[Table/Fig-3]:
Comparison between mean plasma levels of oxidant and antioxidants among the studied groups.
| Variables | Patients (n= 37) |
Controls (n= 20) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protein carbonyls: (nmol/l) | <0.001* | ||
| Mean ± SD | 0.97 ± 0.36 | 0.18 ± 0.09 | |
| Range | 0.3 - 1.8 | 0.1 - 0.4 | |
| SOD Activity: (U/gm Hb) | <0.001* | ||
| Mean ± SD | 12.91 ± 2.81 | 65.32 ± 8.00 | |
| Range | 7.5 - 16.5 | 57.0 - 78.0 | |
| GPx Activity: (mU/mL) | <0.001* | ||
| Mean ± SD | 74.93 ± 19.97 | 311.75 ± 56.52 | |
| Range | 41.3 - 109.0 | 194.5 - 370.0 | |
| Copper: (μmol/l) | <0.001* | ||
| Mean ± SD | 4.08 ± 1.68 | 9.58 ± 1.09 | |
| Range | 1.4 - 6.4 | 8.0 - 11.0 | |
| Zinc: (μmol/l) | <0.001* | ||
| Mean ± SD | 3.37 ± 1.09 | 12.06 ± 2.73 | |
| Range | 0.9 - 5.0 | 6.9 - 15.8 | |
| Selenium: (ng/ml) | <0.001* | ||
| Mean ± SD | 47.65 ± 5.78 | 79.75 ± 6.55 | |
| Range | 39.0 - 60.0 | 71.0 - 90.0 | |
| Oxidant/ anti-oxidant ratio: | <0.001* | ||
| Mean ± SD | 0.0122 ± 0.0065 | 0.0005 ± 0.0002 | |
| Range | 0.0040 - 0.0309 | 0.0002 - 0.0010 | |
*p-value <0.05 is considered statistically significant