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Table 3 Correlations among serum Se, biomarkers and DNA damage

From: Serum selenium and single-nucleotide polymorphisms in genes for selenoproteins: relationship to markers of oxidative stress in men from Auckland, New Zealand

 

serum Se (ng/ml)

GPx activity

TR activity

Peroxide DNA

GPx activity

r = 0.187

   

P < 0.0001

   

TR activity

r = 0.169

r = 0.159

  

P = 0.0001

P = 0.0004

  

Peroxide DNA

r = 0.096

r = 0.111

r = 0.101

 

P = 0.033

P = 0.014

P = 0.021

 

Fresh blood DNA

r = −0.018

r = −0.002

r = −0.032

r = 0.168

P = 0.697

P = 0.963

P = 0.478

P = 0.0002

  1. Peroxide DNA–DNA damage in peroxide challenged leukocytes
  2. Fresh blood DNA–DNA damage in fresh blood leukocytes