Relationship of Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and the Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in Patients with Oral Cancer

Table 3

Correlations between components of metabolic syndrome and oxidative stress and inflammation.

	Metabolic syndrome^2	Abdominal obesity^3	High blood pressure^4	Hyperglycemia^5	Hypertriglyceridemia^6	Low HDL-C^7
	r^1
Oxidative stress
MDA (μM)	0.14	0.03	0.05	0.13	0.14	−0.04
Antioxidant capacity
SOD (U/mg protein)	−0.09	−0.06	−0.02	−0.08	−0.04	−0.08
CAT (U/mg protein)	−0.03	−0.07	−0.03	−.001	0.01	0.02
GPx (U/mg protein)	0.05	0.01	−0.04	0.09	−0.01	0.05
Inflammatory markers
hs-CRP (mg/L)	0.17^∗	0.12	−0.03	0.24	−0.00	0.26

¹Correlation coefficient (r). ²Yes = 1 and no = 0. ³Waist circumferences: ≥90 cm (males) and ≥80 cm (females). ⁴SBP ≥ 130 mmHg or DBP ≥ 85 mmHg, or taking antihypertensive drugs. ⁵Fasting glucose ≥ 5.6 mM or taking hypoglycemic drugs. ⁶TG ≥ 1.7 mM or taking antihyperlipidemia drugs. ⁷HDL-C: <1.0 mM (males) and <1.3 mM (females). CAT, catalase activity; MDA, malondialdehyde; GPx, glutathione peroxidase; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; SOD, superoxide dismutase. and .