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Table 8 Comparison of oxidative stress markers levels between HIV infected patients with and without hypoalbuminemia

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

 

pre-HAART (n = 65)

HAART (n = 85)

Albumin sub class (mol/l)

<0.507

≥ 0.507

<0.507

≥ 0.507

n

35 (53.9%)

30 (25.9%)

63 (74.9%)

22 (25.9%)

BMI (kg/m 2 )

23.87 ± 0.65

27.83 ± 1.15**

25.11 ± 0.96

25.54 ± 1.47

Albumin (mol/l)

0.35 ± 0.094

0.57 ± 0.05***

0.33 ± 0.017

0.55 ± 0.018***

CD4 (lymphocytes/mm 3 )

345.71 ± 59.58

582.25 ± 102.49**

258 ± 42.04

269.38 ± 45.38

Sulfhydryls (nmol/mg protein)

4.73 ± 1.49

5.07 ± 2.7

3.52 ± 1.59

4.24 ± 2.71

TBARS (μmol/l)

3.95 ± 0.56

4.72 ± 0.64**

6.79 ± 1.21

6.11 ± 1.75*

Carbonyls (nmol/mg protein)

0.95 ± 0.17

0.81 ± 0.16

0.82 ± 0.16

0.85 ± 0.18

  1. Significant differences (*P < 0.05; **P < 0.001; ***P < 0.0001) are by comparison with albumin Sub class <0.507 mol/l
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