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Evaluation of Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Status in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease in Rural Populations of the Nilgiris, South India

Table 3

Levels of antioxidants and lipid peroxidase in healthy control and patients with CVD.
Subjects enrolledSODCatalaseTBARSAscorbic acid
(U/mg protein)(U/mg protein)(μmoles of malondialdehyde/dL serum)(mg/dL)
Normal ( 𝑛 = 1 0 ) 2 . 1 5 ± 0 . 0 1 1 9 . 3 3 ± 0 . 8 1 6 8 . 7 0 ± 6 . 7 3 1 3 9 . 2 0 ± 1 0 . 0 8
IHD ( 𝑛 = 2 5 ) 1 . 0 5 ± 0 . 0 1 *** 6 . 0 1 ± 0 . 4 5 *** 1 7 0 . 1 6 ± 4 1 . 1 2 6 6 . 6 0 ± 1 7 . 3 2 *
MI ( 𝑛 = 1 2 ) 1 . 5 4 ± 0 . 0 1 *** 6 . 7 3 ± 0 . 1 4 *** 2 0 4 . 9 2 ± 2 4 . 5 2 5 7 . 9 2 ± 1 0 . 1 7 *
UA ( 𝑛 = 1 0 ) 1 . 8 6 ± 0 . 0 1 *** 6 . 2 8 ± 0 . 0 8 *** 1 7 0 . 7 0 ± 1 9 . 2 3 7 1 . 9 0 ± 9 . 7 3
IHD, ischaemic heart disease; MI, myocardial infarction; UA, unstable angina.
Values are mean ± SEM.
* 𝑃 < 0 . 0 5 ; *** 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1 compared with control. One-way ANOVA followed by Bonferroni test.