Table 3.

Antioxidant levels among the subjects with and without MS

	Subjects without MS n = 176	Subjects with MS n = 124	p value
	Median (95% CI)	Median (95% CI)
SOD (U/g Hb)	2129 (1892–2540)	1341 (1168–1711)	< 0.001*
GPX (U/g Hb)	31.1 (29.3–35.9)	28.1 (23.7–30.8)	0.140
CAT × 104 (U/g Hb)	18.1 (17.6–19.3)	16.0 (15.2–18.0)	0.009*
Vitamin C (mg/dl)	6.7 (6.0–7.5)	5.9 (4.8–6.7)	0.034**
Albumin (g/dl)	4.5 (4.4–4.5)	4.4 (4.3–4.4)	0.002*

CAT catalase, GPX glutathione peroxidase, SOD superoxide dismutase

**p < 0.05, *p < 0.01 by Mann-Whitney U test