Table 3.
Antioxidant status and oxidative stress markers | Pregnant (n = 34) | Not pregnant (n = 30) | P |
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TAC (µmol/L) | 1168.1 ± 323.9 | 1185.1 ± 214.5 | 0.81 |
Total GSH (µmol/L) | 0.356 ± 0.42 | 0.402 ± 0.41 | 0.66 |
Vitamin C (mg/L) | 23.9 ± 4.6 | 22.4 ± 5.5 | 0.25 |
8‐OHdG (ng/mL) | 0.849 ± 0.41 | 0.997 ± 0.34 | 0.13 |
Values are means ± SEM; GSH, glutathione; TAC, Total antioxidant capacity; 8‐OHdG, 8‐hydroxy‐2′‐deoxyguanosine.