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A Comparison of Anthropometry, Biochemical Variables and Plasma Amino Acids among Centenarians, Elderly and Young Subjects

Department of Food and Nutrition, Providence University, TAIWAN (Y.-C.C.)
Research Center of Comprehensive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus (M.S.), JAPAN
Applied Nutrition, Department of Nutrition, School of Medicine, the University of Tokushima, 3 Koramoto, Tokushima (S.Y.), JAPAN

View larger version (27K): [in a new window]   Fig. 1. Anthropometric values of centenarians, elderly and young subjects. Different letters indicate significant difference (a>b>c) by Duncan’s multiple range test (p<0.05). Abbreviations: BMI=body mass index.

View larger version (25K): [in a new window]   Fig. 2. Plasma essential amino acid concentrations of female subjects. Bars with a different letter or different letters in the same amino acid indicate significant difference (a>b) by Duncan’s multiple range test (p<0.05). Abbreviations: Val=valine, Ile=isoleucine, Leu=leucine, Lys=lysine, Met=methionine, Phe=phenylalanine, Thr=threonine, Trp=tryptophan, His=histidine.

View larger version (44K): [in a new window]   Fig. 3. Plasma nonessential amino acid concentrations of female subjects. Bars with a different letter or different letters in the same amino acid indicate significant difference (a>b) by Duncan’s multiple range test (p<0.05). Abbreviations: Arg=arginine, Asn=asparagine, Cys=cystine, Glu=glutamic acid, Gly=glycine, Orn=ornithine, Ser=serine, Tyr=tyrosine, Asp=aspartic acid, Pro=proline, Ala=alanine and Gln=glutamine.

View larger version (27K): [in a new window]   Fig. 4. Plasma essential amino acid concentrations of male subjects. Bars with a different letter or different letters in the same amino acid indicate significant difference (a>b) by Duncan’s multiple range test (p<0.05). Abbreviations: Val=valine, Ile=isoleucine, Leu=leucine, Lys=lysine, Met=methionine, Phe=phenylalanine, Thr=threonine, Trp=tryptophan, His=histidine.

View larger version (46K): [in a new window]   Fig. 5. Plasma essential amino acid concentrations of male subjects. Bars with a different letter or different letters in the same amino acid indicate significant difference (a>b) by Duncan’s multiple range test (p<0.05). Abbreviations: Arg=arginine, Asn=asparagine, Cys=cystine, Glu=glutamic acid, Gly=glycine, Orn=ornithine, Ser=serine, Tyr=tyrosine, Asp=aspartic acid, Pro=proline, Ala=alanine and Gln=glutamine.