Table 3.
Levels of uric acid, thiol groups, albumin, and bilirubin and values of total antioxidant capacity (TAC), total antioxidant status (TOS), and oxidative stress index (OSI) before and after subchronic exposure to lead, p value–t test for dependent variables, p* value–Wilcoxon’s test
| Before exposure | After exposure | Relative change (%) | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
| Uric acid (mg/dl) | 6.23 | 1.00 | 7.57 | 1.88 | 22 | <0.001 |
| Thiol groups (µmol/g P) | 3.89 | 0.45 | 3.68 | 0.64 | −5 | 0.022 |
| Albumin (g/l) | 6.62 | 0.93 | 6.07 | 1.05 | −8 | 0.013 |
| Bilirubin (mg/dl) | 0.45 | 0.24 | 0.60 | 0.51 | 35 | 0.027* |
| TAC (mmol/l) | 0.76 | 0.10 | 0.87 | 0.14 | 15 | <0.001 |
| TOS (µmol/l) | 9.99 | 7.20 | 14.9 | 10.6 | 50 | 0.008* |
| OSI (%) | 1.35 | 0.98 | 1.79 | 1.32 | 33 | 0.022* |