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. 2015 Jan 14;181(3):171–179. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwu277

Table 1.

Overall Meta-Analytic Association Size for Validated Variables With Positive Correlations With Income, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999–2006

Variable Category Association Size Standard Error P Value
α-Tocopherol Nutrients 0.11 0.01 6.00E−41
trans-β-carotene Nutrients 0.20 0.02 1.00E−40
Lutein/zeaxanthin Nutrients 0.17 0.01 4.00E−33
cis-β-carotene Nutrients 0.18 0.02 1.00E−32
Total mercury Heavy metals 0.17 0.02 4.00E−26
trans-lycopene Nutrients 0.10 0.01 5.00E−26
β-Cryptoxanthin Nutrients 0.16 0.02 2.00E−24
Serum folate Nutrients 0.12 0.01 4.00E−23
Red blood cell folate Nutrients 0.09 0.01 8.00E−19
α-Carotene Nutrients 0.20 0.02 2.00E−18
Perfluorooctanoic acid Perfluorochemicals 0.14 0.02 4.00E−13
HDL-cholesterol Biochemicals 0.11 0.02 5.00E−13
Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid Perfluorochemicals 0.13 0.02 9.00E−13
Urine mercury Heavy metals 0.10 0.02 2.00E−10
Bone mineral density Body measures 0.05 0.01 2.00E−09
Blood urea nitrogen Biochemicals 0.07 0.01 3.00E−09
Perfluorononanoic acid Perfluorochemicals 0.15 0.03 5.00E−09
Total bilirubin Biochemicals 0.07 0.01 6.00E−09
Albumin Biochemicals 0.05 0.01 1.00E−08
Upper leg length Body measures 0.06 0.01 9.00E−08
Bicarbonate Biochemicals 0.05 0.01 2.00E−07
Monocyte percent Blood measures 0.05 0.01 2.00E−07
Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid Perfluorochemicals 0.09 0.02 3.00E−06