Table 3 Mean nutritional parameter data (+SEM) from Day 1 and Day 56

Vitamin C (mg/L)

1RDA + Q10

24

5.30

0.51

6.02

1.23

6.23

0.62

3RDA

26

6.87

1.04

6.42

1.26

6.30

0.59

Placebo

29

6.62

0.61

5.21

0.97

5.14

0.56

Vitamin D (mg/L)

1RDA + Q10

24

25.41

2.40

30.5^a

6.22

28.73*

1.51

3RDA

26

24.27

2.19

30.1^a

5.90

29.23*

1.45

Placebo

29

20.22

2.22

21.76

4.04

23.97

1.39

Vitamin E (mg/L)

1RDA + Q10

24

11.61

0.56

12.1

2.47

12.00

0.40

3RDA

26

11.73

0.55

12.55

2.46

12.36

0.39

Placebo

29

11.12

0.44

11.36

2.11

11.62

0.37

CoQ10 (μg/L)

1RDA + Q10

24

562.3

46.0

586.3^a

119.7

541.8

36.64

3RDA

26

473.1

33.3

452.5

88.8

463.4

34.41

Placebo

29

447.1

26.3

437.8

81.3

464.8

32.89

Iron (μmol/L)

1RDA + Q10

24

1010.7

75.8

951.0

194.1

954.2

75.41

3RDA

26

1064.4

100.1

1054.9

206.9

1042.4

72.55

Placebo

29

992.9

89.6

985.2

183.0

993.7

68.65

Zinc (μmol/L)

1RDA + Q10

24

13.16

0.52

13.65

2.79

13.66

0.31

3RDA

26

13.13

0.28

13.34

2.62

13.35

0.30

Placebo

29

13.26

0.22

13.23

2.46

13.22

0.28

Homocysteine (μmol/L)

1RDA + Q10

24

11.79

0.61

10.54

2.15

10.35*

0.45

3RDA

26

11.83

0.75

9.5^a

1.86

9.30*

0.43

Placebo

29

10.76

0.41

11.36

2.11

11.71

0.41