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Association of Plasma Carotenoid and Malondialdehyde Levels with Physical Performance in Korean Adolescents

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  • Heeyeon Joo

    (Graduate Program in System Health Science and Engineering, Department of Nutritional Science and Food Management, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea)

  • Jiyoung Hwang

    (Graduate Program in System Health Science and Engineering, Department of Nutritional Science and Food Management, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea)

  • Ji Yeon Kim

    (Department of Food Science and Technology, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul 01811, Korea)

  • Saejong Park

    (Department of Sport Science, Korea Institute of Sport Science, Seoul 01794, Korea)

  • Hyesook Kim

    (Graduate Program in System Health Science and Engineering, Department of Nutritional Science and Food Management, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea)

  • Oran Kwon

    (Graduate Program in System Health Science and Engineering, Department of Nutritional Science and Food Management, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea)

Abstract

Increased oxidative stress has been shown to lead to muscle damage and reduced physical performance. The antioxidant mechanism is most likely to reduce these relationships, but in the context of the action of carotenoids, more research is needed. This study aimed to investigate whether carotenoids modify the association between plasma malondialdehyde (MDA) and physical performance in Korean adolescents. The study sample consisted of 381 adolescents (164 boys, 217 girls) aged 13–18, who participated in the 2018 National Fitness Award Project. We quantified α-carotene, β-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin, lutein, zeaxanthin, lycopene, and MDA levels in plasma using HPLC with photodiode array detection. Among boys but not girls, plasma MDA level was negatively associated ( β = −0.279, p = 0.0030) with total plasma carotenoid levels and marginally negatively associated ( β = −0.907, p = 0.0876) with absolute hand grip strength. After adjustment for covariates in boys, the MDA level was negatively associated with absolute hand grip strength and relative hand grip strength; this association was observed only in groups with individual carotenoid and total carotenoid values below the median. These findings support a significant association between plasma MDA level and hand grip strength, and this association has been potentially modified by plasma levels of carotenoids in Korean male adolescents.

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  • Heeyeon Joo & Jiyoung Hwang & Ji Yeon Kim & Saejong Park & Hyesook Kim & Oran Kwon, 2022. "Association of Plasma Carotenoid and Malondialdehyde Levels with Physical Performance in Korean Adolescents," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(7), pages 1-12, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:7:p:4296-:d:786541
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