Lifestyle and geographic insights into the distinct gut microbiota in elderly women from two different geographic locations

Table 2 Health and general characteristics of subjects

Parameters	Inland (n = 7–9)	Island (n = 8–10)	P value*
Age (year)	72.89 ± 4.57	70.00 ± 2.94	0.3747
Height (cm)	151.4 ± 4.13	156.2 ± 3.51	0.0207*
Weight (kg)	53.68 ± 9.33	56.14 ± 9.95	0.5630
BMI (kg/m²)	23.34 ± 3.54	22.96 ± 3.66	0.8872
Body surface area (m²)	1.50 ± 0.15	1.56 ± 0.13	0.3452
Rectal temperature (°C)	37.23 ± 0.16	37.05 ± 0.17	0.0232*
Skin temperature (°C)	34.45 ± 0.43	34.01 ± 0.73	0.2354
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	130.4 ± 14.19	109.7 ± 16.40	0.0255*
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	74.38 ± 6.05	68.20 ± 9.18	0.0697
Resting mean arterial pressure (mmHg)	92.88 ± 6.45	81.90 ± 11.21	0.0182*
Heart rate (bpm)	72.38 ± 3.96	60.40 ± 7.76	0.0021*
Resting metabolic rate (kcal/min)	0.96 ± 0.29	0.87 ± 0.18	0.7129

*P values are calculated by Mann-Whitney test. All values are expressed as mean ± SD

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