Table 8

Time Course of Markers of Oxidative Stress for the CoQ10 and Placebo (CON) subjects taken immediately after each performance test.
Variable
 Time
 CoQ10
 Placebo
 Significance
Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) (U/ml)
 Baseline T2
 1.52 ± 0.31
 1.59 ± 0.27
 Group
 0.103

Isokinetic T2
 1.56 ± 0.24
 1.80 ± 0.39
 Time
 0.001

Wingate T2
 1.75 ± 0.23
 1.70 ± 0.22
 G × T
 0.060

GXT T2
 1.68 ± 0.17
 1.70 ± 0.26








Baseline T3
 1.61 ± 0.40
 1.77 ± 0.52
 Group
 0.296

Isokinetic T3
 1.74 ± 0.37
 1.90 ± 0.54
 Time
 0.001†

Wingate T3
 1.91 ± 0.39
 2.06 ± 0.51
 G × T
 0.966

GXT T3
 1.81 ± 0.42
 1.98 ± 0.50







Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substance (TBARS) (μM)
 Baseline T2
 2.79 ± 1.02
 2.50 ± 1.34
 Group
 0.042

Isokinetic T2
 4.11 ± 1.71
 3.24 ± 1.69
 Time
 0.001

Wingate T2
 4.72 ± 2.14
 3.35 ± 1.57†
 G × T
 0.018†

GXT T2
 5.09 ± 2.23
 3.62 ± 1.90†








Baseline T3
 3.03 ± 1.03
 3.12 ± 1.26
 Group
 0.540

Isokinetic T3
 4.28 ± 1.72
 4.23 ± 1.47
 Time
 0.001

Wingate T3
 4.25 ± 1.17
 4.85 ± 2.11
 G × T
 0.534

GXT T3
 5.32 ± 2.09
 5.52 ± 1.89







8-Isoprostane (pg/ml)
 Baseline T2
 76 ± 28
 78 ± 33
 Group
 0.616

Isokinetic T2
 86 ± 63
 88 ± 61
 Time
 0.050

Wingate T2
 105 ± 72
 99 ± 63
 G × T
 0.431

GXT T2
 108 ± 67
 110 ± 62








Baseline T3
 84 ± 46
 79 ± 35
 Group
 0.334

Isokinetic T3
 101 ± 37
 124 ± 75
 Time
 0.001

Wingate T3
 114 ± 53
 122 ± 69
 G × T
 0.553

GXT T3
 99 ± 49
 111 ± 87

Data are means and ± standard deviations of mean.

† represents p < 0.05 difference between groups

Cooke et al. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 2008 5:8   doi:10.1186/1550-2783-5-8