Table 3.
BDNF levels redox balance profile and handgrip strength at baseline and post-training between CTL and RT group.
| Variables | Control Group (n = 76) |
Resistance-Trained Group (n = 81) |
p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Post | Baseline | Post | ||
| BDNF (ng/mL) | |||||
| Mean and SD. | 14.40 ± 4.99 | 10.84 ± 5.94 a | 11.66 ± 5.20 | 19.60 ± 7.23 a,b | 0.0001 |
| Minimum | 4.380 | −0.2600 | 1.360 | 4.650 | |
| 25% Percentile | 12.10 | 6.378 | 6.390 | 15.31 | |
| Median | 15.34 | 10.10 | 12.35 | 20.23 | |
| 75% Percentile | 16.98 | 15.46 | 16.37 | 24.35 | |
| Maximum | 31.45 | 24.45 | 19.35 | 34.30 | |
| TROLOX (uM) | |||||
| Mean and SD. | 627.0 ± 191.6 | 589.5 ± 195.9 | 596.2 ± 218.3 | 680.8 ± 225.2 b | 0.001 |
| Minimum | 200.0 | 204.0 | 211.0 | 232.0 | |
| 25% Percentile | 497.0 | 451.0 | 415.5 | 490.5 | |
| Median | 643.0 | 622.5 | 647.0 | 734.0 | |
| 75% Percentile | 761.8 | 755.3 | 792.5 | 878.5 | |
| Maximum | 894.0 | 899.0 | 882.0 | 1027 | |
| GSH (µM) | |||||
| Mean and SD. | 4.66 ± 1.93 | 5.00 ± 2.96 | 4.23 ± 1.84 | 9.33 ± 2.09 a,b | 0.0001 |
| Minimum | 1.130 | 0.0800 | 1.090 | 4.580 | |
| 25% Percentile | 3.178 | 2.578 | 2.715 | 8.050 | |
| Median | 4.675 | 4.745 | 4.240 | 9.210 | |
| 75% Percentile | 5.843 | 7.110 | 5.445 | 10.68 | |
| Maximum | 9.500 | 13.40 | 8.690 | 14.53 | |
| TBARS (nmol/mL) | |||||
| Mean and SD | 13.26 ± 2.45 | 13.66 ± 2.62 | 14.17 ± 2.39 | 11.06 ± 2.95 a,b | 0.0001 |
| Minimum | 9.410 | 8.790 | 9.220 | 3.850 | |
| 25% Percentile | 11.19 | 11.70 | 12.05 | 8.735 | |
| Median | 12.65 | 13.43 | 14.63 | 11.38 | |
| 75% Percentile | 15.69 | 15.40 | 16.36 | 13.03 | |
| Maximum | 18.64 | 20.53 | 18.73 | 16.58 | |
| Handgrip (kgf) | |||||
| Mean and SD. | 20.09 ± 5.19 | 19.75 ± 5.54 | 21.17 ± 4.38 | 27.17 ± 4.34 a,b | 0.0001 |
| Minimum | 12.00 | 10.00 | 12.00 | 12.00 | |
| 25% Percentile | 16.00 | 16.25 | 18.00 | 25.00 | |
| Median | 19.00 | 19.50 | 22.00 | 27.00 | |
| 75% Percentile | 23.00 | 23.75 | 25.00 | 30.50 | |
| Maximum | 30.00 | 32.00 | 30.00 | 37.00 | |
Kruskal–Wallis with Dunn’s multiple comparisons test. a p = 0.0001 vs. pre. b p = 0.0001 vs. CTL post-training. BDNF (ng/mL), brain-derived neurotrophic factor. TROLOX (µM), total antioxidant capacity; GSH (µM), glutathione; TBARS (nmol/mL), thiobarbituric acid reactive substances.