Table 3.

Oxidative damage biomarkers in sedentary and long-term trained elderly men

	Sedentary	Chronic training	p value
pPCO (nmol/mg protein)	8.0 (1.4)	10.2 (1.0)	0.003
pLPO (μmol/g protein)	0.12 (0.04)	0.16 (0.06)	0.027
ePCO (nmol/mg protein)	9.4 (3.0)	15.1 (3.9)	0.025
eLPO (μmol/g Hb)	4.0 (0.6)	5.9 (1.1)	0.022
HT (%)	12.9 (7.8)	16.0 (5.2)	0.477

All data presented as means (SD)

pPCO plasma protein carbonyl content, pLPO plasma lipid peroxidation level, ePCO erythrocyte protein carbonyl content, eLPO erythrocyte lipid peroxidation level, HT erythrocyte H₂O₂-induced haemolysis test