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Table 2 Content of Se, GSH-Px activity and TAS in the serum of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and in the control group

From: Dietary habits and selenium, glutathione peroxidase and total antioxidant status in the serum of patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis

 

Selenium (μg/L)

GSH – Px (U/L)

TAS (mmol/L)

 

Control group

MS patients

Control group

MS patients

Control group

MS patients

mean ± SD

mean ± SD

mean ± SD

mean ± SD

mean ± SD

mean ± SD

 

(n)

(n)

(n)

(n)

(n)

(n)

All subject

79.2±20.6

55.2#± 16.2

8029.9± 2650.1

6676.1*± 2386.4

1.48± 0.41

1.03#± 0.37

(63)

(101)

(63)

(101)

(63)

(101)

A) Smoking

87.6±24.4

54.9± 16.2

8548.4± 2221.5

6649.6± 2421.0

1.38± 0.31

0.95*A/B± 0.39

(26)

(45)

(26)

(45)

(26)

(45)

B) No-smoking

79.4± 17.52

55.6±13.5

8536.1± 2919.6

6609.2± 1948.4

1.31± 0.41

1.14± 0.33

(37)

(56)

(37)

(56)

(37)

(56)

C) Taking ID

-

55.4± 17.8

 

6911.9± 2480.9

 

0.92#C/D± 0.34

(52)

(52)

(52)

D) No-taking ID

-

58.6± 14.8

 

6684.5± 2433.1

 

1.31± 0.31

  

(49)

 

(49)

 

(49)

  1. SD – standard deviation, n – number of subjects, ID - immunomodulatory drugs; p value, p<0,05 - *, p<0,01 - #.