Effects of normobaric cyclic hypoxia exposure on mesenchymal stem-cell differentiation–pilot study on bone parameters in elderly

Table 2 Baseline characteristics of participants

Parameter	HYP (n = 5), mean ± SD	CON (n = 5), mean ± SD	P value
Age (yr)	83.00 ± 5.79	80.00 ± 4.06	0.371
Height (m)	1.61 ± 0.06	1.61 ± 0.06	0.960
Weight (kg)	62.00 ± 7.35	65.50 ± 2.87	0.350
BMI (kg ∙ m-2)	23.82 ± 2.68	25.26 ± 1.72	0.340
TUGT (s)	9.25 ± 0.87	10.47 ± 1.61	0.174
Diseases (n)	1.60 ± 1.52	2.20 ± 0.84	0.461
Medication (n)	5.60 ± 5.98	1.80 ± 0.45	0.194

HYP: Hypoxic exposure group; CON: Control group; BMI: Body mass index; TUGT: Timed up and go test.