Research Article

Plasma Prolidase Activity and Oxidative Stress in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease

Table 2

Representation of PPA, TOS, TAS, and OSI with duration of disease in patients with PD.

Duration of Parkinson’s disease (240)PPA (mmol min−1 L−1)TOS (mol H2O2 Eq/L)TAS (mmol Trolox Eq/L)OSI (arbitrary unit)

≤2 years ( = 0.5 to 2.0 years)14043.13 ± 29.8914.71 ± 2.391.98 ± 0.387.92 ± 2.53

>2 years ( = 2.5 to 14.0 years)10038.44 ± 25.4319.34 ± 2.331.27 ± 0.1615.73 ± 4.14

value<0.001<0.001<0.001

Significant (Sig.) value less than 0.05 was considered. Data are mean ± standard deviation, = range, = value according to Student’s -test, and = value according to Mann-Whitney test.