Table 4.
Plasma levels of antioxidants and oxidative stress markers among COVID-19 and control groups.
Analytes | Comorbidities | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Malaria | Hypertension | Diabetes | None | |
Vitamin A (µg/dL) | 24.04 ± 1.40 | 24.65 ± 1.40 | 24.33 ± 0.83 | 27.90 ± 1.63 |
Vitamin C (mg/dL) | 28.97 ± 2.55 | 27.58 ± 2.42 | 29.10 ± 1.82 | 35.88 ± 2.78 |
Vitamin E (mg/dL) | 0.60 ± 0.05 | 0.59 ± 0.03 | 0.56 ± 0.05 | 0.65 ± 0.05 |
8-iso-PGF2α (pg/mL) | 88.00 ± 8.25 | 92.75 ± 5.13 | 90.80 ± 4.00 | 79.53 ± 4.24 |
8-iso-PGF2α: 8-isoprostaglandin F2 alpha; none: COVID-19 naïve.