Table 3.

Effect of IDDM on the blood levels of antioxidants

Sl No.	Antioxidant	Control	IDDM
1.	Vitamin A (retinol)	2.24 ± 0.25	1.35 ± 0.32$
2.	β-carotene	2.86 ± 0.34	1.83 ± 0.4$
3.	Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid)	68 ± 14	38 ± 10$
4.	Vitamin E (α-tocopherol)	20.4 ± 0.8	15.2 ± 1.2$
5.	Glutathione peroxidase (GPx)	52 ± 5	38 ± 4$
6.	Superoxide dismutase (SOD)	1620 ± 80	1240 ± 68$
7.	Catalase	256 ± 32	178 ± 28$
8.	Uric acid (mmol/l)	0.15 ± 0.05	0.10 ± 0.02$

Results are expressed as mean ± SD. ^$ p < 0.05 against the control values