Effect of Physical Exercise on the Level of DNA Damage in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients

Table 3

DNA damage and TBARS in the COPD and PE-COPD by status diseases.

Disease status		Damage index-comet assay
	Group	Neutral	Alkaline	FPG	ENDO III	Residual damage	TBARS^a
Mild and moderated	COPD (𝑛=17)	24.80±24.69	24.20±19.14	11.53±12.68	13.33±13.82	160.53 ± 90.23	11.41±4.10
	PE-COPD (𝑛=07)	72.14±25.47	58.43±27.59	26.57±15.89	34.14±25.02	94.71 ± 26.76	6.35±4.24
	𝑃 value	0.024	0.028	0.022	NS	NS	0.007
Severe	COPD (𝑛=12)	31.50±29.07	27.25±22.67	6.36±7.65	17.50±21.36	160.25 ± 70.36	13.43±3.64
	PE-COPD (𝑛=04)	59.00±17.20	39.25±18.02	28.50±19.74	37.25±7.58	120.75 ± 86.06	6.05±4.01
	𝑃 value	NS	NS	0.004	0.049	NS	0.031
Very severe	COPD (𝑛=07)	55.50±24.88	40.17±31.30	28.50±27.07	13.00±16.22	196.00 ± 68.02	10.85±4.98
	PE-COPD (𝑛=04)	74.50±4.50	36.00±17.32	45.25±31.71	39.50±27.76	104.75 ± 38.42	8.47±5.69
	𝑃 value	NS	NS	0.027	NS	NS	NS

Data are presented as mean ± SD; ^anmol/mg of protein; 𝑛: sample numbers; NS: not significant.