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. 2019 Mar 25;25:2186–2194. doi: 10.12659/MSM.911250

Table 2.

Effect of metformin on oxidative stress in patients with acute cerebral stroke and type 2 diabetes (n=40).

Group MDA (μmol/L) SOD (U/L) GSH-PX (U/L)
Before treatment After treatment Before treatment After treatment Before treatment After treatment
Metformin combination treatment group 4.95±0.96 2.23±0.74ab 27.46±9.18 36.72±9.92ab 155.4±24.7 188.2±20.1ab
Insulin group 4.97±0.87 3.29±0.83a 27.32±8.92 31.81±8.97a 153.6±26.8 164.3±27.8a
t value 1.122 5.721 0.542 7.246 0.361 7.324
P value 0.286 <0.001 0.637 <0.001 0. 794 <0.001
a

Compared with before treatment, P<0.05, the difference was statistically significant;

b

compared with the control group, P<0.05, the difference was statistically significant.