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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants

From: Impact of high drinking water nitrate levels on the endogenous formation of apparent N-nitroso compounds in combination with meat intake in healthy volunteers

 

Unprocessed white meat

Processed red meat

N

10

9

Age [year]

30 (3.9)

26.3 (2.5)

Sex (female)

5 (50%)

3 (33%)

Body weight [kg]

67.5 (3.3)

70.2 (4.1)

Current smoker

2 (20%)

0 (0%)

Urinary 1-Methylhistidine [μmol/day]

25.1 (7.0)

20.5 (3.5)

Urinary 3-Methylhistidine [μmol/d]

63.9 (36.9)

73.4 (23.0)

Urinary NO3 [μmol/day]

740 (218)

715 (110)

Faecal water ATNC[μmol/L]

15.8 (3.2)

16.7 (3)

  1. Data are shown as mean (SEM: Standard error of the mean) or proportion