Investigation of oxidative stress and dietary habits in Mongolian people, compared to Japanese people

Nutrition & Metabolism

Table 6 Results of Biochemical Measurements in Murun Subjects.

		Japanese	Total		Males		Females
		References	n	M ± SD	n	M ± SD	n	M ± SD
Serum
Albumin	g/dL	3.8–5.3	135	4.3 ± 0.4	72	4.3 ± 0.4	63	4.3 ± 0.3
ALT	IU/L	5–35	135	27.2 ± 24.4	72	30.4 ± 28.1	63	24.4 ± 19.4
BUN	mg/dL	8.0–23	135	14.3 ± 4.3	72	15.1 ± 4.3	63	13.5 ± 4.1
Fe	μg/dL	M50-200, F40-180	71	104.6 ± 39.4	39	119.8 ± 39.7	32	86.0 ± 30.3
Uric acid	mg/dL	M3.8-7.5, F2.4-5.8	135	4.8 ± 1.4	72	5.4 ± 1.4	63	4.1 ± 1.0
Folic acid	ng/mL	>3.1	71	4.1 ± 1.6	39	3.7 ± 1.3	32	4.6 ± 1.8
Vitamin A	IU/dL	97–316	71	158.7 ± 56.1	39	180.6 ± 61.2	32	132.0 ± 34.3
Vitamin C	μ g/mL	5.5–16.8	66	3.5 ± 2.3	39	3.3 ± 2.6	27	3.7 ± 2.4
		(Japanese Subjects	44	11.4 ± 5.6	26	8.7 ± 6.2	18	14.1 ± 5.3)
Vitamin E	mg/dL	0.75–1.41	38	0.9 ± 0.3	20	0.8 ± 0.2	18	1.0 ± 0.3
MDA	U/L	Japanese Subjects	66	109.5 ± 47.7	39	117.2 ± 49.3	27	98.4 ± 43.7
		Total (n = 44) 62.5 ± 21.3
		Males (n = 26) 74.6 ± 25.5
		Females (n = 18) 51.8 ± 17.2
Urine
8-OHdG	ng/mgCre	Japanese Subjects	78	11.8 ± 3.4	47	11.3 ± 3.0	31	12.1 ± 5.7
		Total (n = 32) 6.8 ± 4.4
		Males (n = 20) 7.5 ± 4.8
		Females (n = 12) 5.5 ± 4.3

ALT: alanine aminotransferase, MDA: malondialdehyde-modified LDL, BUN: blood urea nitrogen, Fe: iron, 8-OHdG: urinary 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine Japanese References: the data of a commercial laboratory, the SRL Inc. (Tokyo, Japan). *** p < 0.001

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