Table
3: Values
of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS)
and Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC) in
patients with fibromyalgia (G1), and controls (G2).
Serum Levels |
|
G1 |
G2 |
|
(N = 52) |
(N = 55) |
P - value |
||
TBARS (nmol/L) |
Mean |
300.66 |
280.95 |
0.7123 |
± SD |
320.21 |
227.39 |
||
TEAC (nmol/L) |
Mean |
1.93 |
2.31 |
0.0005 |
± SD |
0.71 |
0.21 |
N = Number of
subjects, SD = Standard Deviation, P = Level of significance < 0.05.