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Table 3 The effect of HIV infection and the antiretroviral therapy, on plasma levels of antioxidants.

From: The effect of different combination therapies on oxidative stress markers in HIV infected patients in cameroon

 

HIV negative (n = 90)

HIV+

Groups

 

pre-HAART (n = 65)

HAART (n = 85)

Sulfhydryls (nmol/mg protein)

8.03 ± 0.68

4.90 ± 2.78a

3.87 ± 2.85a

Albumin (mol/l)

0.94 ± 0.32

0.41 ± 0.05a

0.49 ± 0.28ab

Vitamin C (μmol/l)

27.1 ± 4.22

26 ± 4.01

21.43 ± 4.53

  1. Significant differences (aP < 0.0001) are by comparison with the control group (HIV Negative), (bP < 0.0001) are by comparison with the HIV positive patients without therapy (pre-HAART)