Table 1.

Baseline characteristics by group *.

Characteristic	Vitamin C (n = 15)	Placebo (n = 13)
Age (year)	23.0 ± 3.1	23.2 ± 4.3
Weight (kg)	83.0 ± 9.1	81.6 ± 10.3
BMI (kg/m2)	24.5 ± 3.9	26.0 ± 3.9
Body fat (%)	17.5 ± 6.4	20.7 ± 6.5
Dietary vitamin C (mg/day)	93 ± 53	104 ± 45
Diet quality score	31.1 ± 3.1	31.2 ± 3.2
METS (kcal·kg−1·week−1)	57 ± 24	38 ± 22
Plasma vitamin C (µmol/L)	30.2 ± 8.5	29.1 ± 9.3

* Values are mean ± SD. There were no significant differences between groups with the exception of METS (p = 0.03, Mann-Whitney U test).