Table 1.

Characteristics of healthy younger and older adult controls

Healthy youngerFrail/prefrail olderP
Mean ± SD n = 25 n = 25  
Age, y 35 ± 5 78.0 ± 8.4 <.001 
% Male 43.48 27.27  
BMI, kg/m2 25.82 ± 6.07 26.46 ± 5.77 .671 
Hemoglobin, g/dL 14.46 ± 1.42 13.04 ± 1.97 .004 
Platelets, × 109/L 245.71 ± 38.03 250.64 ± 72.83 .792 
WBC, × 109/L 5.35 ± 0.58 7.64 ± 1.59 <.001 
INR 1.03 ± 0.08 1.45 ± 0.44 <.001 
Prothrombin time, s 13.42 ± 0.58 16.07 ± 2.79 <.001 
Aspirin use, % 8.69 63.64  
Statin use, % 72.73  
Clopidogrel use, % 4.54  
Warfarin use, % 18.18  
Healthy youngerFrail/prefrail olderP
Mean ± SD n = 25 n = 25  
Age, y 35 ± 5 78.0 ± 8.4 <.001 
% Male 43.48 27.27  
BMI, kg/m2 25.82 ± 6.07 26.46 ± 5.77 .671 
Hemoglobin, g/dL 14.46 ± 1.42 13.04 ± 1.97 .004 
Platelets, × 109/L 245.71 ± 38.03 250.64 ± 72.83 .792 
WBC, × 109/L 5.35 ± 0.58 7.64 ± 1.59 <.001 
INR 1.03 ± 0.08 1.45 ± 0.44 <.001 
Prothrombin time, s 13.42 ± 0.58 16.07 ± 2.79 <.001 
Aspirin use, % 8.69 63.64  
Statin use, % 72.73  
Clopidogrel use, % 4.54  
Warfarin use, % 18.18  

BMI, body mass index; INR, international normalized ratio; SD, standard deviation; WBC, white blood cell.

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