Table 1

BMI (or weight), smoking status, and vitamin C intake of participants involved in studies included in the meta-analysis




Measured Vitamin C intake (mg/d)

Study
BMI/Weight (kg)
Smoking Status
DR/WR/FR
FFQ

1. Bingham et al., 1995 [12]
NR
NR
87 (56)
122 (53)
Taken from 1994




2. Block et al., 2001 [33]
Wt = 82.6 (11.0)
non-smoker
NR
NR
3. Boeing et al., 1997 [34]
NR
adjusted for smoking
NR
NR
4. Bolton-Smith et al., 1991 [28]

non-smoker


both gender
25.8 (3.2)


61.1 (24.8)
5. Chiplonkar et al., 2002 [35]

NR
NR
NR
Men
BMI = 20.8 (3.3)



Women
BMI = 20.8 (3.9)



6. Costa de Carvalho et al., 1996 [36]

NR


Men
BMI = 24.8 (3.5)

88 (79)

Women
BMI = 22.4 (3.4)

83 (77)

7. Cooney et al., 1995 [37]
NR
Non-smoker
NR
NR
8. Drewnowski et al., 1997 [15]

NR
NR
NR
Men
BMI = 24.4



Women
BMI = 22.6



9. EPIC group of Spain, 1997 [38]



DH
Men
NR
NR
100.9 (50.1)
116.4 (86)
Women


110.8 (57)
121.9 (72.3)
10. Faruque et al., 1995 [39]




both gender
20.0 (0.4)
Non-smoker
83.4 (7.5)
------
11. Hudiburgh et al., 1979 [40]




Women
NR
NR
140 (148)
------
12. Jacques et al., 1993 [41]




Men
NR
NR
------
256 (154)
Women



221 (154)
13. Katsouyanni et al., 1997 [42]




Men

non-smoker
170.3 (59.1)
304.8 (145.5)
Women


145.7 (44.7)
327.5 (170.1)
14. Lori et al., 1998 [43]




Men


73.1

Women


75.2

15. Malekshah et al., 2006 [44]




Men
24.0 (3.9)
NR
45 (21)
89 (54)
Women
26.5 (5.8)

37 (24)
69 (42)
16. McKeowen et al., 2001 [45]




Men
27 (3)
NR
77 (34)
111 (41)
Women
25 (4)

95 (48)
132 (65)
17. Palli et al., 1999 [46]
*
adjusted for smoking


Men


------
92.7 (2.0)
Women



95.4 (2.2)
18. Porrini et al., 1995 [47]
21.1 (2.7)
Non-smoker


both gender


86.4 (39.7)
108.7 (49.2)
19. Riemersma et al., 2000 [48]
26.1 (0.3)
adjusted for smoking
------
54.8 (1.8)
20. Rousseau et al. 2004 [49]
2.4 (2.5)
Non-smoker
------

21. Schroder et al., 2001 [50]




both gender
22.4 (2.9)
8% smoker
105 (100)
267 (182)
22. Simon et al., 2001 [2]
25.5–26.6
Adjusted
------

23. Sinha et al., 1992 [51]
Wt = 80.9 (1.34) kg
Non-smoker
------
155 (11.0)
24. Tusgane et al., 1998 [52]

Adjusted for smoking

55.7
25. Wright et al., 1995 [53]
Normal population
Smoker and non-smoker


Men


66 (5)

Women


72 (5)


*317 subject < 23.4, 322 subjects 23.4–26.3, 306 subjects > 26.3

NR not reported NA not available DH dietary history

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