Research Article
Oxidative Stress and Longevity in Okinawa: An Investigation of Blood Lipid Peroxidation and Tocopherol in Okinawan Centenarians
Table 1
Plasma lipid peroxide in young, middle-aged, and older age groups (mean and SD), nmol/ml. LPO levels were measured using the TBA method [
21,
22].
| | 20s | 30s | 70s | 80s | 100s |
| Male () | (4) | (8)*** | (11)*** | (5)*** | (30) | Female () | (4)* | (8)** | (18)*** | (3) | (109) | Total () | (8)*** | (16)*** | (29)*** | (8)*** | (139) |
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Significant difference between centenarians and particular age group: *, **, ***.
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