Table 3.

Follicular fluid ROS levels, TAC, and activities of SOD, GPx, and CAT in the control and PCOS groups

Parameters	Control group (n=50)	PCOS Group (n=50)	p-value
ROS (RLU)	117.14±2.96	514.12±19.83	0.0001 *
TAC (mmol/l)	1.40±0.01	1.15±0.03	0.0001 *
SOD activity (IU/ml)	1.76±0.02	1.60±0.02	0.0001 **
GPx activity (IU/ml)	56.27±3.64	37.48±1.64	0.0001 *
CAT (IU/ml)	8.94±0.23	5.53±0.14	0.0001 *

^*Mann-Whitney test,

^**Unpaired t-test. Data are presented as mean±SEM. ROS: Reactive Oxygen Species, RLU: Relative Light Unit, TAC: Total Antioxidant Capacity, SOD: Superoxide Dismutase, GPx: Glutathione Peroxidase, CAT: Catalase