Table 3.

Concentrations of carotenoids, tocopherols, retinol, and cholesterol and their correlation with age (n = 2118).

Compound 1	Geometric Mean	Percentiles		Age Correlation
		2.5	97.5	r	p
Lycopene	0.701	0.153	1.748	−0.239	<0.001
β-Cryptoxanthin	0.203	0.033	1.064	0.121	<0.001
α-Carotene	0.139	0.029	0.643	−0.090	<0.001
Lutein	0.276	0.075	0.672	0.077	<0.001
Zeaxanthin	0.045	0.007	0.135	0.063	0.004
β-Carotene	0.540	0.133	1.856	−0.042	0.051
α-Tocopherol	27.8	17.5	48.5	0.203	<0.001
γ-Tocopherol	1.29	0.400	3.55	0.119	<0.001
Retinol	1.71	0.980	2.73	0.121	<0.001
Cholesterol	5.55	3.68	7.79	0.081	<0.001

¹ All compounds in µmol/L, except cholesterol (n = 1993) given in mmol/L. Pearson’s correlation r with age (years).