Table 3.

Linear Regression Models Testing the Relationship of Dietary AGE Intake With hsCRP, 8-Isoprostanes, and HOMA

	Log hsCRP		Log 8-Isoprostane		HOMA
Independent Variables	β ± SE	p	β ± SE	p	β ± SE	p
Age, y	0.007 ± 0.003	.010	−0.104 ± 0.619	.867	0.002 ± 0.004	.629
Gender	0.040 ± 0.995	.703	−0.107 ± 0.074	.152	0.026 ± 0.182	.886
BMI	0.066 ± 0.011	.001	−0.001 ± 0.007	.894	0.014 ± 0.018	.452
Caloric intake, kcal/d	−0.001 ± 0.000	.091	−0.015 ± 0.000	.749	0.001 ± 0.000	.129
AGE intake, Eq/d	0.018 ± 0.007	.007	0.002 ± 0.005	.733	−0.007 ± 0.011	.498
Serum CML, U/mL	−0.004 ± 0.012	.745	0.210 ± 0.007	.002	0.049 ± 0.020	.019
Serum MG, nmol/mL	0.048 ± 0.184	.795	0.134 ± 0.140	.343	−0.429 ± 0.326	.193

Note: AGE = advanced glycation endproduct; hsCRP = high sensitivity C-reactive protein; HOMA = Homeostasis Model Assessment index; BMI = body mass index; CML = carboxymethyl-lysine; MG = methylglyoxal; SE = standard error.