Resistin in Human Seminal Plasma: Relationship with Lipid Peroxidation, CAT Activity, GSH/GSSG Ratio, and Semen Parameters

Table 2

Resistin and stress oxidative parameters () of infertile men classified into 2 groups according to clinical diagnoses and fertile controls.

Variables	Leukocytospermia; L	Varicocele; V	Fertile men; F	HDS Tukey post hoc test; ( value)	Games-Howell post hoc test; ( value)
Resistin (ng/ml)					F vs. L; F vs. V
MDA (nmoli/ml)	6.87± 1.25	3.56± 0.61	0.56± 0.05	—	F vs L; F vs. V; L vs. V
GSH/GSSH				F vs. L; F vs. V; L vs. V
CAT (nmoli/min/mg of proteins)				—	F vs. L; F vs. V

Legend: resistin (ng/ml); MDA (malondialdehyde; nmoli/ml); GSH/GSSG (reduced glutathione/oxidized glutathione; nmol/mg of protein); CAT (catalase activity; nmoli/min/mg of protein). ; ; .