Table 3.
Plasma vitamin C (VIT C) levels over time
| Groups | Before CR | CR | Day 10 after BMT |
Day 20 after BMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group I (control) |
22.75(16.92/26.40) | 17.80(12.90/21.84) | 17.80(15.40/22.13) | 19.20(16.38/24.26) |
| Group II (autol.) |
12.70(8.80/19.80)a | 9.90(8.02/11.76)ac | 7.21(5.33/8.00)a | 9.72(6.53/10.82)a |
| Group III (allog.) |
13.08(9.96/16.66)a | 8.09(4.63/10.50)ac | 7.50(6.48/12.50)ac | 9.10(4.37/12.40)ac |
CR: conditioning regimen; BMT: bone marrow transplantation; Units – vitamin C: μg/mL plasma.
Data are expressed as median (lower/upper quartile). Group I (n = 37); Group II (n = 13); Group III (n = 24).
a Significantly different from group I (control).
c Significantly different from before CR.