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Table 2 Oxidative Stress Status in the four groups

From: Sweet-type star fruit supplementation controls oxidative stress status and enhances the community walking capacity among elderly Thai

Parameters

Control

(n =12)

Supplement

(n= 11)

Walk Exr.

(n = 12)

Supplement + Walk Exr.

(n =11)

p*

p#

Before

After

Before

After

Before

After

Before

After

GSH

(mg/g Hb)

12.38 ±1.24

(10.2-14.2)

12.24 ± 0.22

(10.1-13.8)

12.48 ± 1.26

(11.0-15.1)

12.35 ± 1.34

(10.3-14.5)

11.9 ± 1.45

(10.1-14.2)

10.49 ± 1.19

(8.5-13.2)

12.05 ± 1.65

(10.2-15.1)

11.71 ± 1.54

(9.2-14.6)

0.67

0.01

Ascorbic acid

(µg/dL)

66.90 ± 7.63

(56.3-80.6)

66.69 ±8.36

(55.2-79.5)

66.03 ± 8.42

(54.3-81.3)

69.90 ± 9.43

(56.2-86.5)

66.70 ± 11.54

(45.3-82.16)

60.42 ± 9.49

(42.3-75.6)

66.08 ± 8.77

(55.6-78.44)

68.25 ± 7.45

(57.2-80.5)

0.99

0.12

TAC (mmol Trolox/L)

1.16 ± 0.29

(0.56-1.0)

1.18 ± 0.24

(0.8-1.6)

1.12 ± 0.32

(0.67-1.80)

2.13 ± 0.82

(1.10-1.96)

1.04 ± 0.22

(0.70-1.40)

1.26 ± 0.28

(0.76-1.80)

1.01 ± 0.23

(0.60-1.40)

1.13 ± 0.78

(0.80-1.80)

0.76

0.00

MDA (µmol/L)

3.05 ± 0.6

(2.1-4.1)

2.96 ± 0.59

(2.1-3.9)

2.9 ± 0.49

(2.1-3.5)

2.16 ± 0.51

(1.6-3.2)

3.05 ± 0.59

(2.1-4.1)

3.41 ± 0.67

(2.4-4.8)

3.02 ± 0.48

(2.5-4.2)

2.88 ± 0.31

(2.5-3.5)

0.93

0.00

6MWD (m)

320.2 ±11.2

(258-305)

321.4 ± 10.4

(262-313)

311.45 ± 5.74

(260-325)

320.5 ± 13.11

(242-336)

309.5 ± 10.38

(230-345)

354.2 ± 9.41

(282-430)

320.3 ±11.21

(255-315)

376.7 ±13.51

(288-510)

0.72

0.01

  1. Note: GSH = glutathione, TAC = total antioxidant capacity, MDA = malondialdehyde, 6MWD = 6-minute walking distrance, *p value was calculated statistically between the four groups at baseline or before, and #p value was calculated statistically between the four groups after the 4-week period with the K-independent Kruskal-Wallkis H test