Table 3.
Multiple regression analyses among carotenoid score and different variables in our population sample
| Univariate | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β (CI 95%) | p value | β (CI 95%) | p value | β (CI 95%) | p value | β (CI 95%) | p value | β (CI 95%) | p value | |
| Age (years) | 3.9 (2; 5.9) | < 0.001 | 3.9 (2.0; 5.8) | < 0.001 | 3.6 (1.7; 5.4) | < 0.001 | 3.7 (1.8; 5.6) | < 0.001 | 3.1 (1.2; 5.0) | 0.001 |
| Females (vs Males) | − 43.7 (− 51.9; − 35.6) | < 0.001 | − 48 (− 56; − 40) | < 0.001 | − 50 (− 59; − 42) | < 0.001 | − 50 (− 59; − 42) | < 0.001 | − 49 (− 57; − 40) | < 0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 0 (− 1.1; 1.1) | 0.9783 | − 1.7 (− 2.8; − 0.56) | 0.003 | − 2.1 (− 3.2; − 1.0) | < 0.001 | − 2.1 (− 3.2; − 1.0) | < 0.001 | − 2 (− 3.1; − 0.89) | < 0.001 |
| Smokers (vs Non-smokers) | − 20.5 (− 29.2; − 11.8) | < 0.001 | − 22 (− 31; − 14) | < 0.001 | − 20 (− 29; − 12) | < 0.001 | − 21 (− 29; − 12) | < 0.001 | − 19 (− 27; − 11) | < 0.001 |
| ≥ 2 Vegetable serving/day (vs < 2) | 31 (21.9; 40) | < 0.001 | 31 (22; 40) | < 0.001 | 31 (22; 40) | < 0.001 | ||||
| ≥ 3 Fruit serving/day (vs < 3) | 26.2 (14.1; 38.4) | < 0.001 | 17 (4.9; 29) | 0.006 | 17 (4.9; 29) | 0.005 | ||||
| Fruit-vegetables supply at garden (vs Market) | 10.4 (1; 19.9) | 0.031 | 12 (3.3; 21) | 0.008 | 12 (2.9; 21) | 0.01 | ||||
| MEDAS | 8.6 (6.3; 10.8) | < 0.001 | 8.3 (6.2; 11) | < 0.001 | ||||||
| MEDLIFE | 7.4 (3.9; 10.8) | < 0.001 | 3.3 (− 0.07; 6.6) | 0.055 | ||||||
| Adjusted R2 = 0.073 | Adjusted R2 = 0.10 | Adjusted R2 = 0.102 | Adjusted R2 = 0.101 | |||||||
BMI: Body Mass Index