American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol 65, 578-578, Copyright © 1997 by The American Society for Nutrition

Erratum

Lepage G, Champagne J, Ronco N, Lamarre A, Osberg I, Sokol RJ, Roy CC. Supplementation with carotenoids corrects increased lipid peroxidation in children with cystic fibrosis. Am J Clin Nutr l996;64:87-93.

In the Abstract, line 19 should read as follows: "...(r = –0.54, P = 0.006)..."

On page 88 under Statistical analysis, the second sentence should read as follows: "Statistical analyses were performed by using Student's t test, analysis of variance, and Spearman correlation coefficient analysis (27)."

On page 89, in the right-hand column, last line of the first paragraph, the statement about r and P values should read as follows:...(r = –0.54, P = 0.006).

On page 90, the last sentence should read as follows: "Furthermore, there was a good inverse correlation..."

The legend for Figure 2 should read as follows: "Effect of 4.42 mg (122 µmol) -carotene three times per day during a 2-mo open trial in 12 children with cystic fibrosis. Plasma concentrations in 11 of 12 children before supplementation were well below the range (x ± 2 SD: 61 ± 40 nmol/L) of normal values shown by the shaded box. In response to -carotene, malondialdehyde concentrations, which were initially higher, fell within the range (53 ± 13 nmol/L) of normal values shown by the shaded box."

The legend for Figure 3 should read as follows: "Relation between plasma -carotene and plasma malondialdehyde concentrations before and after -carotene supplementation (Spearman correlation coefficient r = –0.54, P = 0.006)."