Table 5.
Baseline urinary oxidative damage markers levels (geometric mean (SD)) according to baseline clinical characteristics.
| GSH (nmol/mL) |
TBARS (µmL) |
8-Isoprostane (pg/mL) |
Pteridine (µmL) |
8-OH-dG (pg/mL) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 3.4 (1.6) | 66 (3.3) | 670 (1.2) | 8.5 (2.7) | 2754 (1.2) |
| Female | 3.2 (2.0) | 40 (2.6) * | 603 (1.8) | 8.5 (2.5) | 3019 (1.4) * | |
| Smoking | Current | 3.7 (1.5) | 70 (3.4) | 657 (1.2) | 10.6 (2.1) | 2842 (1.2) |
| Ex-smoker | 3.24 (1.8) | 38 (3.2) | 650 (1.1) | 6.9 (2.0) | 2977 (1.2) | |
| Never smoked | 3.23 (1.9) | 44 (2.8) | 615 (1.7) | 8.3 (2.7) | 2975 (1.4) | |
| Body mass index | Normal weight | 3.4 (1.8) | 42 (3.0) | 566 (3.0) | 7.7 (3.0) | 3013 (2.0) |
| Overweight | 3.8 (1.8) | 54 (3.0) | 630 (2.0) | 9.3 (2.0) | 2791 (2.0) | |
| Obese | 3.2 (1.9) | 45 (2.8) | 649 (2.0) | 8.5 (2.6) | 3061 (1.5) | |
| Diabetes + | No | 3.4 (1.9) | 41.5 (1.1) | 614 (1.7) | 8.6 (2.7) | 3019 (1.4) |
| Yes | 2.9 (2.0) | 74 (3.7) * | 655 (1.1) | 8.1 (2.0) | 2708 (1.2) * | |
| Hypertension + | No | 3.4 (1.9) | 46 (3.0) | 615 (2.0) | 8.7 (2.7) | 3083 (2) |
| Yes | 2.8 (1.6) | 47 (2.3) | 650 (1) | 7.6 (2) | 2616 (1.3) * |
+ previously diagnosed diabetes mellitus or hypertension. * p < 0.05.