Biochemical parameters
Healthy controls (n=40)
Schizophrenic patients (n=40)
MDA (nmol/L)
253.227±39.2095
367.336 ± 58.4985*
NO (mmol/L)
25.142 ± 5.5094
36.7625 ± 4.6885*
SOD (U/gm Hb)
24.811 ± 6.387
20.0598 ± 3.9774*
GSH (mg/gm Hb)
34.6875 ± 4.6755
26.8147 ± 3.5317*
Vitamin E (mg/L)
10.1307 ± 1.1105
9.207 ± 0.822*
Vitamin C (mg/dL)
0.906 ± 0.2145
0.6395 ± 0.1488*
TAC (nmol/L)
904.618 ± 11.405
761.93 ± 105.009*
*P < 0.001 Highly Significant compared to controls 253.227 ± 39.2095
*P < 0.001 Highly Significant; compared to controls; 253.227 ± 39.2095
Table 1:
The mean ± SD values of Plasma MDA, NO metabolites Erythrocyte- SOD, GSH, Plasma VITAMIN E, VITAMIN C, AND TAC in controls and patients with schizophrenia.