Table 2. Mean volar forearm color in CIE L*a*b* tristimulus color space (± SE).
L* | a* | b* | Intake (F&V portions/day) | |
Low fruit and vegetable consumption group | 69.56±0.62 | 5.28±0.39 | 13.18±0.56 | 3.08±0.19 |
High fruit and vegetable consumption group | 68.56±0.48 | 6.42±0.19 | 15.30±0.37 | 8.63±0.56 |
Δ (High-low) | −1.00 | 1.14* | 2.12** | 5.55** |
p<.05,
p<.005.