Oxidative stress induces gastric submucosal arteriolar dysfunction in the elderly

Table 1 Clinical characteristics of young and elderly patients with isolated gastric submucosal arteries

	Young group	Elderly group
No. of patients	10	10
Age, yr	34.2 ± 4	71.6 ± 7a
Body mass index, kg/m2	21.5 ± 2.6	20.5 ± 3
Fasting blood glucose, mmol/L	4.2 ± 0.7	5.4 ± 0.6a
Total cholesterol, mmol/L	3.87 ± 0.3	4.89 ± 0.17a
Triglycerides, mmol/L	1.03 ± 0.01	1.23 ± 0.11a
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg	112.2 ± 9.6	126.8 ± 8.6a
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg	67.7 ± 3.7	77.9 ± 5.5a
Mean arterial pressure, mmHg	82.53 ± 2.98	94.2 ± 5.05a

Data are mean ± SE.

^aP < 0.05 vs young group.