Table 4.

Effects of 6 months of chromium or combined chromium with vitamins C and E supplementation on blood and urinary chromium

	Placebo (n = 10)	Cr (n = 10)	Cr + C + E (n = 10)
Blood Cr (µg/dL)
baseline	0.16 ± 0.02	0.18 ± 0.07	0.18 ± 0.08
6 months	0.15 ± 0.05	0.57 ± 0.15*	0.58 ± 0.18*
Urinary Cr (ng/mg of creatinine)
baseline	0.21 ± 0.05	0.17 ± 0.02	0.18 ± 0.02
6 months	0.25 ± 0.05	0.95 ± 0.24*	0.93 ± 0.17*

1. Values are the mean ± SD.

2. “*” means significant difference between the placebo group and the Cr or Cr + C + E group.