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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 4

Levels of antioxidants and lipid peroxidase in patients ischaemic heart disease based on social habits.
Social habitsSODCatalaseTBARSAscorbic acid
(U/mg protein)(U/min/mg protein)( 𝝁 moles of malondialdehyde/dL of serum)(mg/dL)
Smoker ( 𝑛 = 1 8 ) 1 . 0 3 ± 0 . 0 3 6 . 0 7 7 ± 0 . 4 4 1 8 1 . 5 3 ± 3 5 . 5 1 6 6 . 2 7 ± 2 0 . 5 4
Nonsmoker ( 𝑛 = 7 ) 1 . 1 1 ± 0 . 0 5 5 . 9 0 ± 0 . 4 7 1 5 6 . 7 0 ± 4 2 . 8 0 6 7 . 0 0 ± 1 1 . 9 8
Alcoholic ( 𝑛 = 6 ) 1 . 0 2 ± 0 . 0 5 5 . 7 9 ± 0 . 4 0 1 7 6 . 8 3 ± 4 1 . 2 4 6 0 . 6 6 ± 1 2 . 0 7
Nonalcoholic ( 𝑛 = 1 9 ) 1 . 0 1 ± 0 . 0 1 6 . 0 8 ± 0 . 4 5 1 6 8 . 0 5 ± 4 1 . 9 7 6 8 . 4 2 ± 1 8 . 5 5
Vegetarian ( 𝑛 = 2 ) 1 . 1 8 ± 0 . 0 1 6 . 3 5 ± 0 . 4 9 1 9 8 . 5 1 ± 2 3 . 3 3 5 3 . 5 1 ± 1 2 . 1 2
Nonvegetarian ( 𝑛 = 2 3 ) 1 . 0 4 ± 0 . 0 4 5 . 9 8 ± 0 . 4 6 1 6 7 . 6 9 ± 4 1 . 7 1 6 7 . 6 9 ± 1 7 . 6 1
Values are mean ± SEM.