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Table 10 Antioxidant parameters: GPx, SOD, CAT, DPPH

From: Effect of 8-week n-3 fatty-acid supplementation on oxidative stress and inflammation in middle- and long-distance running athletes: a pilot study

  

T0

SD

T1

SD

p value

%

 

GPx (U/gHb)

ATHL

9.78

2.00

13.70

3.39

6.2*10−4

28.61

T1vsT0

SED

6.55

2.97

17.99

4.55

4.8*10−4

63.61

T1vsT0

     

4*10−3

33.08

T0

     

1.7*10−3

23.83

T1

SOD (U/gHb)

ATHL

722

180

761

129

0.24

5.05

T1vsT0

SED

598

176

692

65

0.07

13.68

T1vsT0

     

0.13

17.26

T0

     

0.19

8.95

T1

CAT (mmol/min)

ATHL

0.007

0.002

0.010

0.006

3*10−3

38.68

T1vsT0

SED

0.007

0.002

0.028

0.008

2*10−4

76.49

T1vsT0

     

0.76

2.98

T0

     

2*10−6

62.81

T1

DPPH (μmol/ml)

ATHL

0.589

0.102

0.242

0.173

1.4*10−7

58.91

T1vsT0

SED

0.457

0.047

0.373

0.067

0.02

18.38

T1vsT0

     

3*10−3

22.41

T0

     

0.07

35.12

T1

  1. Data are expressed as mean values ± SD comparing two groups and two periods. Statistical analysis: repeated measures analysis of variance; level of significance: p < 0.05; % for the difference between mean values, T1vs T0 intra-group, Sedentary (SED) vs Athlete (ATHL) groups for T0 and T1