Table 3 Antioxidant activities and serum concentrations of Malonyldialdehyde in gestational diabetes, normal pregnant, diabetes nonpregnant and nondiabetes nonpregnant women

MDA(µmol/l)

4.62 ± 0.84^ab

5.34 ± 1.19^bc

5.74 ± 1.17^c

4.11 ± 1.02^a

GSH(mmol/l)

0.45 ± 0.08^b

0.32 ± 0.04^a

0.43 ± 0.12^b

0.50 ± 0.17^b

SOD (U/ml)

1.34 ± 0.42^bc

1.07 ± 0.41^ab

0.90 ± 0.14^a

1.42 ± 0.36^c

CAT (mU/l)

1.29 ± 0.56^a

1.28 ± 0.70^a

1.20 ± 1.03^a

2.06 ± 1.86^a

Vit C (g/l)

0.38 ± 0.17^a

0.45 ± 0.22^a

0.44 ± 0.17^a

0.21 ± 0.05^a

Vit E (mg/dl)

16.33 ± 1.45^a

17.24 ± 14.08^a

16.62 ± 15.27^a

18.48 ± 12.9^a