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Table 1 Comparison of mean values of superoxide dismutase (SOD), lipid peroxidation (LPO), catalase (CAT) and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) scavenging activity

From: Oxidative stress and abnormal lipid profile are common factors in students with eating distress

Biomarkers

Type

Number

Mean ± SE

df

F

p

SOD (Units of SOD/mg of protein)

Control

35

0.0440 ± 0.005

2

2.118

0.128

EAT-26

18

0.0668 ± 0.01

BES

17

0.0646 ± 0.01

LPO (n moles of MDA/mg of protein)

Control

35

0.1098 ± 0.01

2

9.357

0.000*

EAT-26

18

0.2894 ± 0.05

BES

17

0.3026 ± 0.05

CAT (k/ml)

Control

35

0.0370 ± 0.01

2

0.987

0.378

EAT-26

18

0.0129 ± 0.004

BES

17

0.0182 ± 0.01

NOS (%)

Control

35

31.24 ± 2.09

2

9.302

0.000*

EAT-26

18

50.41 ± 4.85

BES

17

47.39 ± 5.27

  1. Comparison of mean values of SOD, LPO, CAT and NOS scavenging activity between controls and high scoring participants of EAT-26 and Binge Eating Scale (BES)
  2. * p < 0.05