Table 1 Characteristics of the study subjects
From: Comparative analysis of gut microbiota in elderly people of urbanized towns and longevity villages
UTC | LVC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Children | 40′s | 50′s | 60′s | 40′s | 50′s | 60′s | >70 | ||
Age | 8.5 ± 2.8 | 44.9 ± 2.5 | 54.6 ± 2.0 | 64.5 ± 2.8 | 44.5 ± 2.1 | 54.5 ± 1.6 | 66.0 ± 2.5 | 80.0 ± 9.0 | |
n | 22 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 39 | |
Sex(male/female) | 18/4 | 8/8 | 7/6 | 4/7 | 2/0 | 4/4 | 11/9 | 10/29 | |
Height (m) | 1.34 ± 0.18 | 1.62 ± 0.07 | 1.65 ± 0.09 | 1.57 ± 0.06 | 1.75 ± 0.07 | 1.61 ± 0.08 | 1.60 ± 0.07 | 1.52 ± 0.09 | |
Weight (kg) | 33.9 ± 10.8 | 61.8 ± 11.2 | 61.1 ± 7.8 | 55.6 ± 6.1 | 76.5 ± 2.12 | 56.8 ± 4.1 | 60.7 ± 8.7 | 48.7 ± 8.1 | |
BMI (kg/m 2 ) | 18.1 ± 2.6 | 23.4 ± 3.2 | 22.5 ± 2.3 | 23.7 ± 1.7 | 25.0 ± 1.3 | 21.9 ± 1.5 | 23.6 ± 2.7 | 21.0 ± 2.5 | |
>25 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |
<25 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 36 | |
Diet | |||||||||
Regular | 22 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 17 | |
Vegetarian | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Alcohol consumption | |||||||||
Yes | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | |
No | 22 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | |
Smoking | |||||||||
Yes | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
No | 22 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 39 | |