Table 1 Characteristics of study participants
From: Sexual dimorphism of monocyte transcriptome in individuals with chronic low-grade inflammation
Variables | Males (n = 9) | Females (n = 10) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 59 ± 6 | 63 ± 6 | 0.20 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 31.6 ± 5.3 | 33.6 ± 7.5 | 0.52 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 111 ± 13 | 101 ± 17 | 0.17 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 129 ± 7 | 127 ± 24 | 0.76 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 85 ± 6 | 73 ± 12 | 0.02 |
Total leukocyte count (1000/uL) | 6.5 ± 1.3 | 5.7 ± 1.7 | 0.28 |
Lymphocyte proportion (% of leukocytes) | 28 ± 5 | 31 ± 8 | 0.24 |
Monocyte proportion (% of leukocytes) | 7.9 ± 1.8 | 7.9 ± 1.9 | 0.99 |
Serum inflammatory markers†| |||
 Hs-CRP (μg/mL) | 3.39 ± 2.43 | 3.18 ± 1.93 | 0.55 |
 TNF-α (pg/mL) | 2.04 ± 0.68 | 2.54 ± 0.75 | 0.12 |
 IL-6 (pg/mL) | 0.83 ± 0.68 | 0.75 ± 0.49 | 0.72 |
 MCP-1 (pg/mL) | 288 ± 136 | 302 ± 74 | 0.59 |