Research Article

N-Acetylcysteine Supplementation Controls Total Antioxidant Capacity, Creatine Kinase, Lactate, and Tumor Necrotic Factor-Alpha against Oxidative Stress Induced by Graded Exercise in Sedentary Men

Table 2

Fatigue index (%) and VO2 max (mL/kg/mL) at pre- and postexercise test between the control and supplement groups.

Control (n  =  13)NAC (n  =  16)
Pre-exPost-exPre-exPost-ex

Fatigue index  80.50 ± 3.1186.07 ± 2.1981.42 ± 2.9990.67 ± 2.07*
(62.21–99.38)(71.84–96.35)(53.80–97.22)(75.94–99.65)
36.03 ± 1.7534.58 ± 1.4938.32 ± 1.5841.14 ± 1.35*
(24.14–52.01)(24.13–42.22)(33.21–52.01)(33.02–52.01)

Values are mean ± SE (Min-Max). The values represent the range. *P < 0.05 compared to pre-ex period within the group.