TABLE 2.

Adjusted Spearman correlation coefficients between energy-adjusted nutrient intakes (MESA, n = 5181)¹²

	Heme iron	Nonheme iron	Mg	Zn	Vitamin C	Vitamin E	β-Carotene
Heme iron	1	−0.03	0.02*	0.39	0.07	−0.09	0.25
Nonheme iron		1	0.57	0.37	0.39	0.08	0.35
Mg			1	0.61	0.44	−0.15	0.39
Zn				1	0.20	−0.18	0.25
Vitamin C					1	0.11	0.55
Vitamin E						1	0.08

¹All coefficients are significant, < 0.05, except *P = 0.14.

²Correlations adjusted for age, gender, and race-ethnicity.