Table 1 |
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Baseline characteristics for subjects with marginal (n = 15) or adequate (n = 7) vitamin C status |
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Marginal vitamin C status Plasma vitamin C <34 μmol/L |
Adequate vitamin C status Plasma vitamin C ≥34 μmol/L |
p value1 |
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Vitamin C, μmol/L |
18.1 ± 2.5 |
42.9 ± 3.4 |
.000 |
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BMI, kg/m2 |
25.0 ± 1.3 |
23.3 ± 1.4 |
.436 |
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Total carnitine, ng/ml |
12.0 ± 0.8 |
6.5 ± 0.9 |
.000 |
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RER2 |
0.87 ± 0.02 |
0.83 ± 0.01 |
.034 |
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Fat energy*, kcals/kg |
1.02 ± 0.12 |
1.36 ± 0.11 |
.045 |
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VO2max*, ml/kg/min |
37.5 ± 2.5 |
36.9 ± 2.3 |
.866 |
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1Independent t-test. 2Computed at steady state during 60-minute submaximal walk test. |
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Johnston et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2006 3:35 doi:10.1186/1743-7075-3-35 |
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