Table 4 Plasma antioxidant vitamins according to age group

Lipid-corrected total vitamin E (g/mol)

   Baseline (0 month)

8.71 ± 0.37

8.57 ± 0.43

10.41 ± 0.50

9.89 ± 0.56

   3 months

9.49 ± 0.24

9.59 ± 0.46

10.35 ± 0.25

11.03 ± 0.45*

   6 months

9.04 ± 0.67

10.39 ± 0.53**

9.52 ± 0.61

12.89 ± 0.85**

Lipid-corrected total tocopherol (g/mol)

   Baseline (0 month)

8.04 ± 0.33

7.89 ± 0.45

9.84 ± 0.47

9.39 ± 0.57

   3 months

8.92 ± 0.35

8.86 ± 0.46

9.92 ± 0.29

10.49 ± 0.48*

   6 months

8.20 ± 0.62

9.66 ± 0.52**

8.97 ± 0.52

12.06 ± 0.79**

Lipid-corrected total tocotrienol (g/mol)

   Baseline (0 month)

0.69 ± 0.09

0.66 ± 0.08

0.58 ± 0.11

0.50 ± 0.07

   3 months

0.61 ± 0.07

0.73 ± 0.11

0.46 ± 0.09

0.54 ± 0.07

   6 months

0.80 ± 0.09

0.73 ± 0.09

0.55 ± 0.14

0.82 ± 0.11**

Vitamin C (mg/L)

   Baseline (0 month)

4.61 ± 0.35

3.95 ± 0.19

5.57 ± 0.47

4.50 ± 0.48

   3 months

5.26 ± 0.42

5.16 ± 0.43*

6.48 ± 0.36

5.42 ± 0.39*

   6 months

5.66 ± 0.32**

4.98 ± 0.63

6.66 ± 0.56

5.26 ± 0.46**