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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Acute vitamin C improves cardiac function, not exercise capacity, in adults with type 2 diabetes

 

Control

T2D

n

21

31

Females (n)

11 (52.4%)

7 (22.6%)

Age (years)

45 ± 2

46 ± 1

Height (cm)

171 ± 2

174 ± 2

Body mass (kg)

89.2 ± 2.4

96.5 ± 3.3

Body mass index (kg/m2)

30.4 ± 0.7

31.5 ± 0.8

Fat-free mass (kg)

58.4 ± 2.3

64.6 ± 2.3

HbA-1c (%)

5.4 ± 0.1

6.9 ± 0.1*

Insulin (µU/ml)

15.1 ± 1.7

28.7 ± 3.4*

Glucose (mg/dl)

86.5 ± 1.4

121.2 ± 4.1*

Adiponectin (µg/ml)

9.5 ± 1.2

5.1 ± 0.4*

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

173 ± 6

144 ± 4*

LDL cholesterol (mg/dl)

105 ± 5

85 ± 4*

HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)

52 ± 3

39 ± 1*

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

107 ± 8

143 ± 12*

Resting systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

121 ± 2

116 ± 2

Resting diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

81 ± 2

78 ± 2

  1. Data are mean ± SEM
  2. * Different from control group (P < 0.05)