Relationship between antioxidant capacity and oxidative stress in children with acute hepatitis A

Table 1 Serum antioxidant vitamins and whole blood MDA and GSH levels in the patient and control groups (mean ± SD)

	Acute Hepatitis A	Control	P
	(n = 19)	(n = 29)
MDA (nmol/mL)	1.92 ± 0.14	1.11 ± 0.11	< 0.001
GSH (mg/dL)	3.89 ± 1.59	34.38 ± 1.41	< 0.001
β-carotene (μg/dL)	10.52 ± 1.19	17.44 ± 1.78	< 0.001
Retinol (μg/dL)	20.87 ± 1.42	32.81 ± 2.13	< 0.001
α-tocopherol (mg/dL)	0.56 ± 0.31	0.71 ± 0.25	< 0.05
Ascorbic acid (mg/dL)	0.88 ± 0.17	1.29 ± 0.18	< 0.01

P values were calculated using the Student’s t-test. MDA: Malondialdehyde; GSH: Reduced glutathione; Retinol: Vitamin A; α-tocopherol: Vitamin E; Ascorbic acid: Vitamin C.