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. 2016 Dec 28;105(2):466–475. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.116.144840

TABLE 3.

Regression estimates and R2 regression values of ln-transformed nutrient intake on corresponding ln-transformed nutrient biomarker and study participant characteristics in the NPAAS-FS 1

Variable2 β ± SE R2
Total energy intake, kcal/d
 Intercept 7.454 ± 0.039
 Biomarker: Ein 0.680 ± 0.055 0.51
 Race-ethnicity (white) 0.102 ± 0.040 0.02
 Overall 0.53
Total protein intake, g/d
 Intercept 4.302 ± 0.034
 Biomarker: protein 0.437 ± 0.046 0.37
 BMI 0.010 ± 0.003 0.04
 Supplement use3 0.062 ± 0.036 0.01
 Overall 0.43
Vitamin B-12, μg/d
 Intercept 2.190 ± 0.286
 Biomarker: vitamin B-12 1.869 ± 0.192 0.40
 BMI 0.081 ± 0.027 0.05
 Physical activity −0.016 ± 0.008 0.01
 Supplement use 1.227 ± 0.312 0.05
 Overall 0.51
Dietary folate equivalents, μg/d
 Intercept 6.730 ± 0.147
 Biomarker: folate 0.808 ± 0.091 0.43
 Supplement use 0.380 ± 0.123 0.04
 College degree or higher −0.244 ± 0.107 0.02
 Overall 0.49
α-Carotene, μg/d
 Intercept 6.362 ± 0.160
 Biomarker: α-carotene4 1.241 ± 0.101 0.45
 BMI 0.082 ± 0.019 0.06
 Spring −0.325 ± 0.219 0.0001
 Summer −0.534 ± 0.207 0.02
 Fall −0.258 ± 0.232 0.004
 Overall 0.53
β-Carotene, μg/d
 Intercept 8.478 ± 0.040
 Biomarker: β-carotene4 0.624 ± 0.066 0.28
 BMI 0.050 ± 0.010 0.10
 Overall 0.39
Lutein + zeaxanthin, μg/d
 Intercept 7.426 ± 0.228
 Biomarker: lutein + zeaxanthin4 1.101 ± 0.100 0.37
 Age −0.028 ± 0.014 0.01
 BMI 0.049 ± 0.012 0.05
 Race-ethnicity (white) 0.593 ± 0.233 0.02
 Overall 0.46
Lycopene, μg/d
 Intercept 8.262 ± 0.060
 Biomarker: lycopene4 1.052 ± 0.127 0.30
 BMI 0.035 ± 0.015 0.03
 Overall 0.32
α-Tocopherol, mg/d
 Intercept 2.885 ± 0.162
 Biomarker: α-tocopherol4 2.077 ± 0.231 0.43
 Supplement use 0.510 ± 0.177 0.03
 Weight variability5 0.117 ± 0.060 0.01
 Overall 0.47
Percentage of energy from PUFAs
 Intercept 1.940 ± 0.054
 Biomarker: PUFAs 4.284 ± 0.707 0.19
 Age −0.012 ± 0.0058 0.02
 Physical activity 0.003 ± 0.0014 0.02
 Supplement use 0.111 ± 0.058 0.02
 Weight variability 0.035 ± 0.021 0.01
 Overall 0.27
1

Presented nutrients are restricted to those with overall R2 > 0.25. Included were study participant characteristics that remained significant for inclusion in the model on the basis of a backward-selection procedure (P = 0.1). Ein, energy intake (derived from doubly labeled water); NPAAS-FS, Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment Study Feeding Study.

2

Age was centered at 75.36 y; BMI (in kg/m2) was centered at 26.39; physical activity was centered at 15.78 metabolic equivalent task-hours/wk; weight variability was centered at 1.33 kg. For biomarker measures, ln Ein was centered at 7.48 ln kcal/d; ln protein was centered at 4.33 ln g/d; ln vitamin B-12 was centered at ln 6.27 pg/mL; ln folate was centered at ln 2.99 ng/mL; ln %PUFAs was centered at 3.71 ln % relative abundance. Serum cholesterol-adjusted biomarkers were residuals from the model of biomarker and cholesterol; these residuals were entered into the calibration equation without centering.

3

Self-reported use of any dietary supplements from the NPAAS-FS baseline 4-d food record.

4

Serum cholesterol-adjusted.

5

Weight variability over the 2-wk controlled feeding period.