Research Article

Associations between Specific Redox Biomarkers and Age in a Large European Cohort: The MARK-AGE Project

Table 1

Characteristics of the three study groups.

All ()RASIG ()GO ()SGO ()

Age (years)64.3 ± 5.464.5 ± 5.864.3 ± 4.963.9 ± 4.70.230
55–59 years (n, (%))345 (22.1)193 (24.3)94 (19.1)58 (21.3)<0.001
60–64 years (n, (%))448 (28.7)210 (26.4)149 (30.2)89 (32.7)
65–69 years (n, (%))465 (29.8)204 (25.7)166 (33.7)95 (34.9)
70–75 years (n, (%))301 (19.3)187 (23.6)84 (17.0)30 (11.0)
Gender, male (n, (%))743 (47.7)386 (48.6)213 (43.2)144 (52.9)0.027
Smoker, current (n, (%))231 (14.8)142 (17.9)63 (12.6)27 (9.9)0.001
BMI (kg/m2)27.3 ± 4.527.6 ± 4.726.6 ± 4.427.3 ± 4.20.692
<25 (n, (%))516 (33.1)249 (31.4)188 (38.1)79 (29.0)0.036
25 to <30 (n, (%))673 (43.2)343 (43.3)199 (40.4)131 (48.2)
≥30 (n, (%))369 (23.7)201 (25.3)106 (21.5)62 (22.8)
Country
Belgium (n, (%))472 (30.3)155 (19.5)190 (38.5)127 (46.7)<0.001
Finland (n, (%))253 (16.2)69 (8.7)132 (26.8)52 (19.1)
Greece (n, (%))209 (13.4)187 (23.6)18 (3.7)4 (1.5)
Italy (n, (%))323 (20.7)187 (23.6)87 (17.6)49 (18.0)
Poland (n, (%))302 (19.4)196 (24.7)66 (13.4)40 (14.7)

Values are means ± SD; value: one-way ANOVA (continuous variables) and Pearson’s chi-squared test (prevalence).