Oxidative stress and anti-oxidants in asymptomatic malaria-positive patients: a hospital-based cross-sectional Nigerian study

The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine

Table 3 Relationship between oxidative stress markers and infection

Oxidative marker	Infection status	Mean values ± SEM	t values	p values
MDA (μ/L × 10⁹)	Negative	2.38 ± 0.28	− 5.570	0.000*
MDA (μ/L × 10⁹)	Positive	6.05 ± 0.60	− 5.570	0.000*
SOD (μ/L)	Negative	0.0097 ± 0.00	0.709	0.488
SOD (μ/L)	Positive	0.0096 ± 0.00	0.709	0.488
GSH (μ/L)	Negative	244.61 ± 3.17	− 1.546	0.156
GSH (μ/L)	Positive	249.53 ± 0.24	− 1.546	0.156
GPx (μ/L)	Negative	0.19 ± 0.02	− 3.611	0.002*
GPx (μ/L)	Positive	0.31 ± 0.03	− 3.611	0.002*