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. 2016 Jan 20;2015(2):14. doi: 10.5339/qmj.2015.14

Table 2.

Pearson's correlation between the serum MDA level and selected parameters in SCA and control groups.

Parameters MDA

SCA patients (N = 42) Control (N = 50)

r R

SOD  − 0.546**  − 0.239

CAT  − 0.5633**  − 0.029

Iron 0.391* 0.065

Copper 0.574** 0.01

Zinc  − 0.575**  − 0.62

Values are Pearson's correlation coefficient (r).

* P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01.

CAT: catalase; SOD: superoxide dismutase; MDA: malondialdehyde; SCA: sickle cell anemia.