Antioxidants Supplementation in Elderly Cardiovascular Patients

Table 2

Effect of antioxidant supplementation on biochemical profile related to oxidative metabolism.

	Plasma concentration (𝜇M)			Sig.
	Pretreatment	Posttreatment	Ratio (post-/pretreatment)
𝛼-TP	≥18	28.56±2.60	1.07±0.09	𝑃<0.01
	<18	25.76±2.71	1.61±0.11
𝛽C	≥0.30	0.39±0.06	1.05±0.17	𝑃<0.02
	<0.30	0.49±0.17	2.94±0.36
Ubiquinol-10	0.27±0.02	0.42±0.14	1.57±0.34	NS
Glutathione	0.70±0.02	0.85±0.16	1.21±0.21	NS
TBARS	1.52±0.08	1.07±0.10	0.71±0.09	NS
Lipid oxidation (%)	14.60±2.19	5.26±0.42	0.36±0.08	𝑃<0.0003

𝛼-TP: 𝛼-tocopherol; 𝛽C: 𝛽-carotene; TBARS: thiobarbituric acid reactive species. Values are expressed as mean ± SEM.