Table 2.
Correlations between body weight with oxidative stress, non-enzymatic antioxidant capacity and enzymatic antioxidant activities in roosters of different ages.
| Variable Evaluated | Weeks of Age | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 36 | 62 | ||||
| r | p | r | p | r | p | |
| MDA | 0.760 | 0.029 * | −0.246 | 0.442 | −0.370 | 0.237 |
| ORAC | −0.200 | 0.532 | 0.154 | 0.632 | 0.017 | 0.959 |
| GPx | −0.117 | 0.718 | 0.125 | 0.699 | 0.138 | 0.669 |
| GR | −0.252 | 0.429 | 0.160 | 0.620 | −0.015 | 0.963 |
| GST | −0.320 | 0.311 | −0.002 | 0.995 | −0.050 | 0.877 |
MDA: Malondialdehyde, ORAC: Oxygen radical absorbance capacity, GPx: Glutathione peroxidase, GR: Glutathione reductase, GST: Glutathione-S-transferase. r = Pearson correlation coefficient, p = probability value. * significant.