Cytokine profiles in patients receiving antioxidant therapy within the ANTICIPATE trial

Table 2 Baseline antioxidant profiles

Variables	Antioxidant (n = 7)	Placebo (n = 7)	Laboratory reference range	Median difference	P value (MWU)	95%CI
Vitamin C (μg/mL)	7.7 (0.7-13)	5.8 (2.4-9.9)	4-20	1.6	0.53	-3-6.1
Vitamin E (mg/L)	12.4 (5.4-20.9)	5.4 (3.6-15.2)	5.7-14.9	4.4	0.12	-2.6-11.1
β-carotene (mol/L)	35.9 (8-87)	11.6 (7-233)	19-254	15	0.55	-166-71
Vitamin A (mg/L)	0.60 (0.30-0.68)	0.40 (0.20-0.57)	0.4-1.2	0.16	0.07	-0.03-0.37
Selenium (μg/L)	82 (27-110)	49 (27-97)	83-152	27	0.22	-14-53
WGSH (μmol/L)	1361 (1229-1682)	1336 (1149-1585)	1078-1753	62.5	0.73	-118-290
WGSH/Hb (μmol/g)	9.2 (7.8-11.4)	9.7 (8.9-10.0)	7.5-12.2	-0.3	0.70	-1.4-1.5
WCC (109/L)	7.7 (6.4-10.3)	10 (5-15.9)	4-11	-1.4	0.38	-4.4-2.2
Hb (g/dL)	14.9 (13.4-15.8)	13.7 (12.4-16)	13-18	1	0.33	-0.6-2.1
CRP (mg/L)	3 (3-29)	7 (3-29)	0.3-5	-1	0.27	-7-3

WGSH: Whole blood glutathione; WGSH/Hb: Glutathione corrected for haemoglobin concentration; WCC: White cell count; Hb: Haemoglobin; CRP: C-reactive protein; MWU: Mann-Whitney U.