Table 2.
Inter group comparison of the biochemical markers
| Biochemical markers | Mean ± SD | P* value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group I (n = 64) | Group II (n = 49) | Group III (n = 85) | Group I versus group II | Group I versus group III | Group II versus group III | |
| TAOC (μM/L) | 925.2 ± 68.4 | 859.2 ± 78.5 | 804.3 ± 77.8 | 0.054 | 0.001 | 0.079 |
| RBC-SOD (U/g Hb) | 309.9 ± 37.2 | 530.8 ± 86.5 | 547.7 ± 69.3 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.992 |
| GPX (U/g Hb) | 14.3 ± 1.2 | 8.8 ± 1.4 | 8.1 ± 1.0 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.311 |
| Vit C (μM/l) | 39.7 ± 0.06 | 28.3 ± 0.05 | 22.7 ± 0.05 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| MDA (nM/ml) | 2.1 ± 0.2 | 4.3 ± 0.4 | 4.5 ± 0.5 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.536 |
| CRP (mg/l) | 1.9 ± 0.3 | 3.4 ± 0.4 | 3.5 ± 0.5 | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.999 |
Values are mean ± SD
* P values are obtained using one way analysis of variance (ANOVA) with Tukey’s correction for multiple group comparisons. P value < 0.05 is considered to be statistically significant