| Table 2. Antioxidants defences in different groups. | ||||
| LR (n=28) |
NR (n=36) |
HR (n=13) |
Control (n=15) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 37 (32-39)* |
33 (30-39)* |
35 (31-38)* |
24 (22-27) |
| CAT (pmol/mg proteins) | 1.0 (0.6-1.6) |
1.4 (0.8-2.2) |
0.7 (0.6-1.2) |
1.3 (0.6-2.1) |
| SOD (mU SOD/mg proteins) | 296.4 (129.0-451.6) |
340.0 (204.7-496.6)*Ϯ |
238.6 (170.4-292.3) |
200.0 (105.7-246.7) |
| GPX (µmol/mg proteins) | 24.1 (12.7-39.5) |
26.5 (17.0-38.5) |
11.4 (7.8-15.4)*Ϯ |
26.7 (21.4-51.4) |
| GSH (µmol/mg proteins) | 34.5 (16.7-68.9)*Ϯ |
17.2 (13.6-37.5) |
17.3 (9.9-46.2) |
13.9 (7.3-21.9) |
LR: Lower responder; NR: Normal responder; HR: High responder; CAT: catalase; SOD: Superoxide dismutase; GPx: glutathione peroxidase; GSH: glutathione. Data are presented as median (quartile1-quartile3). *Significantly different