Association of Oxidative Stress Markers with Atherogenic Index of Plasma in Adult Sickle Cell Nephropathy

Table 2

Oxidative stress markers of sickle cell disease control, macroalbuminuria, and chronic kidney disease.

Oxidative markers	SCD controls	SCD with macroalbuminuria	SCD with chronic kidney disease	Reference range
Number of subjects	65	30	15
Glutathione peroxidase (mU/mL)	9.2±0.9	5.54±3.5^∗	3.01±0.24^∗	9.2–19.6
Superoxide dismutase (ng/mL)	30.6±5.1	21.3±5.2^∗	18.5±2.6^∗	22.5–103
Catalase (μmol/min/L)	154 ± 7.9	150 ± 2.58	147±1.06^∗	156–182
Malondialdehyde (μmol/L)	2.5±0.4	3.8±1.7^∗	5.30±0.3^∗	0.025–0.98

* 𝑃<0.001.