Research Article
Serum Ghrelin Is Associated with Verbal Learning and Adiposity in a Sample of Healthy, Fit Older Adults
Table 1
Subject characteristics for males and females (M ± SD).
| Variable | Males () | Females () | -value |
| Age (years) | 74.5 ± 7.9 | 69.7 ± 9.5 | 0.278 | Height (cm) | 170.0 ± 7.4 | 158.1 ± 6.3 | 0.001* | Weight (Kg) | 79.3 ± 12.9 | 68.3 ± 15.5 | 0.126 | Body fat (%) | 26.8 ± 2.6 | 30.2 ± 5.1 | 0.126 | Education (years) | 14.6 ± 3.5 | 15.8 ± 4.0 | 0.528 | MMSE total score | 26.7 ± 1.8 | 27.9 ± 1.8 | 0.139 | 6-minute walk test (yards) | 628.2 ± 207.2 | 567.9 ± 140.8 | 0.409 |
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*Indicates a significant difference by gender.
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