Table 4.
Geometric Mean Levels of and Percentage Change in Mitochondrial Enzymes From Baseline to End of External Beam Radiation Treatment (EBRT) by Fatigue Group.
HF (n = 12) |
LF (n = 10) |
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Mitochondrial enzyme | Baseline | Completion | Percentage Change | Direction of Change | Baseline | Completion | Percentage Change | Direction of Change |
Complex I | 0.892 | 1.016 | 13.87 | ↑ | 1.395 | 0.901 | −35.44 | ↓ |
Complex II | 0.004 | 0.010 | 125.68 | ↑ | 0.002 | 0.002 | −1.17 | ↓ |
Complex III | 1.371 | 1.993 | 45.39 | ↑ | 4.535 | 2.175 | −52.05 | ↓ |
Complex IV | 0.480 | 0.581 | 21.01 | ↑ | 0.705 | 0.598 | −15.25 | ↓ |
MnSOD | 1,315.1 | 1,276.7 | −2.92 | ↓ | 1,097.6 | 1,110.4 | 1.17 | ↑ |
Note. Values for Complexes I–IV are expressed as geometric mean absorbance at 600 nm. MnSOD values are expressed as geometric mean concentration (ng/ml). HF = high fatigue; LF = low fatigue; MnSOD = manganese superoxide dismutase. p Values >.05 for all measures.