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Table 3 Antioxidant vitamin and mineral intake in women without and with endometriosis.

From: Women with endometriosis improved their peripheral antioxidant markers after the application of a high antioxidant diet

Nutrient

Women without endometriosis

(n = 83)

Women with endometriosis

(n = 80)

Vitamin A

163 ± 45

(165; 101–270)

110 ± 23*

(104; 87–197)

Vitamin C

446 ± 142

(431; 150–909)

308 ± 162*

(276; 109–871)

Vitamin E

112 ± 26

(114; 61–100)

66 ± 27*

(60; 23–133)

Copper

418 ± 97

(417; 229–679)

299 ± 57*

(316; 211–380)

Zinc

178 ± 62

(166; 79–307)

122 ± 40*

(123; 50–231)

Selenium

63 ± 20

(62; 34–114)

58 ± 24

(54; 26–130)

  1. Means ± SD (median; min-max). Data are expressed as percentage of RDI values.
  2. * p < 0.05, Mann Whitney Rank-U test. WWE vs. WEN.