Research Article

Effects of Docosahexaenoic Supplementation and In Vitro Vitamin C on the Oxidative and Inflammatory Neutrophil Response to Activation

Table 1

Anthropometric and physical activity characteristics of subjects.

PlaceboExperimental

Age (years)19.3 ± 0.420.4 ± 0.5
Weight (kg)76.5 ± 1.876.4 ± 3.5
Height (cm)179 ± 2180 ± 3
Body mass index (BMI, kg/m2)24.0 ± 0.623.5 ± 0.5
Waist-hip ratio (WHR)0.805 ± 0.0120.814 ± 0.012
Fat mass (Yuhasz, %)7.53 ± 0.247.21 ± 0.25
Fat-free mass (%)92.5 ± 0.292.8 ± 0.3
Intense physical activity time (min/day)96.4 ± 57.950.4 ± 13.1
Moderate physical activity time (min/day)68.6 ± 17.163.2 ± 14.6
VO2max60.4 ± 1862.0 ± 0.9
Neutrophils (106 cells/mL blood)3.47 ± 0.532.80 ± 0.12

Statistical analysis: Student’s -test for unpaired data, .