Table 1. Second-stage design matrix (Z) for hierarchical models and characteristics of nutrient intake in LIBCSP (N = 2,963).

No.	Nutrient	One carbon	Oxidative Stress	Glycemic control	Phytoestrogen	Mean	SD	25%	50%	75%
1	Carbohydrates (g)	0	0	−1	0	154.6	65.3	109.6	144.6	188.7
2	Calcium (mg)	0	0	1	0	678.7	353.4	427.8	612.5	865.6
3	Fiber (g)	0	0	1	0	11.0	5.6	7.2	10.0	13.8
4	Magnesium (mg)	0	0	1	0	207.9	83.7	147.8	195.9	254.3
5	Zinc (μg)	1	1	1	0	8.4	4.2	5.5	7.6	10.3
6	Alpha-carotene (μg)	0	1	0	0	284.3	303.4	96.7	204.8	353.6
7	Beta-carotene (μg)	0	1	0	0	2777.7	2435.2	1294.3	2144.4	3460.7
8	Cryptoxanthin (μg)	0	1	0	0	88.9	71.3	37.3	73.8	119.1
9	Iron (mg)	0	−1	0	0	10.0	4.4	7.1	9.3	12.3
10	Lutein (μg)	0	1	0	0	2256.7	2596.5	853.5	1517.8	2672.2
11	Lycopene (μg)	0	1	0	0	1623.9	1349.8	696.8	1358.2	2127.2
12	Oleic acid (g)	0	1	0	0	20.1	11.3	12.2	17.9	25.5
13	pro-alpha Carotenes (μg)	0	1	0	0	3069.6	2510.6	1485.7	2425.7	3838.2
14	Vitamin C (mg)	0	1	0	0	126.0	77.3	71.2	111.7	161.1
15	Vitamin E (a-TE)	0	1	0	0	8.0	5.0	4.8	6.8	9.7
16	Riboflavin (Vit B2) (mg)	1	0	0	0	1.6	0.7	1.0	1.4	2.0
17	Cobalamin (Vit B12)(μg)	1	0	0	0	4.3	2.8	2.5	3.8	5.6
18	Pyridoxine (Vit B6) (mg)	1	0	0	0	1.4	0.7	0.9	1.3	1.7
19	Folate (μg)	1	0	0	0	267.3	138.9	173.4	243.0	329.3
20	Betaine (mg)	1	0	0	0	127.6	91.2	69.2	106.9	157.9
21	Free choline (mg)	1	0	0	0	52.0	20.8	37.7	49.5	63.9
22	Glycerophosphocholine(mg)	1	0	0	0	40.9	22.7	24.3	36.2	53.1
23	Methionine (g)	1	0	0	0	0.9	0.4	0.6	0.8	1.1
24	Free phosphocholine (mg)	1	0	0	0	10.2	5.1	6.5	9.3	12.8
25	Phosphotidylcholine (mg)	1	0	0	0	75.6	52.2	44.2	65.1	92.2
26	Sphingomyelin (mg)	1	0	0	0	7.5	4.9	4.3	6.4	9.5
27	Anthocyanidins (mg)	0	1	0	1	3.3	7.9	0.1	1.0	3.7
28	Flavan-3-ols (mg)	0	1	0	1	168.3	194.8	10.4	78.9	260.6
29	Flavanones (mg)	0	0	0	1	31.4	33.9	6.0	23.4	41.9
30	Flavones (mg)	0	0	0	1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2
31	Flavonols (mg)	0	0	0	1	10.1	7.3	4.3	8.0	13.4
32	Isoflavones (mg)	0	0	0	1	4.9	8.5	0.4	1.5	6.0
33	Lignans (mg)	0	1	0	1	6.2	4.6	2.8	4.7	8.2