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Table 1 Baseline characteristics for subjects with marginal (n = 15) or adequate (n = 7) vitamin C status

From: Marginal vitamin C status is associated with reduced fat oxidation during submaximal exercise in young adults

 

Marginal vitamin C status Plasma vitamin C <34 μmol/L

Adequate vitamin C status Plasma vitamin C ≥34 μmol/L

p value1

Vitamin C, μmol/L

18.1 ± 2.5

42.9 ± 3.4

.000

BMI, kg/m2

25.0 ± 1.3

23.3 ± 1.4

.436

Total carnitine, ng/ml

12.0 ± 0.8

6.5 ± 0.9

.000

RER2

0.87 ± 0.02

0.83 ± 0.01

.034

Fat energy*, kcals/kg

1.02 ± 0.12

1.36 ± 0.11

.045

VO2max*, ml/kg/min

37.5 ± 2.5

36.9 ± 2.3

.866

  1. 1Independent t-test.
  2. 2Computed at steady state during 60-minute submaximal walk test.
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Nutrition & Metabolism

ISSN: 1743-7075

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