Table 4.
Levels of nonenzymatic antioxidants (mean value ± standard deviation (SD)) in healthy subjects before and after the completion of a cycle of ten whole-body cryotherapy procedures with subsequent kinesiotherapy (WBC group) or a cycle of ten kinesiotherapy procedures only (KT group), with statistical analyses.
| Parameters | WBC group | KT group | P | |
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| FRAP (μmol/l) |
Before | 646.1 ± 146.0 | 639.4 ± 83.8 | 0.876 |
| After | 727.1 ± 114.4 | 609.9 ± 90.4 | 0.003 | |
| P ∗ | <0.001 | 0.088 | ||
| Δ | 81.0 ± 59.6 | −29.5 ± 78.9 | <0.001 | |
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| PSH (s) (μmol/l) |
Before | 613.2 ± 323.1 | 481.4 ± 126.8 | 0.145 |
| After | 588.6 ± 312.7 | 451.4 ± 137.0 | 0.123 | |
| P ∗ | 0.438 | 0.087 | ||
| Δ | −24.6 ± 170.1 | −30.1 ± 163.2 | 0.926 | |
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| UA (s) (mg/dl) |
Before | 5.33 ± 1.50 | 5.61 ± 0.86 | 0.513 |
| After | 5.47 ± 1.26 | 5.31 ± 1.24 | 0.720 | |
| P ∗ | 0.352 | 0.198 | ||
| Δ | 0.15 ± 0.85 | −0.30 ± 0.88 | 0.154 | |
P: statistical significance of differences between both groups of patients; P∗: statistical significance of differences between values before and after treatment in particular groups of patients. (p): plasma; (s): serum; Δ: difference prior to posttreatment.