Table 3.
Total antioxidant capacity, total polyphenols and malonaldehyde (MDA) levels in the urine*
(Mean values and standard deviations)
| PE group | Placebo group | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Week 8 | Baseline | Week 8 | |||||
| Mean | sd | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | |
| TAC (mg GAE/d) | 6·86 | 1·7 | 6·43 | 1·86 | 6·6 | 1·92 | 6·49 | 1·94 |
| Total polyphenols (mg GAE/d) | 687·6 | 239 | 682 | 252·6 | 790 | 395 | 676 | 239 |
| MDA levels (μmol MDA/d) | 0·72 | 0·29 | 0·75 | 0·39 | 0·89 | 0·39 | 0·78 | 0·39 |
TAC, total antioxidant capacity; GAE, gallic acid equivalents.
* Data were analysed using ANCOVA.