Table 6.
Extent of the agreement between tertiles of ARFS score with tertiles for plasma carotenoids concentrations (based on 198 paired observations).
| Variable | n = 198 (100%) | Kappa (Kw) | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same Tertile | Adjacent Tertile | Misclassified | |||
| α-carotene | |||||
| Total ARFS | 80 (40%) | 85 (43%) | 33 (17%) | 0.13 | <0.01 |
| ARFS—vegetables | 69 (35%) | 96 (48%) | 33 (17%) | 0.07 | 0.11 |
| ARFS—fruit | 79 (40%) | 86 (43%) | 33 (17%) | 0.16 | <0.01 |
| ARFS—fruit and vegetables | 73 (37%) | 93 (47%) | 32 (16%) | 0.11 | 0.03 |
| ARFS Meat | 70 (35%) | 100 (51%) | 28 (14%) | 0.11 | 0.02 |
| ARFS Vegetarian alternatives | 66 (33%) | 88 (44%) | 44 (22%) | 0.02 | 0.36 |
| ARFS grains | 65 (33%) | 78 (39%) | 55 (28%) | −0.02 | 0.62 |
| ARFS Dairy | 62 (31%) | 99 (50%) | 37 (19%) | −0.03 | 0.72 |
| ARFS Spreads/sauces | 65 (33%) | 66 (33%) | 67 (34%) | −0.01 | 0.60 |
| β-carotene | |||||
| Total ARFS | 77 (39%) | 90 (45%) | 31 (16%) | 0.14 | 0.01 |
| ARFS—vegetables | 72 (36%) | 93 (47%) | 33 (17%) | 0.09 | 0.06 |
| ARFS—fruit | 87 (44%) | 75 (38%) | 36 (18%) | 0.19 | <0.001 |
| ARFS—fruit and vegetables | 78 (39%) | 88 (44%) | 32 (16%) | 0.14 | <0.01 |
| ARFS Meat | 73 (37%) | 95 (48%) | 30 (15%) | 0.12 | 0.02 |
| ARFS Vegetarian alternatives | 61 (31%) | 93 (47%) | 34 (17%) | −001 | 0.54 |
| ARFS grains | 58 (29%) | 83 (42%) | 57 (29%) | −0.06 | 0.88 |
| ARFS Dairy | 79 (40%) | 78 (39%) | 41 (21%) | 0.05 | 0.13 |
| ARFS Spreads/sauces | 66 (33%) | 65 (33%) | 67 (34%) | −0.01 | 0.55 |
| Lycopene | |||||
| Total ARFS | 66 (33%) | 92 (46%) | 40 (20%) | 0.01 | 0.44 |
| ARFS—vegetables | 54 (27%) | 99 (50%) | 45 (23%) | −0.09 | 0.95 |
| ARFS—fruit | 67 (34%) | 85 (43%) | 46 (23%) | 0.03 | 0.33 |
| ARFS—fruit and vegetables | 61 (31%) | 88 (44%) | 49 (25%) | −0.06 | 0.85 |
| ARFS Meat | 73 (37%) | 91 (46%) | 34 (17%) | 0.09 | 0.05 |
| ARFS Vegetarian alternatives | 59 (30%) | 87 (44%) | 52 (26%) | −0.06 | 0.88 |
| ARFS grains | 64 (32%) | 85 (43%) | 49 (25%) | 0.01 | 0.43 |
| ARFS Dairy | 58 (29%) | 108 (55%) | 32 (16%) | −0.02 | 0.68 |
| ARFS Spreads/sauces | 66 (33%) | 67 (34%) | 65 (33%) | 0.00 | 0.48 |
| Lutein/Zeaxanthin | |||||
| Total ARFS | 63 (32%) | 100 (51%) | 35 (18%) | 0.02 | 0.37 |
| ARFS—vegetables | 63 (32%) | 97 (49%) | 38 (19%) | 0.00 | 0.48 |
| ARFS—fruit | 71 (36%) | 81 (41%) | 46 (23%) | 0.05 | 0.20 |
| ARFS—fruit and vegetables | 70 (35%) | 86 (43%) | 42 (21%) | 0.03 | 0.27 |
| ARFS Meat | 59 (30%) | 95 (48%) | 44 (22%) | −0.05 | 0.80 |
| ARFS Vegetarian alternatives | 70 (35%) | 87 (44%) | 41 (21%) | 0.06 | 0.14 |
| ARFS grains | 78 (39%) | 81 (41%) | 39 (20%) | 0.14 | <0.01 |
| ARFS Dairy | 63 (32%) | 104 (53%) | 31 (16%) | 0.01 | 0.39 |
| ARFS Spreads/sauces | 59 (30%) | 67 (34%) | 72 (36%) | −0.07 | 0.90 |
| β-cryptoxanthin | |||||
| Total ARFS | 73 (37%) | 90 (45%) | 35 (18%) | 0.08 | 0.07 |
| ARFS—vegetables | 64 (32%) | 91 (46%) | 43 (22%) | −0.02 | 0.61 |
| ARFS—fruit | 81 (41%) | 79 (40%) | 38 (19%) | 0.15 | <0.01 |
| ARFS—fruit and vegetables | 68 (34%) | 92 (46%) | 38 (19%) | 0.05 | 0.19 |
| ARFS Meat | 85 (43%) | 83 (42%) | 30 (15%) | 0.19 | <0.01 |
| ARFS Vegetarian alternatives | 69 (35%) | 79 (40%) | 50 (25%) | 0.01 | 0.46 |
| ARFS grains | 66 (33%) | 83 (42%) | 49 (25%) | 0.02 | 0.34 |
| ARFS Dairy | 77 (39%) | 88 (44%) | 33 (17%) | 0.09 | 0.03 |
| ARFS Spreads/sauces | 64 (32%) | 65 (33%) | 69 (35%) | −0.03 | 0.69 |
| Total carotenoids | |||||
| Total ARFS | 76 (38%) | 91 (46%) | 31 (16%) | 0.12 | 0.02 |
| ARFS—vegetables | 73 (37%) | 88 (44%) | 37 (19%) | 0.06 | 0.11 |
| ARFS—fruit | 75 (38%) | 86 (43%) | 37 (19%) | 0.12 | 0.02 |
| ARFS—fruit and vegetables | 67 (34%) | 97 (49%) | 34 (17%) | 0.06 | 0.13 |
| ARFS Meat | 78 (39%) | 86 (43%) | 34 (18%) | 0.12 | 0.01 |
| ARFS Vegetarian alternatives | 70 (35%) | 86 (43%) | 42 (21%) | 0.06 | 0.15 |
| ARFS grains | 68 (34%) | 82 (41%) | 48 (24%) | 0.04 | 0.23 |
| ARFS Dairy | 66 (33%) | 99 (50%) | 33 (17%) | 0.02 | 0.31 |
| ARFS Spreads/sauces | 60 (30%) | 66 (33%) | 72 (36%) | −0.06 | 0.87 |