Table 1.
Parameter | Control | Brazilian Green Propolis |
---|---|---|
Male | 14 | 18 |
Female | 18 | 15 |
Total | 32 | 33 |
Age (year) | 60.8 ± 8.6 | 59.5 ± 8.0 |
Body height (cm) | 164.8 ± 8.2 | 166.1 ± 7.9 |
Body weight (kg) | 73.9 ± 9.4 | 71.5 ± 10.3 |
WHR | 0.94 ± 0.06 | 0.92 ± 0.05 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 27.2 ± 3.4 | 25.8 ± 2.4 |
Glucose (mmol/L) | 8.5 ± 2.6 | 9.0 ± 3.0 |
Glycosylated hemoglobin (%) | 7.9 ± 1.5 | 8.2 ± 1.5 |
Insulin (uIU/mL) | 12.2 ± 3.8 | 13.8 ± 3.3 |
FRAP (mmol/L) | 0.68 ± 0.14 | 0.71 ± 0.11 |
SOD (U/mL) | 108.3 ± 26.1 | 110.1 ± 18.9 |
GSH-Px (U/L) | 193.7 ± 71.2 | 194.0 ± 54.4 |
GSH (g/L) | 19.7 ± 7.1 | 19.3 ± 7.2 |
MDA equivalents (nmol/mL) | 18.8 ± 6.5 | 16.4 ± 5.9 |
Data are mean ± standard deviation; BMI, body mass index; BMI = body weight (kg)/(body height (m))2; FRAP, ferric-reducing antioxidant power; GSH, reduced glutathione; GSH-Px, glutathione peroxidase; MDA, malondialdehyde; SOD, superoxide dismutase; WHR, waist to hip ratio; WHR = waist (cm)/hip (cm).