TABLE 3.
Oxidant concentrations in all subjects1
| Young control subjects(n = 8) | Elderly subjects (n = 8) |
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| Variable | Before supplementation | After supplementation | |
| DROMs (Carratelli units) | 304 ± 162 | 346 ± 203 | 277 ± 6 |
| F2-Isoprostane (pg/mL) | 97.7 ± 6.32 | 136.3 ± 11.33 | 84.8 ± 11.1 |
| Lipid peroxides (μmol/L) | 1.86 ± 0.244 | 6.03 ± 0.943 | 3.00 ± 0.59 |
1
All values are means ± SEMs. DROMs, reactive oxygen metabolites.
2,4
Significantly different from the elderly before supplementation (1-factor ANOVA and Bonferroni-corrected t tests):2 P < 0.05,4 P < 0.01.
3
Significantly different from the elderly after supplementation, P < 0.05 (1-factor ANOVA and Bonferroni-corrected t tests).