Table 2.

Distribution of HSA-bound LMW thiols in plasma and plaque.

HSA-bound thiols	Plasma (%)	Plaque (%)	Plaque versus plasma P value*
Cys-Gly	8.01 ± 4.22	1.61 ± 1.26	<0.001
Hcy	5.10 ± 1.69	2.52 ± 1.07	<0.001
Cys	85.84 ± 5.15	89.78 ± 5.80	<0.001
GSH	0.73 ± 0.33	5.29 ± 5.55	<0.001
Glu-Cys	0.32 ± 0.15	0.79 ± 0.54	<0.001

Values are mean ± SD.

Significant differences are reported in bold (P < 0.05).

^∗Paired Student's t-test.