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. 2016 Apr 21;15:40. doi: 10.1186/s12937-016-0158-9

Table 1.

Plasma ascorbic acid and total vitamin C concentrations (μmol/L) as measured by EC-HPLC and UV-HPLC in 80 consecutive patient samples

EC-HPLC UV-HPLC
Ascorbic acid Mean ± SD 39.1 ± 24.3 45.2 ± 27.6
Median (interquartile range) 35.3 (17.1-53.5) 38.1 (25.0-60.0)
Range 5.80-117 4.10-134
Total vitamin C Mean ± SD 43.3 ± 26.3 47.0 ± 27.8
Median (interquartile range) 39.0 (20.0-59.9) 40.0 (26.5-63.3)
Range 5 - 126 4 - 133