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Table 4.

	Control subjects	MS patients without DM	MS patients with DM	F
TBARS (nmol/mL)	5.902 ± 1.211	8.834 ± 0.628^§	9.200 ± 0.801^§	185.8¹
NOx (nmol/mL)	28.07 ± 18.83	80.99 ± 33.93^§	78.10 ± 20.76^§	55.1¹
TBARS/NO_x ratio	0.363 ± 0.311	0.129 ± 0.057^§	0.125 ± 0.033^§	28.5¹

Means ± S.D. of TBARS, NO_x, and TBARS/NO_x ratio in control subjects and in MS patients subdivided into nondiabetics and diabetics.

¹ P < 0.001 (ANOVA).

^§ P < 0.001 versus control subjects (Bonferroni's test).

MS: metabolic syndrome.

DM: diabetes mellitus.

TBARS: thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances.

NO_x: nitric oxide metabolites (nitrite + nitrate).