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Table 3 Associations among lipid levels, oxidative stress and inflammatory markers

From: Imbalance in superoxide dismutase/thioredoxin reductase activities in hypercholesterolemic subjects: relationship with low density lipoprotein oxidation

Parameters

Correlation coefficients (R)

 

LDL

PON1

TrxR-1

SOD/TrxR-1

TC (mg/dL)

0.92*

−0.03

0.12

0.15

HDL (mg/dL)

−0.11

0.10

0.04

−0.09

TG (mg/dL)

0.21*

−0.09

0.002

0.06

Hs-CRP (mg/L)

0.46*

−0.06

−0.03

0.11

Protein carbonyl (nmol/mg of protein)

0.27*

0.05

0.08

0,00

TBARS (nmol MDA/mL)

0.33*

0.06

−0.05

0.23*

LDLox (mg/L)

0.49*

−0.02

−0.11

0.18*

LDLoxAB (mg/L)

0.66*

−0.04

−0.04

0.21*

AI

0.74*

−0.09

0.05

0.19*

SOD (U/L)

0.41*

−0.06

0.18*

-

TrxR- 1 (U/L)

0.10

0.05

-

-

SOD/TrxR-1

0.19*

−0.06

-

-

PON1 (U/mL)

−0.03

-

-

-

  1. TC = total cholesterol; TG = triglycerides; TBARS = thiobarbituric acid reactive substances; MDA = malondialdehyde; SOD = superoxide dismutase; TrxR-1 = thioredoxin reductase 1; PON1 = Paraoxonase 1; LDLox = oxidized LDL; LDLoxAB = LDLox autoantibodies; hs-CRP = highly sensitive C-reactive protein; AI = atherogenic index.