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Table 8 Antioxidant enzymes activity and GSH concentration in people with underweight normal body mass, 1st degree of obesity

From: Activity of erythrocyte antioxidant enzymes in healthy women depends on age, BMI, physical activity, and diet

 

Median underweight

Median normal

p

SOD [U/mgHb]

0.53

0.26

0.006

CAT [U/mgHb]

0.26

0.28

0.417

GPx [U/gHb]

0.07

0.04

0.201

GSH [µmol/gHb]

10.18

9.35

0.077

GST [U/gHb]

0.04

0.04

0.332

GR [U/gHb]

3.00

3.24

0.397

 

Median 1st degree of obesity

Median underweight

p

SOD [U/mgHb]

0.19

0.53

0.036

CAT [U/mgHb]

0.35

0.26

0.556

GPx [U/gHb]

0.04

0.07

0.794

GSH [µmol/gHb]

10.92

10.18

0.647

GST [U/gHb]

0.05

0.04

0.844

GR [U/gHb]

1.99

3.00

0.948

  1. The results in bold are statistically significant
  2. p—statistical significance of the relationship between underweight and normal BMI index and people with 1st degree of obesity and underweight, and the activity of antioxidant enzymes and concentration of GSH—Kruskal–Wallis ANOVA
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Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

ISSN: 2072-1315

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