Table 3.

Correlations between coenzyme Q10, vitamin E, antioxidant enzymes activities, and inflammatory markers after coenzyme Q10 supplementation

	Coenzyme Q10 (μmol/L) r 1 ( P values)
Vitamin E (μmol/L)	0.41 (0.008)a
SOD (unit/mg protein)	0.38 (0.011)a
CAT (unit/mg protein)	0.30 (0.038)b
GPx (unit/mg protein)	0.32 (0.043)b
CRP (mg/L)	−0.08 (0.621)b
TNF-α (pg/mL)	−0.33 (0.034)b
IL-6 (pg/mL)	−0.38 (0.027)a
Adiponectin (μg/mL)	−0.21 (0.190)b

¹correlation coefficient.

^adata were analyzed by the Pearson product moment correlation.

^bdata were analyzed by the Spearman rank order correlation.

CAT, catalase; CRP, C-reactive protein; GPx, glutathione peroxidase; IL-6, interleukin-6; SOD, superoxide dismutase; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α.