Effect of Astaxanthin Supplementation on Salivary IgA, Oxidative Stress, and Inflammation in Young Soccer Players

Table 1

Subject characteristics at baseline.

	Astaxanthin	Placebo
Age (year)	17.9 ± 0.2	17.6 ± 0.1
Weight (kg)	71 ± 1.7	72 ± 1.8
Height (cm)	178 ± 1.4	180 ± 1.4
Body mass index (kg/m^2)	22.4 ± 0.3	22.2 ± 0.4
Fat (%)	9.4 ± 0.7	9.7 ± 0.8
VO2max (mL/min/kg)	55.5 ± 1.2	52.9 ± 0.7

Values are expressed as mean ± SE.