Table 4.

Gene expression of antioxidant defense enzymes in placental tissue.

Antioxidant Defenses	NW n = 16	OB GDM(−) n = 18	OB GDM(+) n = 13
CAT A	0.146 ± 0.054	0.087 ± 0.048	0.115 ± 0.104
GSS A	0.215 ± 0.071	0.159 ± 0.068	0.218 ± 0.114
GSR B	0.265 ± 0.131	0.213 ± 0.116	0.294 ± 0.180
GPX1 A	0.207 ± 0.067	0.152 ± 0.062	0.187 ± 0.061

Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation. Data were analyzed depending on their distribution with: ^A. One-way ANOVA or ^B. Kruskal–Wallis test.