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Table 2 Demographic data and other subject characteristics at baseline (per-protocol population) 1

From: Postprandial muscle protein synthesis is higher after a high whey protein, leucine-enriched supplement than after a dairy-like product in healthy older people: a randomized controlled trial

Characteristic

EXP (n = 9)

Control (n = 10)

Total (n = 19)

Pvalue2

Male/female, n

4/5

5/5

9/10

1.00

Age, y

66.9 ± 4.8

71.1 ± 6.3

69.1 ± 5.9

0.12

Body weight, kg

79.90 ± 12.23

78.75 ± 13.89

79.29 ± 12.78

0.85

BMI, kg.m -2

27.08 ± 1.88

26.14 ± 2.59

26.58 ± 2.27

0.38

Fat mass, kg

25.88 ± 4.62

25.72 ± 8.21

25.80 ± 6.57

0.96

Lean body mass, kg

49.17 ± 10.07

48.11 ± 10.04

48.61 ± 9.79

0.82

Leg lean mass3, kg

15.83 ± 3.75

15.30 ± 3.91

15.55 ± 3.74

0.77

Serum albumin, g.L -1

2.782 ± 0.335

3.033 ± 0.464

2.914 ± 0.417

0.20

Serum pre-albumin, g.L -1

0.285 ± 0.132

0.252 ± 0.152

0.268 ± 0.140

0.63

Serum CRP, mg.L -1

1.932 ± 1.532

1.620 ± 1.534

1.768 ± 1.498

0.66

Physical activity level, total score

7.526 ± 2.766

11.363 ± 5.688

9.545 ± 4.843

0.08

1-RM for single leg extension, Nm

96.3 ± 38.7

76.3 ± 25.7

85.8 ± 33.2

0.20

Dietary protein intake, g.kg BW -1 .day -1

0.8689 ± 0.1913

1.0136 ± 0.2358

0.9451 ± 0.2226

0.16

Dietary protein intake, %

15.96 ± 2.48

17.97 ± 2.99

17.02 ± 2.88

0.14

  1. 1 All values are means ± SD, except for sex.
  2. 2 P value is based on two-sample t-test, except for sex a Fisher exact test is used.
  3. 3 Sum of both legs.