Table 1. Descriptive statistics of all measured parameters.
Mean and SD | CV (inter-individual) (%) | CV (intra-individual) – Range (%) | ||||
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Parameter | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males |
AGEs (g/l) | 0.23 ± 0.13 | 0.27 ± 0.19* | 56.08 | 69.15 | 17.45–69.22 | 21.21–62.53 |
AOPP (μmol/l) | 29.27 ± 17.77 | 37.68 ± 23.33** | 60.72 | 61.92 | 32.56–61.02 | 29.61–122.75 |
TAC (μmol trolox eq./l) | 531.3 ± 149.9 | 582.2 ± 173.7** | 28.21 | 29.83 | 8.00–38.11 | 3.08–57.28 |
FRAS (μmol/l) | 321.3 ± 138.1 | 459.7 ± 221.4** | 42.96 | 48.15 | 16.24–84.78 | 13.06–113.59 |
Mean and standard deviation, inter-individual and intra-individual variability. AGEs – advanced glycation end-products, AOPP – advanced oxidation protein products, TAC – total antioxidant capacity, FRAS – ferric reducing ability of saliva, SD – standard deviation, and CV – coefficient of variation.
*P < 0.05.
**P < 0.001 when compared to females.