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 enrolled
SOD
Catalase
TBARS
Ascorbic acid
(U/mg protein)
(U/mg protein)
(μmoles of malondialdehyde/dL serum)
(mg/dL)
Normal ()
IHD ()
***
***
*
MI ()
***
***
*
UA ()
***
***
IHD, ischaemic heart disease; MI, myocardial infarction; UA, unstable angina. Values are mean ± SEM.
*
; *** compared with control. One-way ANOVA followed by Bonferroni test.