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Interference of vitamin C with the nitrite results
| Bacteria | Nitrite (%) | r | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative | Positive | |||
| Vit C + (total) | Negative | 1332 (99.0) | 13 (1.0) | .435a |
| Positive | 118 (72.0) | 46 (28.0) | ||
| Vit C 1+ | Negative | 399 (99.3) | 3 (0.7) | .494a |
| Positive | 33 (67.3) | 16 (32.7) | ||
| Vit C 2+ | Negative | 745 (98.8) | 9 (1.2) | .438a |
| Positive | 72 (70.6) | 30 (29.4) | ||
| Vit C 3+ | Negative | 188 (99.5) | 1 (0.5) | −.018b |
| Positive | 13 (100) | 0 | ||
r, Spearman's correlation coefficient.
a P<.05, b P≥.05.
