Table 1.

TBARS and TEAC values for the control group and beta-thalassemia heterozygotes

			Beta-	Independent
		Control	thalassemia
		n = 81	heterozygotes	t-test
			n = 49	p-value
TBARS (ng/mL	mean ± SD	260.86 ± 92.40	486.24 ± 119.64
	Range	74-428	204-848	< 0.01
TEAC (mM/L)	mean ± SD	2.12 ± 0.10	2.23 ± 0.11	< 0.01
	Range	1.85-2.31	1.78-2.55

Reference range: TBARS = 0-440 ng/mL; TEAC = 1.85-2.31 mM/L