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Table 1 Age, body mass index, and biochemical characteristics

From: Oxidative stress as a risk factor for osteoporosis in elderly Mexicans as characterized by antioxidant enzymes

 

Healthy (n = 50)

Osteoporosis (n = 44)

Age (years)

67.9 ± 6.5

69.7 ± 7.3

Body Mass Index (BMI) (kg/m2)

29.30 ± 3.9

27.85 ± 4.7

Glucose (mg/dL)

103 ± 13.8

94 ± 13.2

Urea (mg/dL)

29 ± 3.9

28 ± 4.7

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.82 ± 0.26

0.89 ± 0.48

Urate (mg/dL)

5.0 ± 1.6

4.6 ± 1.4

Cholesterol (mg/dL)

222 ± 43

218 ± 53

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

203 ± 102

180 ± 72

HDL (mg/dL)

47 ± 10.5

50 ± 14.7

Albumin (g/dL)

4.3 ± 0.5

4.2 ± 0.5

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

  

   Female

14.8 ± 1.0

14.1 ± 1.1

   Male

15.7 ± 1.5

15.8 ± 1.7

Hematocrit (%)

  

   Female

46 ± 2.9

44 ± 3.6

   Male

49 ± 4.2

48 ± 5.0

Total leukocytes/mm3

6359 ± 1456

6459 ± 2273

  1. Mean value ± SD (standard deviation), t-test p > 0.05.