Evidence of a Redox-Dependent Regulation of Immune Responses to Exercise-Induced Inflammation
Table 1
Participants’ characteristics during the study.
Placebo trial
NAC trial
Age (years)
24.6 ± 2.5
24.9 ± 2.5
Body mass (kg)
79.0 ± 7.3
79.2 ± 7.1
Body height (m)
1.81 ± 0.1
1.81 ± 0.1
BMI (kg/m2)
24.0 ± 0.4
24.1 ± 0.4
Body fat (%)
15.9 ± 2.3
15.8 ± 2.1
(mL/kg/min)
50.4 ± 3.9
50.6 ± 3.6
Total daily energy intake (kcal)
2,782.2 ± 255.0
2,764.2 ± 237.8
Carbohydrate daily intake (%)1
59.4 ± 3.2
59.1 ± 2.8
Fat daily intake (%)1
24.8 ± 1.1
24.6 ± 1.0
Protein daily intake (%)1
15.8 ± 3.5
16.2 ± 3.0
Selenium (mg/d)
47.5 ± 3.3
47.2 ± 3.2
Zinc (mg/d)
13.5 ± 2.0
13.9 ± 1.2
Vitamin C (mg/d)
132.3 ± 9.8
131.8 ± 8.5
Vitamin E (mg/d)2
9.2 ± 1.1
9.3 ± 0.9
Values are presented as means ± SDs. NAC, N-acetylcysteine; BMI, body mass index; , maximal oxygen consumption; 1percent of total daily energy intake; 2a-tocopherol equivalents.
