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. 2025 May 24;64(5):185. doi: 10.1007/s00394-025-03701-1

Table 2.

Linear regression models for the association between tertiles of antioxidant intakes and anxiety scores (SCAS-S)

All Girls Boys
Tertiles of vitamin intake Tertiles of vitamin intake Tertiles of vitamin intake
T1 T2 T3 T1 T2 T3 T1 T2 T3
β (95% CI) β (95% CI) β (95% CI)
Vitamin C
Model 1 a Ref

-0.59

(-1.66,0.51)

-0.36

(-1.46,0.77)

Ref

-1.13

(-2.77,0.51)

-0.30

(-1.93,1.34)

Ref

-0.66

(-2.05,0.73)

-0.84

(-2.23,0.54)

Model 2 b Ref

-0.57

(-1.65,0.52)

-0.35

(-1.41,0.82)

Ref

-1.04

(-2.69,0.61)

-0.08

(-1.77,1.62)

Ref

-0.50

(-1.91,0.91)

-0.55

(-1.98,0.89)

Vitamin E
Model 1 a Ref

-0.66

(-1.81,0.50)

-1.99*

(-3.15,-0.83)

Ref

-0.40

(-2.03,1.24)

-0.49

(-2.13,1.15)

Ref

-1.63*

(-3.01,-0.25)

-1.48*

(-2.86,-0.11)

Model 2 b Ref

-0.32

(-1.46,0.83)

-0.81

(-2.24,0.63)

Ref

-0.13

(-1.88,1.62)

0.27

(-1.85,2.39)

Ref

-1.48

(-2.97,0.01)

-1.25

(-3.10,0.61)

β-Carotene
Model 1 a Ref

-0.93

(-2.09,0.23)

-1.37*

(-2.53,-0.21)

Ref

-1.04

(-2.68,0.60)

-1.34

(-2.97,0.30)

Ref

-1.16

(-2.54,0.22)

-1.60*

(-2.98,-0.21)

Model 2 b Ref

-0.66

(-1.75,0.44)

-1.23*

(-2.34,-0.12)

Ref

-0.96

(-2.63,0.70)

-1.17

(-2.85,0.51)

Ref

-1.00

(-2.42,0.41)

-1.34

(-2.79,0.11)

Ref, reference; CI, confidence interval

a Crude model. All: n = 1073; Girls: n = 547; Boys: n = 525

b Adjusted for gender, BMIsds and total energy intake. All: n = 1068; Girls: n = 547; Boys: n = 521

* Significant results (p < 0.05)