Table 1

Characteristics of the subjects of the single-dose and the dietary intervention trial


Single-dose analysis
Dietary intervention trial

Group
RW
DRW
Controls
RW
DRW
Controls

Subjects (f/m), n
9 (7/2)
9 (8/1)
9 (6/3)
24 (12/12)
25 (15/10)
25 (15/10)
Age, years
27.1 ± 9.0a
26.2 ± 3.5b
31.4 ± 5.8a,b
30.0 ± 8.3
26.7 ± 6.4
28.8 ± 7.1
BMI kg/m2
20.8 ± 1.1
21.8 ± 1.9
22.0 ± 2.8
23.5 ± 3.3c,d
21.9 ± 2.1c
21.4 ± 2.2d
Exercise h/week
3.4 ± 2.9
2.7 ± 3.3
1.9 ± 3.3
2.2 ± 2.2
2.0 ± 2.0
2.9 ± 2.4

RW: Red wine; DRW: dealcoholized red wine; f: female, m: male

Values given are means ± SD. Values marked with identical letters differ, p ≤ 0.05 by Mann-Whitney U-test

Arendt et al. Nutrition Journal 2005 4:33   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-4-33