Table 3.
Representation of PPA, TOS, TAS, and OSI in different age groups of cases and controls.
| Parameters | Cases (n = 240) | Sig. value | Controls (n = 150) | Sig. value | ||||
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| <50 years (Gp1) (n = 38) |
50–59 years (Gp2) (n = 85) |
≥60 years (Gp3) (n = 117) |
<50 years (Gp1) (n = 24) |
50–59 years (Gp2) (n = 51) |
≥60 years (Gp3) (n = 75) |
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| PPA mmol min−1 L−1 |
28.06 ± 34.29 | 42.91 ± 25.54 | 37.12 ± 29.86 | 0.581** | 61.71 ± 14.68 | 55.51 ± 13.57 | 63.87 ± 18.55 | 0.527** |
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| TOS μmol H2O2 Eq/L |
13.30 ± 3.02 | 16.31 ± 2.79 | 17.26 ± 3.91 | 0.210* | 12.57 ± 2.60 | 11.54 ± 2.82 | 13.04 ± 2.48 | 0.478* |
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| TAS mmol Trolox Eq/L |
2.28 ± 0.21 | 1.72 ± 0.46 | 1.60 ± 0.47 | 0.130* | 1.93 ± 0.39 | 2.01 ± 0.43 | 1.89 ± 0.41 | 0.837* |
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| OSI Arbitrary unit |
5.91 ± 1.87 | 10.47 ± 3.92 | 12.40 ± 6.38 | 0.182** | 7.05 ± 2.90 | 6.27 ± 3.18 | 7.54 ± 3.35 | 0.643** |
Gp = group, n = numbers of subject, ∗ = values according to one-way ANOVA, and ∗∗ = values according to Kruskal Wallis test.