The effects PCSO-524®, a patented marine oil lipid and omega-3 PUFA blend derived from the New Zealand green lipped mussel (Perna canaliculus), on indirect markers of muscle damage and inflammation after muscle damaging exercise in untrained men: a randomized, placebo controlled trial

Table 2 Subjects’ baseline characteristics

	Green-lipped mussel oil blend (n = 16)	Placebo (n = 16)	p-value
Age (years)	21.7 + 1.7	21.5 + 2.4	0.803
Height (cm)	178.1 + 5.8	174.2 + 6.7	0.091
Body mass (kg)	74.8 + 8.8	66.6 + 9.7	0.018*
BMI (kg/m²)	23.6 + 2.9	21.9 + 2.8	0.102
^VO2peak ^(L)	3.4 + 0.5	3.0 + 0.6	0.073
^VO2peak ^(ml/kg/min)	46.4 + 6.2	45.6 + 6.1	0.732

*Significantly different (p < 0.05) between groups. BMI, body mass index. VO2peak, peak oxygen consumption. Values are expressed as mean ± SD.

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