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Table 4 Pearson’s correlation coefficients of C. albidum extracts antioxidant parameters

From: Effect of extraction technique, solvent polarity, and plant matrix on the antioxidant properties of Chrysophyllum albidum G. Don (African Star Apple)

r

Total phenols content

Total flavonoids content

Total antioxidant capacity

DPPH scavenging activity

0.717

 − 0.098

 − 0.058

Nitric oxide scavenging activity

0.861*

 − 0.183

 − 0.350

Lipid peroxidation inhibition

0.223

0.745

0.552

  1. *Significant at p < 0.05. r: correlation coefficient; DPPH: 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl. The value r = 1 means a perfect positive correlation, the value r = 0 means no correlation, and the value r =  − 1 means a perfect negative correlation