Table 2. Pre and post test comparison results of anti-oxidant parameters tested in the study
| FLJ (n = 23) | Placebo (n = 19) |
| M (SD) | Difference M (SD) | M (SD) | Difference M (SD) | t-value | p-value |
| TBARS (µM) | Pre | 1.09 (0.62) | –0.27 (0.43) | 1.06 (0.77) | 0.07 (0.41) | –2.581 | 0.014 |
| Post | 0.82 (0.56) | 1.13 (0.84) |
| MDA (µM) | Pre | 58.91 (16.41) | –6.67 (16.03) | 57.25 (16.51) | 2.90 (13.85) | –2.046 | 0.047 |
| Post | 52.24 (14.11) | 60.14 (17.67) |
| CAT (mU/mL) | Pre | 9.86 (3.80) | 2.77 (4.08) | 9.65 (1.71) | 0.67 (1.85) | 2.08 | 0.044 |
| Post | 12.63 (3.79) | 10.31 (1.40) |
| 8-Oxo-dG (ng/mL) | Pre | 1.48 (0.31) | –0.45 (0.38) | 1.55 (0.47) | 0.02 (0.22) | –4.884 | 0 |
| Post | 1.02 (0.45) | 1.57 (0.55) |
FLJ, fermented Laminaria japonica; M, means of each parameter; TBARS, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances; MDA, malonialdehyde; CAT, catalase; 8-oxo-dG, 8-oxo-2'-deoxyguanosine.