Effect of six weeks 1000 mg/day vitamin C supplementation and healthy training in elderly women on genes expression associated with the immune response - a randomized controlled trial

Table 1 Anthropometric characteristics of participants before and after 6 weeks of training supported (SUP group) or not supported (CON) Vitamin C supplementation

Parameter	Group	I	II	p I vs. II	ANOVA 2-way	dCohen I	dCohen II
VO₂ max. [ml/kg/min]	SUP	21.4 ± 3.6	22.1 ± 3.4	0.2	row factor^*	0.23	0.03
VO₂ max. [ml/kg/min]	CON	22.2 ± 3.5	22.00 ± 3.5	0.3	row factor^*	0.23	0.03
p1 (SU PI vs CON I) = 0.3; p2(SUP II vs CON II) = 0.4
Body mass [kg]	SUP	68.1 ± 8.3	67.0 ± 7.9	0.30	row factor, time^*	0.05	0.42
Body mass [kg]	CON	67.7 ± 7.5	63.8 ± 7.5^*#	0.01	row factor, time^*	0.05	0.42
p1 (SUP I vs CON I) = 0.30; p2 (SUP II vs CON II) = 0.02
Muscle mass [kg]	SUP	22.4 ± 2.3	23.3 ± 2.6^#	0.79	row factor^*	0.25	0.11
Muscle mass [kg]	CON	23.0 ± 2.5	23.6 ± 2.7	0.33	row factor^*	0.25	0.11
p1 (SUP I vs CON I) = 0.01; p2(SUP II vs CON II) = 0.36
Fat mass [kg]	SUP	26.6 ± 7.1	24.2 ± 7.2	0.09	row factor, time^*	0.44	0.46
Fat mass [kg]	CON	23.4 ± 7.5^#	20.8 ± 7.6^*#	0.02	row factor, time^*	0.44	0.46
p1 (SUP I vs CON I) = 0.04; p2 (SUP II vs CON II) = 0.02

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