Activity of Antioxidant Enzymes in the Tumor and Adjacent Noncancerous Tissues of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Table 5

Effect of age and sex of patients on the activity of antioxidant enzymes and concentration of MDA in tumor tissues.

Parameters	Age			Sex
	≤65 years	>65 years	value	Female	Male	value
MDA (μmol/g)			NS			NS
SOD (NU/mg)			NS			NS
MnSOD (NU/mg)			NS			NS
Cu/ZnSOD (NU/mg)			NS			NS
CAT (IU/g)			NS			NS
GPx (IU/g)			NS			0.009
GST (IU/g)			0.02			NS
GR (IU/g)			NS			NS

NS—not significant.