Table 1.

Selected physical characteristics of research participants (n = 11).

	MEAN ± SE
Sex (M/F)	2/9
Age (years)	53 ± 2
Height (m)	1.62 ± 0.02
Body mass (kg)	89.0 ± 2.9
Body mass index (kg/m2)	34.1 ± 1.0
Baseline plasma vitamin C (mg/dL)a	0.84 ± 0.05
Baseline TBARS (μM MDA)a	5.82 ± 0.81

Note:

^aAfter 12-hour fast, prior to placebo treatment administration.

Abbreviations: TBARS, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances; MDA, malondialdehyde.