Table 2

Phase angle data by age and sex groups (n = 215)
Age Group (yr)
 Men
 Women
 Combined
Combined
 5.1° ± 1.2 (102) [2.4–8.4]
 4.5° ± 0.9† (113) [2.3–6.8]
 4.8° ± 1.1 (215) [2.3–8.4]
20 – 24
 8.4° (1)
 5.2° ± 0.1 (2) [5.1–5.2]
 6.2° ± 1.9 (3) [5.1–8.4]
25 – 34
 N/A
 5.5° ± 0.7 (3) [4.7–6.0]
 5.5° ± 0.7 (3) [4.7–6.0]
35 – 44
 4.8° (1)
 5.4° ± 0.8 (3) [4.6–6.1]
 5.3° ± 0.7 (4) [4.6–6.1]
45 – 54
 6.1° ± 1.3 (8) [3.6–7.8]
 5.6° ± 0.9* (9) [4.0–6.8]
 5.8° ± 1.1 (17) [3.6–7.8]
55 – 64
 5.5° ± 1.2 (20) [2.9–7.3]
 4.4° ± 0.9‡ (10) [2.3–5.6]
 5.1° ± 1.3 (30) [2.3–7.3]
65 – 74
 5.5° ± 0.9 (18) [3.1–6.8]
 4.6° ± 0.8† (25) [2.9–6.4]
 5.0° ± 0.9 (43) [2.9–6.8]
75 +
 4.6° ± 0.9 (54) [2.4–6.2]
 4.3° ± 0.8* (61) [2.3–6.0]
 4.4° ± 0.9 (115) [2.3–6.2]
< 80 yrs old
 5.3° ± 1.2 (76) [2.9–8.4]
 4.7° ± 0.9† (71) [2.3–6.8]
 5.0° ± 1.1§(147) [2.3–8.4]
≥ 80 yrs old
 4.3° ± 1.0 (26) [2.4–6.0]
 4.2° ± 0.8* (42) [2.3–5.4]
 4.3° ± 0.9 (61) [2.3–6.0]

All values are <a onClick="popup('http://www.dynamic-med.com/content/7/1/14/mathml/M1','MathML',630,470);return false;" target="_blank" href="http://www.dynamic-med.com/content/7/1/14/mathml/M1">View MathML</a> ± SD; n in parentheses; range in brackets.

* Non-significant; ‡ p < 0.05; † p < 0.001 for comparisons across sex; §p < 0.001 for the comparison across age

Gunn et al. Dynamic Medicine 2008 7:14   doi:10.1186/1476-5918-7-14

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