Figure 2

Effect of vitamin C supplementation on plasma hs-CRP level. Group 1: patients were orally administered with 200 mg/day vitamin C during the first 3 months, and the vitamin C administration was withdrawn thereafter. Group 2: patients were administered with vitamin C during the second 3 months. Hs-CRP level was presented as Median (IQR); levels of hs-CRP were compared among groups using Kruskal Wallis Test.