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

The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine

Table 4 Relationship between oxidative stress markers and malaria symptoms in infected patients

Oxidative marker	Infection status	Mean ± SEM	t values	p values
MDA (μ/L × 10⁹)	Symptomatic	5.49 ± 0.77	2.827	0.011*
MDA (μ/L × 10⁹)	Asymptomatic	2.93 ± 0.47	2.827	0.011*
SOD (μ/L)	Symptomatic	0.0096 ± 0.00	− 1.649	0.116
SOD (μ/L)	Asymptomatic	0.0098 ± 0.00	− 1.649	0.116
GSH (μ/L)	Symptomatic	249.17 ± 0.14	1.295	0.212
GSH (μ/L)	Asymptomatic	244.97 ± 3.23	1.295	0.212
GPx (μ/L)	Symptomatic	0.27 ± 0.04	0.843	0.410
GPx (μ/L)	Asymptomatic	0.23 ± 0.02	0.843	0.410

*Significance difference (p < 0.05)
Symptomatic patients were those with signs such as fever, headache, chills, loss of appetite, nausea, and vomiting according to WHO [1]