Levels of Blood Total Antioxidants Among Hypertensives in Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria
E. C. Adegor
Department of Physiology, Delta State University, Abraka (Nigeria).
The levels of serum total antioxidant were investigated in sixty-two consenting hypertensives and fifty-eight normotensives selected from the suburb of Abraka in Delta State, Nigeria, using recognized techniques. The total antioxidant values obtained for the male and female hypertensives were 1.36±0.20mM and 1.53±0.18mM, respectively. However, the comparable values for the normotensive subjects are 1.98±0.22mM and 1.84±0.14mM. Hypertension significantly reduces (p<0.05) total antioxidant level in both gender. The role of antioxidant supplementation in the clinical course of hypertension should be explored.
KEYWORDS:Hypertension; Antioxidant; Normotensive; Abraka
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