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. 2022 Apr 26;14(9):1811. doi: 10.3390/nu14091811

Table 8.

Studies without the inclusion criteria.

Reference Molecule CoQ10
mg/d
Duration (d: Days) Placebo n
Total/CoQ10
Type of Subjects Sex Sport/Activity Exercise Testing Age (Years) Impact on Phys./Sport Perf
Okudan et al. (2017) [64] Ubiquinone 200 28 d Yes 21/11 Non active Male - Exccentric ex. 23 ± 0 No
Östman et al. (2012) [65] Ubiquinone 90 56 d Yes 23/11 Moderately trained subjects Male - Various exercise capacity tests 28 ± 9 No
Porter et al. (1995) [66] Ubiquinone 150 56 d Yes 13/6 Physically active subjects Male Some with hypertension Graded Max and Forearm Handgrip tests 45 ± 2 Yes
Snider et al. (1992) [67] Ubiquinone + 100 + Vit E, C inosine, citochrome C 28 d Yes 11/11 High level Male Triathletes Graded max. test 25 ± 1 No
Tauler et al. (2008) Ferrer et al. (2009) [69,70] Ubiquinone + 100+ Multivitamin 90 d Yes 19/8 High level Male Soccer Competition Match 20 ± 0 Yes
Vanfraechem et al. (1981) [71] Ubiquinone 60 56 d Yes 6 Non active Male None Graded max. 4w–8w 22 ± 2 Yes
Wyss et al. (1990) [73] Ubiquinone 100 30 d Yes 18/18 Physically active subjects Male Running Graded max. 25 ± 4 Yes
Yamabe et al. (1991) [74] Ubiquinone 90 6 months No 9/9 Non active with inabilities to do exercise Male - Graded max. 51 ± 5 Yes
Ylikoski et al. (1997) [75] Ubiquinone 90 42 d Yes 18/18 High level Male cross-country skiers Graded max. Ns Yes
Zeppilli et al. (1991) [76] Ubiquinone 100 30 d Yes 9/9 High level Male Volleyball Graded max test 17–2 Yes
10 Non active - 23–29 Yes
8 Patients Mit. Disease 23–29 Yes
Zheng et al. (2008) [77] Ubiquinone 30 1d Yes 11/11 Non active Male - Rest & Low intensity exercise (30% HRmax) 26 ± 1 Yes
Zhou et al. (2005) [78] Ubiquinone + 150+ Vit E 14 d Yes 6/6 Physically active subjects Male - Submaximal exercise and Graded max tests 30 ± 7 No
Zuliani et al. (1989) [79] Ubiquinone 100 28 d No 12 Non active Male - 60’ ciloergometry 26 No
Sanchez-Cuesta et al. (2020) [99] . - 2 Sport seasons - 24 & 25 High level Male Soccer Weekly competition 26 ± 4 Yes

+: indicates that the administration of Ubiquinone is supplemented by one or more other substances (indicated in the next column).