|
Characteristics
|
Water (control)
|
YBR juice
|
GF juice
|
Significance value
|
|---|
|
Subject (n)
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
P > 0.05
|
|
1. Male
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
P > 0.05
|
|
2. Female
|
7
|
7
|
6
|
P > 0.05
|
|
Age (year)
|
27.2 ± 2.4
|
26.0 ± 2.9
|
25.4 ± 2.2
|
P > 0.05
|
|
Height (cm)
|
163.67 ± 8.34
|
164.92 ± 7.83
|
166.11 ± 6.92
|
P > 0.05
|
|
Weight (kg)
|
62.04 ± 12.28
|
61.17 ± 9.88
|
63.11 ± 11.33
|
P > 0.05
|
|
BMI (kg/m2)
|
23.07 ± 3.75
|
22.45 ± 2.30
|
22.78 ± 3.37
|
P > 0.05
|
|
Platelet × 105 (per ml of WB)
|
2.19 ± 0.55
|
2.21 ± 0.62
|
2.50 ± 0.39
|
P > 0.05
|
|
Plasma nitrate (μmole/L)
|
30.16 ± 4.31
|
36.43 ± 5.32
|
30.35 ± 1.78
|
P > 0.05
|
|
Plasma nitrite (nmole/L)
|
124.04 ± 9.31
|
106.87 ± 18.40
|
140.12 ± 2.11
|
P > 0.05
|
|
Plasma cGMP (nmole/L)
|
5.37 ± 0.50
|
5.613 ± 2.15
|
6.97 ± 2.50
|
P > 0.05
|
|
Serum K+ (mmole/L)
|
3.98 ± 0.132
|
4.09 ± 0.10
|
4.01 ± 0.08
|
P > 0.05
|
- Data are expressed as mean ± SEM from subjects in each group. Baseline values were measured at time points prior to YBR juice, GR juice, or water ingestion. Statistical analysis was performed using unpaired Student’s t-test vs. the control
