Research Article
Oxidative Stress and Longevity in Okinawa: An Investigation of Blood Lipid Peroxidation and Tocopherol in Okinawan Centenarians
Table 3
Mean intracellular (red blood cell) tocopherol levels by age strata (total and subtype) (μg/ml).
| | | 20s | 30s | 70s | 80s | 100s |
| α Toc | Male () | (4)** | (8)** | (17)*** | (5)* | (19) | Female () | (4) | (8) | (30)*** | (3) | (77) | Total () | (8)** | (16)** | (47)*** | (8)* | (96) |
| β Toc | Male () | (4) | (8) | (17)* | (5) | (10) | Female () | (4) | (8) | (30)** | (3) | (37) | Total () | (8) | (16) | (47)** | (8) | (47) |
| γ Toc | Male () | (4) | (8) | (17) | (5) | (18) | Female () | (4) | (8) | (30)* | (3) | (74) | Total () | (8) | (16) | (47)* | (8) | (92) |
| Total Toc | Male () | (4)*** | (8)*** | (17)*** | (5)* | (19) | Female () | (4)*** | (8) | (30)*** | (3)*** | (77) | Total () | (8)*** | (16)*** | (47)*** | (8)*** | (96) |
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Toc: Tocopherol. Significant difference centenarians and individual age groups: *; **; ***.
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