Table 1. Description of study population.
| Overall | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | ||
| Sex | |||
| Male | 80 | 55.6% | |
| Female | 64 | 44.4% | |
| Smoking Status | |||
| Never | 60 | 41.7% | |
| Former | 65 | 45.1% | |
| Current | 19 | 13.2% | |
| Recent NSAID Use | |||
| No | 89 | 62.7% | |
| Yes | 53 | 37.3% | |
| Alcohol Long Term and Current (gm/day) | |||
| Low | 53 | 36.8% | |
| Mod | 68 | 47.2% | |
| High | 23 | 16.0% | |
| Beer Long Term & Current (gm/day) | |||
| Low | 88 | 61.1% | |
| Mod | 38 | 26.4% | |
| High | 18 | 12.5% | |
| Wine Long Term & Current (gm/day) | |||
| Low | 74 | 51.4% | |
| Mod | 47 | 32.6% | |
| High | 23 | 16.0% | |
| Liquor Long Term & Current (gm/day) | |||
| Low | 76 | 52.8% | |
| Mod | 44 | 30.6% | |
| High | 24 | 16.7% | |
| Median | Inter-quartile Range | ||
| Beta carotene (mcg/1000 KCAL) | |||
| Low 1 | 912.3 | (668.7, 1058.6) | |
| Intermediate | 1882.1 | (1550.4, 2055.5) | |
| High | 3287.4 | (2647.2, 4583.7) | |
| Lutein + Zeaxanthin (mcg/1000 KCAL) | |||
| Low | 622.9 | (530.2, 745.9) | |
| Intermediate | 1014.3 | (918.7, 1081.7) | |
| High | 1650.0 | (1388.6, 2172.1) | |
| Lycopene (mcg/1000 KCAL) | |||
| Low | 1424.5 | (1075.8, 1846.6) | |
| Intermediate | 2809.5 | (2428.2, 3133.7) | |
| High | 4723.0 | (3994.0, 5891.7) | |
| Total Alpha Tocopherol (mg/1000 KCAL) | |||
| Low | 3.1 | (2.8, 3.3) | |
| Intermediate | 4.1 | (4.0, 4.4) | |
| High | 5.4 | (5.0, 6.4) | |
| Vitamin C (mg/1000 KCAL) | |||
| Low | 37.0 | (32.2, 44.7) | |
| Intermediate | 61.6 | (56.1, 65.8) | |
| High | 109.4 | (88.5, 132.2) | |
| Oxidative Balance Score | |||
| Low | 10.0 | (8.8, 11.0) | |
| Intermediate | 14.0 | (13.0, 14.8) | |
| High | 17.5 | (16.0, 19.0) | |
1Categories are based on tertiles of the population of approximately 48 people per category