Table 2.
Spearman's correlation coefficient of Hcy with markers of oxidative stress in the studied samples.
| Hcy patients | Hcy healthy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ρ | p level | ρ | p level | |
| GSH (μMol/l) | 0.098 | 0.498 | -0.263 | 0.120 |
| SOD activity (units of activity/g Hb) | 0.055 | 0.703 | 0.209 | 0.221 |
| CAT activity (units of activity/g Hb) | -0.252 | 0.078 | -0.0046 | 0.979 |
| КDNPH, spontaneous oxidation (units optical density/mg protein/ml) | -0.085 | 0.557 | -0.224 | 0.189 |
| ADNPH, spontaneous oxidation (units optical density/mg protein/ml) | -0.069 | 0.634 | 0.073 | 0.670 |
| КDNPH, metal-catalyzed oxidation (units optical density/mg protein/ml) | -0.050 | 0.730 | -0.078 | 0.652 |
| АDNPH, metal-catalyzed oxidation (units optical density/mg protein/ml) | -0.088 | 0.543 | 0.037 | 0.830 |
| MDA (nmol/ml) | -0.150 | 0.298 | 0.381 | 0.022 |
Note: Hcy: homocysteine; GSH: reduced glutathione; SOD: superoxide dismutase; CAT: catalase; КDNPH: ketone-2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazones; АDNPH: aldehyde-2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazones; MDA: malonic dialdehyde; Me (Q1, Q3): median and interquartile range; “m ± σ”: mean ± standard deviation; ρ: Spearman's correlation coefficient.