.35 ± 2.05

237.03 ± 4.07

0.005

Neutrophil (%)

52.75 ± 0.30

54.08 ± 0.53

0.025

Lymphocyte (%)

37.72 ± 0.28

36.53 ± 0.50

0.035

Monocyte (%)

6.62 ± 0.08

6.42 ± 0.14

0.236

Eosinophil (%)

2.97 ± 0.05

2.90 ± 0.07

0.507

Cholesterol (mg/dl)

198.12 ± 1.32

194.87 ± 2.10

0.199

FBS (mg/dl)

109.27 ± 1.05

113.14 ± 2.30

0.082

n(%)

DM

238(22.9 %)

113(29.9 %)

0.007

HTN

417(40.1 %)

189 (50 %)

0.001

GOT

6 (0.6 %)

9(2.4 %)

0.003

HLP

308(29.7 %)

149(39.6 %)

< 0.001

NFL

107(10.3 %)

50(13.3 %)

0.20