Table 3.

Spearman rank correlations between total ARFS and sub-scale scores and plasma carotenoid concentrations (based on 198 paired observations).

	α-Carotene	β-Carotene	Lycopene	Lutein/Zeaxanthin	β-Cryptoxanthin	Total Plasma Carotenoids
Total ARFS	0.192 **	0.195 **	0.041	0.074	0.180 *	0.170 *
ARFS—Vegetables	0.189 **	0.194 *	−0.050	0.002	0.103	0.095
ARFS—Fruit	0.278 ***	0.260 ***	0.038	0.047	0.217 **	0.193 **
ARFS—Fruit and vegetables combined	0.266 ***	0.258 ***	−0.028	0.027	0.158 *	0.157 *
ARFS Meat	0.195 **	0.215 **	0.092	0.002	0.254 ***	0.209
ARFS Vegetarian alternatives	0.026	0.048	−0.070	0.048	0.007	0.029
ARFS Grains	0.012	−0.007	0.098	0.107	0.123	0.072
ARFS Dairy	−0.033	−0.015	0.056	0.084	0.082	0.041
ARFS Spreads/sauces	0.037	−0.006	0.075	−0.064	−0.022	−0.015

* P-value < 0.05; ** p-value < 0.01; *** p-value < 0.001.