Table 3.
Spearman correlations between DNA damage (% DNA in tail), biochemical and anthropometric parameters, and dietary intakes.
| Variable | All Subjects (n = 114) |
Controls (n = 26) |
Obese (n = 88) |
|---|---|---|---|
| R | R | R | |
| Age (years) | 0.018 | 0.420 * | 0.091 |
| Body weight (kg) | 0.511 * | 0.635 * | 0.251 * |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 0.596 * | 0.551 * | 0.192 |
| WHR | 0.169 | 0.500 * | −0.032 |
| Fat mass (%) | 0.162 * | 0.598 * | 0.251 * |
| Fat mass (kg) | 0.538 * | 0.670 * | 0.256 |
| Total Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 0.319 * | 0.297 | 0.183 |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | −0.035 | −0.003 | 0.026 |
| LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 0.302 * | 0.248 | 0.155 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 0.275 * | 0.493 * | 0.202 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 0.371 * | −0.057 | 0.358 * |
| Insulin (mU/mL) | 0.128 | −0.515 | 0.045 |
| HOMA | 0.154 | −0.491 | 0.090 |
| Apolipoprotein AI (mg/dL) | −0.068 | −0.173 | 0.035 |
| CRP-hs (mg/L) | 0.457 * | 0.242 | 0.301 * |
| Total Energy (kcal/day) | 0.446 * | 0.188 | 0.316 * |
| Carbohydrate (% Energy) | −0.351 * | −0.342 | −0.099 |
| Total Fat (% Energy) | 0.411 * | 0.231 | 0.269 * |
| Saturated Fat (% Energy) | 0.480 * | 0.249 | 0.335 * |
| Monounsaturated Fat (% Energy) | −0.001 | 0.104 | 0.081 |
| Polyunsaturated Fat (% Energy) | −0.142 | −0.081 | 0.039 |
| Retinol (μg/day) | −0.182 | −0.492 * | −0.257 * |
| β-carotene (μg/day) | −0.148 | −0.325 | −0.193 |
| Vitamin E (mg/day) | −0.316 * | −0.228 | −0.264 * |
| Vitamin C (mg/day) | −0.305 * | −0.069 | −0.324 * |
BMI: body mass index; WHR: waist-hip-ratio; HOMA: Homeostasis Model Assessment; CRP-hs: C-reactive protein high sensitivity; * p < 0.05.