Research Article

Sociodemographic and Lifestyle Determinants of Plasma Oxidative Stress Markers 8-OHdG and F2-Isoprostanes and Associations with Metabolic Syndrome

Table 1

Sample and subject characteristics () of participants with plasma 8-OHdG and/or F2-isoprostane measurement.

Mean (SD) or %

Sociodemographics
 Age (years)42.5 (14.1)
 Female 64.7%
 Education (years)12.7 (3.2)
 North-European ancestry96.6%

Lifestyle
 Smoking
  None (never/former)69.3%
  10 cig/day14.8%
  10 cig/day15.9%
 Plasma cotinine ng/mL71.2 (175.9)
 Alcohol
  ♂/♀ < 1 units/wk23.2%
  ♂ ≤ 21/♀ ≤ 14 units/wk65.0%
  ♂ > 21/♀ > 14 units/wk11.8%
 Physical activity (MET-min/wk)3742 (3072)
 Body mass index (BMI) (kg/m2)25.3 (4.5)
 Supplement users 11.5%

Metabolic, health, and disease factors
 Waist circumference (cm)88.5 (13.4)
 Triglycerides (mmol/liter)1.3 (0.9)
 HDL-cholesterol (mmol/liter)1.6 (0.4)
 LDL-cholesterol (mmol/liter)3.1 (1.0)
 Fasting glucose (mmol/liter)5.2 (0.9)
 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)137 (20)
 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)81 (11)
 Metabolic syndrome (MetS)19.6%
of MetS components1.4 (1.3)
chronic diseases
  062.3%
  126.6%
  2 or more12.1%
 Cardiometabolic (cardiovascular disease, diabetes)8.7%
 Musculoskeletal (osteoarthritis, rheumatic disorders)9.4%
 Chronic nonspecific lung disease6.5%
 Cancer3.3%

Sampling variables
 Season at time of sample collection
  Winter (Dec.–Feb.)20.3%
  Spring (Mar.–May)24.5%
  Summer (Jun.–Aug.)24.5%
  Autumn (Sep.–Nov.)30.6%
 Fasting prior to sample collection95.6%

Oxidative stress markers
 8-Hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) (pmol/liter)45.5 (17.0)
 F2-isoprostanes (pmol/liter)120.6 (40.4)

Cig: cigarettes; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; : number; MET: metabolic equivalent of task; MetS: metabolic syndrome; Wk: week.