Table 3.
Matrix of correlations between oxidative tissue damage, non-enzymatic antioxidant capacity and enzymatic antioxidant capacity.
| Variable Evaluated | Probabilistic Variable | MDA | ORAC | GPx | GR | GST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDA | r | 1 | ||||
| p | ||||||
| ORAC | r | 0.528 | 1 | |||
| p | 0.002 ** | |||||
| GPx | r | −0.320 | 0.191 | 1 | ||
| p | 0.074 | 0.265 | ||||
| GR | r | 0.180 | 0.635 | 0.674 | 1 | |
| p | 0.325 | <0.001 ** | <0.001 ** | |||
| GST | r | 0.130 | 0.595 | 0.658 | 0.843 | 1 |
| p | 0.478 | <0.001 ** | <0.001 ** | <0.001 ** |
MDA: Malondialdehyde, ORAC: Oxygen radical absorbance capacity, GPx: Glutathione peroxidase, GR: Glutathione reductase, GST: Glutathione-S-transferase. r = Pearson correlation coefficient, p = probability value, ** highly significant.