Research Article

Oxidative Stress Markers and C-Reactive Protein Are Related to Severity of Heart Failure in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Table 4

Redox biomarkers and hs-CRP in healthy controls and all DCM patients and with division of them into groups depending on NYHA class and LVEF.

Control
C
()
DCM
D
()
NYHA
I-II
A ()
NYHA
III-IV
B ()

” Mann-Whitney T
LVEF
≥20%
A1 ()
LVEF
<20%
B1 ()

” Mann-Whitney T

MDA 
mol/L]
1.31
1.14–1.41
4.37
3.68–5.78
4.47
3.71–5.61
4.26
3.51–5.78
AvsBns
<0.001
BvsC<0.001
DvsC<0.001
4.51
3.71–5.27
4.00
3.70–5.29
A1vsB1ns
A1vsC<0.001
B1vsC<0.001

UA 
mol/L]
296
266–330
427
345–500
397
331–471
462,0
358–566
AvsB<0.05
AvsC<0.001
BvsC<0.001
DvsC<0.001
398
334–480
462
409–590
A1vsB1<0.01
A1vsC<0.001
B1vsC<0.001

MnSOD 
NU/mL]
8.89
7.76–9.70
9.04
4.16–13.74
7.23
3.49–12.65
10.52
5.91–14.82
AvsB<0.05
AvsCns
BvsC<0.05
DvsCns
6.58
3.09–11.69
11.39
5.92–15.76
A1vsB1<0.001
A1vsCns
B1vsC<0.05

CuZnSOD 
NU/mL]
5.37
3.09–5.95
4.88
2.60–6.79
4.72
2.49–6.1
5.92
3.88–7.3
AvsBns
AvsCns
BvsCns
DvsCns
4.55
2.49–6.12
6.52
3.47–8.53
A1vsB1<0.05
A1vsCns
B1vsCns

hs-CRP
mg/L]
0.76
0.53–1.53
1.7
0.71–4.34
1.45
0.47–3.27
2.7
1.11–9.68
AvsB<0.05
AvsC<0.05
BvsC<0.01
DvsC<0.05
1.85
0.71–3.10
3.29
2.00–5.70
A1vsB1<0.01
A1vsC<0.01
B1vsC<0.001

MDA: malondialdehyde; UA: uric acid; MnSOD: manganese superoxide dismutase; CuZnSOD: cooper-zinc superoxide dismutase; hs-CRP: high sensitivity C-reactive protein.