Table 4.
Plasma total antioxidant capacity and antioxidant markers of subgroups with and without good glycaemic control (n = 300).
| Variable | T2D | PDM | NG (n = 106) | P 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+) GC (n = 97) | (-) GC (n = 50) | (+) GC (n = 31) | (-) GC (n = 16) | ||||||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| Plasma TAC | |||||||||||
| FRAP (μmol/L) | 773 | 181 | 812 | 177 | 883 | 205 | 813 | 220 | 847 | 215 | 0.317 |
| TEAC (μmol/L) | 1200a | 440 | 1240ab | 650 | 1120c | 450 | 1320b | 446 | 1400b | 490 | 0.007 |
| ORAC (μmol/L) | 4509a | 15182 | 4146a | 1299 | 4594ab | 2051 | 4476ab | 2093 | 5156b | 1844 | 0.004 |
| Antioxidant markers | |||||||||||
| Uric acid (μmol/L) | 288a | 75 | 278a | 70 | 384b | 135 | 429b | 240 | 387b | 146 | 0.005 |
| Albumin (g/L) | 5.8 | 1.0 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 0.254 |
| Bilirubin (g/L) | 0.90 | 0.24 | 0.80 | 0.22 | 0.81 | 0.20 | 0.90 | 0.80 | 0.90 | 0.80 | 0.323 |
| Total protein (g/L) | 7.1a | 1.4 | 7.2a | 1.6 | 8.0b | 1.7 | 7.6b | 1.8 | 6.5c | 1.2 | 0.007 |
1One-way ANOVA. Means with the different superscripts in a given row are significantly different (Tukey's post hoc t-test). (+) GC: with good glycaemic control; (-) GC: without good glycaemic control (poor glycaemic control); FRAP: ferric reducing ability of plasma; NG: normoglycaemic; ORAC: oxygen radical absorptive capacity; PDM: prediabetics; TEAC: Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity; T2D: type 2 diabetics.