Preliminary Data on the Interaction between Some Biometals and Oxidative Stress Status in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease Patients

Table 1

Demographics, functional description, and oxidative marker assessment of the study groups.

	Control,	MCI,	AD,
Age (means ± SEM, years)	62.5 ± 3.4	63.2 ± 4.2	65.8 ± 3.9
Sex (% F/% M)	46.6% F/53.3% M	33.3% F/66.6% M	40% F/60% M
MMSE score (means ± SEM)	26 ± 0.5	22.2 ± 0.3	18.5 ± 0.3
SOD (U/ml)	0.22 ± 0.008	0.18 ± 0.001	0.17 ± 0.003
GPx (U/ml)	0.142 ± 0.001	0.049 ± 0.002	0.045 ± 0.001
MDA (nmol/l)	9008 ± 0.14	13.141 ± 0.36	18.158 ± 0.26

Results are presented as mean ± SEM; , as compared to the control group.