Table 1 General characteristics of participants at baseline.

From: Hydrogen-rich water reduces inflammatory responses and prevents apoptosis of peripheral blood cells in healthy adults: a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial

Characteristics

PW group

HW group

P

Subjects (n)

18

20

–

Sex (M/F, n)

9/9

10/10

–

Age (y)

32.9 ± 10.9

29.6 ± 8.1

0.393

Height (cm)

167.6 ± 7.4

169.0 ± 9.1

0.602

Weight (kg)

66.5 ± 12.6

68.8 ± 15.7

0.493

BMI (kg/m2)

23.1 ± 2.7

23.8 ± 3.9

0.530

Daily plain water intake (L/d)

1.2 ± 0.5

1.2 ± 0.3

0.393

  1. All values are means ± SDs. There were no statistical differences between the plain water (PW) group and the H2-rich water (HW) group on the basis of an unpaired t test or a Mann–Whitney U test. Information on daily plain water intake was obtained from self-reported questionnaires at baseline.
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