Research Article

Predicting Severity and Intrahospital Mortality in COVID-19: The Place and Role of Oxidative Stress

Table 5

Prooxidative and antioxidative parameters in the blood in all study groups. Data are presented as mean and standard deviation in all study groups.

Severity of COVID 19 infectionProoxidantsAntioxidant enzymes
O2 (nmol/ml)TBARS (μmol/ml)H2O2 (nmol/ml)NO (nmol/ml)CAT ()SOD ()GSH ()

MildMean3.501.342.303.030.7922.49103394.79
Std. deviation1.830.480.680.620.389.2717473.95
33353535353535

ModerateMean4.841.282.183.200.6819.7696202.84
Std. deviation3.290.640.650.680.369.5321664.02
48505050504850

SevereMean11.301.202.072.661.1522.3995272.71
Std. deviation5.660.710.440.450.9011.1921315.30
31343434343334


Statistical significance was established by ANOVA analysis with Tukey-B post hoc test as follows: mild vs. moderate; mild vs. severe; moderate vs. severe.