Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress Biomarkers in the Elderly, the Birjand Longitudinal Aging Study

Table 4

Inflammatory and oxidative stress biomarkers in elderly cigarette and non-cigarette smokers.

Variables	Cigarette smoker ()	Non-cigarette smoker ()	value
hsCRP (mg/ml)			0.1
FRAP (pg/ml)			0.722
PPPH (pg/ml)			0.266
Thiol (pg/ml)			0.341
TBAR (pg/ml)			0.125

Data are expressed as , hsCRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, FRAP: ferric reducing antioxidant power, PPPH: porcine plasma protein hydrolysate, TBARS: thiobarbituric acid reactive substances. Mann–Whitney, -test.