title: Correlates of markers of oxidative status in the general population.
abstract: Oxidative stress has been implicated in the etiology of many chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease. However, limited information exists on the factors that may influence oxidative status in the general population. In a random sample of the population of two counties in western New York, levels of several markers of oxidative status (i.e., thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances, erythrocyte glutathione, and glutathione peroxidase) were determined. A total of 894 men and 903 women aged 35-79 years were included in the study (1996-1999). In addition, a number of sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics and cardiovascular disease risk factors were measured. Age, markers of glucose metabolism (e.g., plasma glucose level) and insulin resistance (e.g., serum triglycerides, high density lipoprotein cholesterol, body mass index), and postmenopausal status in women were associated with increased oxidative stress and reduced antioxidant potentials. Oxidative status and antioxidant potentials appear to be significantly associated with a number of major cardiovascular disease risk factors; most of them are linked to abnormalities in glucose and insulin metabolism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA. trevisan@buffalo.edu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trevisan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Browne
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ram
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Muti
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Freudenheim
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Carosella
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Armstrong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D005978:Glutathione / Q000097:blood; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D016014:Linear Models; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009518:New York / Q000453:epidemiology; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D012307:Risk Factors; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D001786:Blood Glucose; D008055:Lipids; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D005978:Glutathione