Table 5.
Influence of gender and the age of sickle cell anemia detection on the stress profile.
| Gender | N | Mean ± SD | Duration SCA | N | Mean ± SD | |
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| MDA (μM) | Men | 43 | 1.34 ± 1.63 | ≤1 year | 23 | 1.61 ± 2.02 |
| Women | 42 | 0.92 ± 0.79 | >1 year | 62 | 0.95a ± 0.85 | |
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| CAT (UI/mg protein) | Men | 43 | 1.11 ± .47 | ≤1 year | 23 | 1.16 ± 0.63 |
| Women | 42 | 1.24 ± .63 | >1 year | 62 | 1.18 ± 0.53 | |
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| SOD (UI/mg protein) | Men | 43 | 0.76 ± .56 | ≤1 year | 23 | 0.80 ± 0.86 |
| Women | 42 | 1.03 ± 1.09 | >1 year | 62 | 0.93 ± 0.88 | |
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| GsH (μM) | Men | 43 | 4.42 ± 2.16 | ≤1 year | 23 | 4.82 ± 2.77 |
| Women | 42 | 4.03 ± 1.72 | >1 year | 62 | 4.00 ± 1.52 | |
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| GPx | Men | 43 | 0.51 ± .27 | ≤1 year | 23 | 0.44 ± 0.20 |
| Women | 42 | 0.65 ± 1.01 | >1 year | 62 | 0.63 ± 0.85 | |
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| FRAP (μM) | Men | 43 | 278.04 ± 81.28 | ≤1 year | 23 | 255.16 ± 101.75 |
| Women | 42 | 233.32a±67.06 | >1 year | 62 | 256.24 ± 67.33 | |
Results are expressed as mean ± SD. Values subscripted with different letters are significantly different in the same column p < 0.05. MDA = malondialdehyde; CAT = catalase, GPx = glutathione peroxidase, GsH = reduced glutathione, SOD = superoxide dismutase, FRAP = ferric reducing antioxidant power, LDL-C = low-density lipoprotein, TC = total cholesterol, TG = triglyceride, and HDL-C = high-density lipoprotein.