Research Article
Modulation of Circulating Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor in the Elderly
Table 1
Baseline patient characteristics.
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| Nitrate
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| | Age (years) | 62.6 ± 1.3 | 63.7 ± 2 | 0.66 | | Sex (men/women) | 6/4 | 7/4 | 0.87 | | Heart score | 4.7 ± 1 | 4.7 ± 1 | 0.98 | | BMI (kg/m2) | 26.2 ± 0.8 | 23.9 ± 1.2 | 0.13 | | Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.8 ± 0.04 | 0.9 ± 0.06 | 0.41 | | Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 14.5 ± 0.4 | 14.1 ± 0.2 | 0.32 | | Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 104 ± 13 | 126 ± 21 | 0.38 | | Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 219 ± 14.1 | 236 ± 12.2 | 0.40 | | HDL (mg/dL) | 68 ± 6 | 62 ± 7 | 0.47 | | LDL (mg/dL) | 154 ± 9 | 156 ± 13 | 0.91 | | Sodium (mmol/L) | 142 ± 0.6 | 142 ± 0.6 | 1.00 | | Potassium (mmol/L) | 4.1 ± 0.1 | 4.2 ± 0.1 | 0.34 | | CRP (mg/dL) | <0.3 | <0.3 | 0.33 | | Hba1c (%) | 5.6 ± 0.1 | 5.8 ± 0.1 | 0.15 |
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Selected demographic, clinical, and biochemical parameters. Values are expressed as mean ± SEM.
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