Age (n)

20 - 29 y (22)

30 - 39 y (38)

40 - 49 y (20)

50 - 59 y (10)

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

p value

BMI

(kg/m²)

24.0

3.4

24.4

4.1

22.8

2.0

22.7

2.5

0.286

RBC

(×10⁴/ml)

499.6

28.6

503.6

30.8

476.1^d

21.9

473.2^c

26.5

0.001

Hb

(g/dl)

15.37

0.83

15.32

0.70

15.14

0.87

14.92

0.84

0.416

Total-Pro (g/dl)

7.44

0.46

7.38

0.43

7.20^c

0.38

6.90^a

0.36

0.009

Albumin (g/dl)

4.86

0.31

4.73

0.23

4.50^bd

0.25

4.40^bd

0.14

0.000

Total-C (mg/dl)

198.0

29.7

189.3

27.5

201.3

24.1

197.0

18.9

0.387

HDL-C (mg/dl)

59.3

11.9

54.3

11.4

62.6

15.8

67.8^c

11.7

0.015

LDL-C (mg/dl)

120.6

25.0

117.5

26.6

122.0

18.4

114.0

23.0

0.816

TG (mg/dl)

103.7

81.4

101.5

43.8

101.6

40.4

107.6

60.1

0.991

FBS (mg/dl)

86.2

5.7

91.1

6.8

93.8^a

9.4

96.9^b

8.3

0.001