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Table 3 Association between routine exercise habits and urinary 8-OHdG level and body composition

From: Association of urinary 8-OHdG with lifestyle and body composition in elderly natural disaster victims living in emergency temporary housing

Demographic/clinical data

Regular exercise routine

P value

Yes

No

n

Average ± SD

n

Average ± SD

Age

 Male

12

75.4 ± 4.9

8

73.9 ± 8.4

0.440

 Female

36

71.4 ± 6.3

15

72.0 ± 5.6

0.576

Weight (kg)

 Male

11

57.0 ± 8.0

8

57.9 ± 8.5

0.804

 Female

36

48.4 ± 7.8

15

55.4 ± 8.8

0.014*

Creatinine

 Male

12

96.2 ± 73.7

8

73.5 ± 35.3

0.537

 Female

36

48.1 ± 43.8

15

53.8 ± 31.1

0.264

Muscle rate (%)

 Male

10

24.7 ± 1.6

8

25.1 ± 2.5

0.859

 Female

34

21.7 ± 3.0

14

20.9 ± 1.9

0.482

Body fat rate (%)

 Male

10

27.9 ± 2.1

8

27.8 ± 4.1

1.000

 Female

34

33.8 ± 4.5

14

36.8 ± 4.4

0.052

BMI

 Male

10

23.7 ± 2.4

8

23.7 ± 2.7

0.894

 Female

34

23.4 ± 2.9

14

25.6 ± 4.8

0.170

Urinary 8-OHdG level (ng/mg Cre)

 Male

12

11.2 ± 8.3

8

9.3 ± 4.3

0.589

 Female

36

13.6 ± 6.4

15

10.3 ± 7.2

0.043*

  1. *P < 0.05, P < 0.1 by Mann–Whitney U test or the Kruskal Wallis non-parametric test