Table 3.
Variability expressed as coefficient of variation (CV%), tabulated within different groups.
| Biomarkers | CV (%) AIN-93M |
CV (%) AIN-93M ET |
CV (%) WPC + CCM |
CV (%) WPC + CCM ET |
CV (%) CCM |
CV (%) CCM ET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOD | 2.8 | 19 | 2.4 | 9.4 | 16.6 | 15.2 |
| CAT | 7.9 | 15.7 | 15 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 5 |
| GST | 21.2 | 21.7 | 15.6 | 41.5 | 21.6 | 15.9 |
| MDA | 33.7 | 18.3 | 11.2 | 12.9 | 22.3 | 19.5 |
| PCN | 14.2 | 15.8 | 13.7 | 23.4 | 25.5 | 42.8 |
| NO | 11.2 | 8.5 | 17.2 | 21.8 | 12.1 | 9.8 |
| IL-6 | - | 2.4 | 13.9 | 69 | 11.1 | 26.5 |
| TNF | - | 16.2 | 12.3 | 58.8 | 37.9 | 28.9 |
| IL-10 | - | 75.7 | 23.9 | 54.5 | 0.3 | 30.7 |
| TNF (CBA) | 48.6 | 9.2 | 44.5 | 18.7 | 8.8 | 25.2 |
| Blood lactate | - | 20.37 | - | 16.7 | - | 41.9 |
| Swimming time | - | 37.9 | - | 41.8 | - | 30 |
| Histopathology: Inflammation |
14.4 | 22.2 | 14.6 | 8.1 | 14.3 | 28.3 |
| Point on muscle fiber | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2 | 1.9 |
| Point on connective tissue | 13.6 | 16.4 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 18.3 | 9.6 |
| Muscle fiber area | 5.1 | 2.7 | 14.4 | 7.1 | 12.5 | 4.3 |
| Muscle fiber diameter | 3.5 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 4.4 | 9.2 | 0.1 |
AIN-93M: group not submitted to ET that received a standard diet for rodents in the maintenance phase; AIN-93M ET: group submitted to the exhaustion test that received a standard diet for rodents in the maintenance phase; WPC + CCM: group not submitted to ET that received curcumin-added whey protein concentrate; WPC + CCM ET: group submitted to the exhaustion test that received curcumin-added whey protein concentrate; CCM: group not submitted to ET that received curcumin; CCM ET: group submitted to the exhaustion test that received curcumin. CV: coefficient of variation.