Table 2.
African Americans (N=9) | Caucasians (N=9) | P-Value | |
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AUC SOD, U/ml per 120 min | 986.0 ± 86.3 | 517.9 ± 51.8 | 0.00 |
AUC TAC, mM per 120 min | 293.2 ± 31.9 | 180.7 ± 23.4 | 0.01 |
AUC PC, nmol/mg per 120 min | 126.1 ± 7.7 | 96.9 ± 8.7 | 0.02 |
AUC TBARS, umol/L per 120 min | 405.2 ± 74.9 | 478.8 ± 54.9 | 0.44 |
Data are presented as mean ± SE. N, sample size; AUC, total area under the response curve; SOD, superoxide dismutase activity; TAC, total antioxidant capacity; PC, protein carbonyls; TBARS, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances.