On the other hand, diabetic patients had higher mean age compared with non-diabetic cases (P = 0.001).
However, this does not correct for the fact that migrant groups in the population have a lower mean age compared to the non-migrant population.
Furthermore, patients with intestinal type tumour showed a higher mean age compared to those with diffuse type in the present study (data not shown).
Besides the female sex, a higher number of drugs taken by women and their greater mean age compared with men could be contributory factors.
Those patients excluded due to missing values had a 2.3% higher in-hospital mortality rate, 4.5% lower prevalence of females, and a 1 year older mean age compared with patients included in the analysis.
Delivery agents within the adopting organizations showed no significant differences in mean age compared to non-project staff members [ Ms = 39.7 years vs. 36.4 years, respectively, SDs = 8.5 vs. 9.9, respectively; t 39) = 1.16, p = 0.55].
Breast carcinomas with abnormal MMR by IHC, MSI, or both were diagnosed at an earlier mean age compared to those with normal MMR (53 years versus 61 years, P = 0.027).
In contrast, patients with SIT 53 had a significantly higher mean age compared to all other patients (48.2 vs 37.6, p = 0.001), or compared within the Caracas cohort (50.25 vs 37.1, p = 0.0002), the source of most SIT 53 patients with epidemiologic data.
Changes in immune parameters with age in dogs have been reported in Labrador retrievers ranging in age from 0.8 to 11.5 years and 2 to 10 years [ 19, 20] and fox terriers mean age 1.8 years compared to mean age 11.5 years [ 21].
48 The sample investigated by Mori et al was relatively old (mean age 39 years) compared with our patients' mean age of 30 years, so the age-related decline might have been more pronounced.
Mean age was compared by 2-sample t test and the Chi-squared test was used to compare the sex and smokers in cases and controls.
