Table 3.
Serum OS markers at baseline and on the trigger day.
| PCOS-T (n = 50) | PCOS-C (n = 50) | Non-PCOS (n = 50) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Trigger day | Change | Baseline | Trigger day | Change | Baseline | Trigger day | Change | |
| MDA (µmol/L) | 4.87 ± 0.95 | 5.08 ± 1.24 | 0.20 ± 0.48 | 4.71 ± 1.02 | 5.13 ± 1.02 | 0.42 ± 0.24 | 4.67 ± 1.02 | 4.70 ± 0.78 | 0.33 ± 0.29 |
| SOD (U/mg prot) | 14.22 ± 1.39 | 15.23 ± 2.56 | 1.02 ± 1.20 | 14.49 ± 1.92 | 14.96 ± 1.89 | 0.47 ± 0.56 | 14.23 ± 2.04 | 15.11 ± 2.23 | 0.89 ± 0.63 |
| TAC (mmol Trolox Eq/L)a | 0.70 ± 0.15 | 0.62 ± 0.15 | -0.08 ± 0.06 | 0.72 ± 0.10 | 0.60 ± 0.17 | -0.11 ± 0.08 | 0.70 ± 0.11 | 0.59 ± 0.19 | -0.11 ± 0.08 |
| TOS (µmol H2O2 Eq/L)a | 19.71 ± 7.96 | 24.05 ± 9.82 | 4.34 ± 2.99 | 19.40 ± 7.27 | 24.24 ± 10.09 | 4.85 ± 3.69 | 15.15 ± 5.89 | 22.83 ± 7.98 | 7.68 ± 3.21 |
| OSIa | 29.02 ± 11.76 | 39.18 ± 13.58 | 10.15 ± 7.75 | 27.29 ± 9.81 | 42.97 ± 17.09 | 15.68 ± 11.91 | 21.60 ± 7.57 | 40.78 ± 12.80 | 16.18 ± 9.23 |
Data are presented as mean ± SD.
MDA malondialdehyde, SOD superoxide dismutase, TAC total antioxidant capacity, TOS total oxidant status, OSI oxidative stress index.
aP < 0.05 parameter on the trigger day versus baseline.