Research Article

Indices of Paraoxonase and Oxidative Status Do Not Enhance the Prediction of Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease in Mixed-Ancestry South Africans

Table 2

Robust correlation of CIMT with PON and antioxidant status.

CorrelatesOverallNo diabetesDiabetes value

PON1 −0.09 (−0.17 to 0.00)−0.04 (−0.14 to 0.07)−0.01 (−0.17 to 0.16)0.74
PONase−0.17 (−0.25 to −0.08)−0.11 (−0.21 to 0)0.04 (−0.13 to 0.20)0.15
AREase−0.24 (−0.32 to −0.15)−0.20 (−0.30 to −0.09)−0.05 (−0.21 to 0.12)0.13
FRAP−0.17 (−0.26 to −0.09)−0.12 (−0.22 to −0.02)0.03 (−0.13 to 0.20)0.12
TEAC−0.22 (−0.30 to −0.13)−0.16 (−0.26 to −0.06)0.04 (−0.12 to 0.21)0.04
Ox-LDL0.25 (0.17 to 0.34)0.21 (0.10 to 0.30)−0.03 (−0.20 to 0.13)0.02
TBARS0.26 (0.17 to 0.34)0.19 (0.09 to 0.29)−0.01 (−0.17 to 0.16)0.04

Paraoxonase 1; PONase: paraoxonase; AREase: arylesterase; FRAP: ferric reducing ability of plasma; TEAC: trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity; Ox-LDL: oxidized LDL; TBARS: thiobarbituric acid reactive substances.