Table 2.

Plasma markers of oxidative stress, antioxidants and inflammation.

	Young	Older
Oxidized LDL (IU/L)	48.6 ± 5.3	64.3 ± 2.8*
Total antioxidant status (mmol/L)	1.39 ± 0.05	1.30 ± 0.04*
IL-6 (mg/mL)	0.85±0.12	1.37 ± 0.15*
TNF-α (pg/mL)	1.86±0.27	1.54 ± 0.12
CRP (mg/L)	0.80 ± 0.14	1.23 ± 0.15*

Data are mean ± S.E. LDL, low density lipoprotein; IL-6, interleukin-6; TNFα, tumor necrosis factor α; CRP, C reactive protein.

^*P < 0.05 vs. young