Table 2 The mean anti-radical enzyme activities (GPx, SOD and CAT) in obese and normal -weight children (mean ± SD)
From: Antioxidant enzymes activities in obese Tunisian children
Boys | Girls | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age: 6–8.5 years | Age: 9–12 years | Age: 6–8.5 years | Age: 9–12 years | |||||
Obese children (n=11) | Controls (n=12) | Obese children (n=12) | Controls (n=15) | Obese children (n=13) | Controls (n=11) | Obese children (n=18) | Controls (n=14) | |
SOD (U/mg Hb) | 3.37 ± 0.96 * | 2.59 ± 0.91 | 3.41 ± 1.05 ** | 2.75 ± 1.03 | 3.92 ± 0.79 * | 3.08 ± 0.92 | 4.31 ± 0.91 ** | 3.35 ± 0.78 |
GPx (U/g Hb) | 39.77 ± 6.98 | 32.48 ± 7.29 | 34.38 ± 8.52 | 33.83 ± 8.9 | 38.83 ± 7.26 | 34.41 ± 6.22 | 36.55 ± 6.48 | 35.64 ± 8.31 |
CAT (U/g Hb) | 32.48 ± 5.95 | 30.83 ± 8.63 | 32.15 ± 7.27 | 29.22 ± 7.39 | 32.69 ± 8.44 | 31.65 ± 6.54 | 39.77 ± 12.25 | 38.27 ± 11.84 |