Research Article

Within-Subject Reliability and between-Subject Variability of Oxidative Stress Markers in Saliva of Healthy Subjects: A Longitudinal Pilot Study

Table 2

Between-subject means, standard deviations (SD), and group coefficient of variation (CV).

MorningAfternoon
Mean (SD)Group CV (%)Mean (SD)Group CV (%)

GPX (U/g)114.8 (57)49.66151.4 (61)40.32
SOD (U/g)2828.7 (872.2)30.832609.9 (1494)57.24
TAC (mmol/g)1.6 (0.5)30.082.1 (0.7)33.04
UA (umol/g)340 (138.4)40.71425.8 (128.9)30.28
8-OHdG (ug/g)2.4 (1.8)75.002.1 (1.8)85.7
MDA (nmol/g)531 (314)59.131241.3 (1026)82.65

GPX: glutathione peroxidase; SOD: superoxide dismutase; TAC: total antioxidant capacity; UA: uric acid; 8-OHdG: 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine; MDA: malondialdehyde.