Table 1 Baseline characteristics of young (n = 10) and old (n = 9) men of whom microarray analysis on PBMCs was performed. Data represent mean and (SD) or median and [range]

Age (year)

24 [20, 28]

70 [64, 85]

4.37E−09

Height (m)

1.78 (0.06)

1.77 (0.04)

5.26E−01

Weight (kg)

71.1 (8.52)

76.7 (7.4)

1.28E−01

Body mass index (kg/m²)

22.4 (2.3)

24.6 (2.0)

3.08E−02

Glucose (mmol/L)

4.5 [3.7, 5.1]

5.2 [4.8, 5.5]

5.17E−04

Haemoglobin (g/L)

9.4 (0.4)

9.3 (0.4)

5.69E−01

Haematocrit (%)

45 (2)

44 (2)

5.46E−1