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Table 2 Baseline characteristics

From: Blood cell gene expression associated with cellular stress defense is modulated by antioxidant-rich food in a randomised controlled clinical trial of male smokers

 

Control group

(n = 10)

Antioxidant-rich diet group

(n = 10)

Kiwifruit group

(n = 9)

Pvalue

Age (yr)

56.0

(49.0-61.0)

59.0

(53.0-63.0)

57.0

(53.0-62.0)

0.3

Cigarettes (n/d)

18.0

(10.0-20.0)

11.6

(5.0-20.0)

18.0

(10.0-20.0)

0.5

BMI (kg/m2)

25.6

(22.1-28.6)

25.6

(22.9-26.2)

23.5

(22.3-28.4)

0.8

  1. Group median with 95% confidence interval. A Kruskal-Wallis test was used to compare the groups.