Table 8.
Antioxidant enzymes activity and GSH concentration in people with underweight normal body mass, 1st degree of obesity
| Median underweight | Median normal | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOD [U/mgHb] | 0.53 | 0.26 | 0.006 |
| CAT [U/mgHb] | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.417 |
| GPx [U/gHb] | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.201 |
| GSH [µmol/gHb] | 10.18 | 9.35 | 0.077 |
| GST [U/gHb] | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.332 |
| GR [U/gHb] | 3.00 | 3.24 | 0.397 |
| Median 1st degree of obesity | Median underweight | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOD [U/mgHb] | 0.19 | 0.53 | 0.036 |
| CAT [U/mgHb] | 0.35 | 0.26 | 0.556 |
| GPx [U/gHb] | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.794 |
| GSH [µmol/gHb] | 10.92 | 10.18 | 0.647 |
| GST [U/gHb] | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.844 |
| GR [U/gHb] | 1.99 | 3.00 | 0.948 |
The results in bold are statistically significant
p—statistical significance of the relationship between underweight and normal BMI index and people with 1st degree of obesity and underweight, and the activity of antioxidant enzymes and concentration of GSH—Kruskal–Wallis ANOVA