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Table 2 Oxidative stress markers in healthy and osteoporosis subjects

From: Oxidative stress as a risk factor for osteoporosis in elderly Mexicans as characterized by antioxidant enzymes

 

Healthy (n = 50)

Osteoporosis (n = 44)

Lipoperoxides (LPO) (μmol/L)

0.258 ± 0.09

0.296 ± 0.14

Superoxide dismutase (SOD) (UI/L)

167 ± 10.7

165 ± 7.4

Glutathione peroxidase (GPx) (UI/L)

7039 ± 2724

5399 ± 2359*

Total antioxidant status (TAS) (mmol/L)

1.03 ± 0.21

0.96 ± 0.18

SOD/GPx ratio

0.028 ± 0.01

0.036 ± 0.01

  1. Mean values ± SD; t-test, *p < 0.01, p < 0.05.