Clinical Study

The Association between Diabetic Retinopathy and Levels of Ischemia-Modified Albumin, Total Thiol, Total Antioxidant Capacity, and Total Oxidative Stress in Serum and Aqueous Humor

Table 1

IMA, total thiol, TAC, and TOS levels in the serum.

DRP group ()Control group () value

IMA (nm/l); median (1–3)44.80
(43.60–77.40)
40.15
(20.55–56.83)
a0.031
Total thiol (µmol/L); median (1–3)3051.13
(2713.98–3370.43)
3910.12
(3421.95–4356.67)
a0.004
TAC mmol (trolox equiv./L); mean ± SD1.46 ± 0.221.48 ± 0.21 b0.828
TOS (µmol H2O2 equiv./L); mean ± SD2.93 ± 0.192.91 ± 0.26 b0.039

Mann-Whitney test; bStudent’s -test; IMA: ischemia-modified albumin; TAC: total antioxidant capacity; TOS: total oxidative stress; : quartile.