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Table 1 Biomarkers of allostatic load, descriptive statistics, and quartile bounds among 211 residents of Greater Poland

From: Allostatic load and frailty do not covary significantly among older residents of Greater Poland

Biomarker

Mean

sd

Range

4th quartilea

Urinary cortisol, nmol/g creatinine

84.94

59.11

11.4–321

112.0

Urinary norepinephrine, mg/g creatinine

35.54

15.18

9.6–104

44.2

Urinary epinephrine, mg/g creatinine

6.02

6.26

0.0–35.7

9.3

Waist- hip ratio

.889

.079

.66–.108

0.94

Percent HbA1c

6.22

0.75

.80–10.6

6.4

Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, mg/dl

125.41

81.75

15.8–499

1.3

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

138.77

18.62

97–192

151.0

Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg

78.41

12.88

7–123

86.0

HDL /total cholesterol ratio

29.33

23.22

11.1–347

21.1

LDL cholesterol, mg/dl LDLc

125.65

39.63

8.2–22

153.0

Waist-hip ratio

.889

.079

.66–1.08

.94

Glycated hemoglobin

6.22

.75

.80–10.6

6.4

Age

69.63

7.18

55–91

 
  1. HDL high density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL low density lipoprotein cholesterol
  2. aDehydroepiandrosterone sulfate and HDL /total cholesterol ratio lowest quartile