Table 2.
Correlations of studied parameters in chromosomal breakage patients (n=11).
| Age |
Total
leukocytic count x 103/uL |
Telomerase |
Nitric
Oxide (µmol/l) |
GSH
(µmol/l) |
GST
(U/l) |
Weight
(Kg) |
Height
(cm) |
OFC
(cm) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | -0.171 | -0.073 | 0.171 | 0.098 | 0.195 | 0.439 | 0.439 | 0.160 | |
|
Total leukocytic
count x 103/uL |
NS | 0.164 | -0.327 | -0.164 | 0.555 | 0.055 | 0.064 | 0.404 | |
| Telomerase activity | NS | NS | -0.336 | -0.218 | -0.136 | -0.327 | -0.173 | 0.220 | |
| Nitric Oxide (µmol/l ) | NS | NS | NS | -0.100 | -0.282 | -0.045 | 0.109 | -0.505 | |
| GSH (µmol /l ) | NS | NS | NS | NS | 0.218 | -0.118 | -0.173 | 0.257 | |
| GST (U/L) | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | 0.073 | 0.064 | 0.486 | |
| Weight (gm) | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | 0.918** | 0.514 | |
| Height (cm) | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | P=0.000 | 0.514 | |
| OFC (cm) | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
P value was calculated using Spearman correlation analysis: **: significant correlation at 0.01 level; NS: non significance; OFC:
occipitofrontal circumference