Table 3.
Comparison between the studied groups according to oxidative stress markers
| Participants exposed to radioiodine (Group I) (n = 40) |
Participants exposed to X-ray (Group II) (n = 40) |
Control group (Group III) (n = 40) |
p* | p** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDA (nmol/ml) | |||||
| Min. – Max. | 0.13–21.84 | 1.52–11.10 | 0.26–2.50 | 0.006* | < 0.001* |
| Mean ± SD. | 5.76 ± 7.09 | 4.04 ± 2.32 | 1.14 ± 0.67 | ||
| H2O2 (mM/L) | |||||
| Min. – Max. | 1.01–2.42 | 1.20–2.34 | 0.16–0.93 | < 0.001* | < 0.001* |
| Mean ± SD. | 1.36 ± 0.40 | 1.25 ± 0.39 | 0.48 ± 0.23 | ||
| TAC (mM/L) | |||||
| Min. – Max. | 0.08–1.74 | 0.19–0.94 | 1.08–2.71 | < 0.001* | < 0.001* |
| Mean ± SD. | 0.74 ± 0.56 | 0.56 ± 0.23 | 1.59 ± 0.51 | ||
p*, p-value for comparing between group I and group III. p**, p-value for comparing between group II and group III. *: Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05. Student t test and Mann Whitney test were used