Table 3 Descriptive statistics for HGS and LPS in men by different age strata

20–24 (n = 50)

37.5 (8.23) | 36.5 [22.6, 52.6]

35.2 (8.04) | 34.3 [22.0, 51.3]

8.16 (1.82) | 7.90 [5.70, 16.1]

7.43 (1.80) | 7.26 [4.80, 15.5]

25–29 (n = 19)

36.7 (8.03) | 35.3 [20.4, 53.7]

35.8 (8.10) | 36.4 [19.0, 55.1]

8.06 (1.19) | 8.15 [5.80, 10.7]

7.74 (1.26) | 7.85 [5.60, 9.70]

30–34 (n = 17)

32.6 (8.63) | 31.9 [11.6, 50.6]

31.4 (8.70) | 31.2 [10.8, 43.9]

7.11 (1.97) | 7.60 [3.03, 10.0]

6.81 (1.74) | 7.30 [2.67, 9.33]

35–39 (n = 17)

40.4 (9.42) | 38.5 [27.2, 60.0]

35.8 (8.60) | 36.0 [22.3, 50.7]

8.52 (2.04) | 8.20 [5.57, 11.7]

8.08 (2.12) | 8.80 [4.93, 11.0]

40–44 (n = 16)

37.3 (6.53) | 38.6 [25.4, 49.9]

34.4 (6.52) | 36.6 [23.5, 47.0]

8.16 (1.55) | 7.80 [4.60, 11.6]

7.73 (1.49) | 7.70 [4.50, 11.6]

45–49 (n = 22)

34.5 (7.15) | 35.8 [19.8, 49.7]

33.6 (6.67) | 35.2 [20.8, 48.0]

7.66 (1.93) | 7.59 [4.10, 13.4]

7.19 (1.44) | 7.40 [4.73, 10.8]

50–54 (n = 31)

37.7 (8.69) | 37.6 [23.0, 54.8]

36.3 (7.90) | 34.3 [24.1, 51.2]

8.67 (1.48) | 8.57 [5.40, 12.1]

8.17 (1.49) | 7.90 [5.97, 11.4]

55–59 (n = 39)

36.4 (5.54) | 35.8 [28.0, 46.3]

33.5 (4.79) | 33.9 [26.0, 43.0]

8.35 (1.20) | 8.75 [5.50, 9.77]

7.72 (1.08) | 7.75 [5.37, 9.90]

60–64 (n = 29)

37.1 (6.66) | 38.4 [16.3, 49.0]

34.4 (5.81) | 33.9 [17.5, 43.4]

8.12 (1.52) | 8.30 [3.90, 10.4]

7.58 (1.63) | 7.60 [3.75, 9.90]

65–69 (n = 22)

36.0 (5.18) | 35.7 [28.2, 45.6]

33.6 (4.50) | 34.0 [25.5, 40.3]

7.49 (1.37) | 7.03 [5.40, 9.30]

7.04 (1.55) | 7.13 [4.40, 10.3]

 > 70 (n = 9)

29.8 (5.56) | 27.0 [23.7, 38.9]

27.3 (6.11) | 28.5 [16.9, 35.6]

7.15 (1.26) | 7.20 [5.40, 9.80]

6.33 (1.75) | 5.95 [2.50, 9.10]

Overall (n = 271)

36.3 (7.59) | 36.3 [11.6, 60.0]

34.2 (7.24) | 34.1 [10.8, 55.1]

8.01 (1.61) | 7.94 [3.03, 16.1]

7.49 (1.61) | 7.50 [2.50, 15.5]