Table 3.
Antioxidant | Unadjusted analysis | Adjusted analysis† | ||||
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β* | 95% confidence intervals | P | β* | 95% confidence intervals | P | |
Retinol (μmmol/L) | −1.270 | −2.639, 0.099 | 0.07 | −1.235 | −2.521, 0.051 | 0.06 |
γ-Tocopherol (μmmol/L) | −0.024 | −0.585, 0.536 | 0.93 | 0.036 | −0.503, 0.575 | 0.89 |
α-Tocopherol (μmmol/L) | −0.023 | −0.124, 0.078 | 0.65 | 0.005 | −0.092, 0.102 | 0.92 |
Lutein (mmol/L) | 0.038 | 0.002, 0.074 | 0.04 | 0.029 | −0.005, 0.063 | 0.10 |
Zeaxanthin (mmol/L) | 0.058 | −0.079, 0.194 | 0.41 | 0.027 | −0.103, 0.158 | 0.68 |
β-Cryptoxanthin (mmol/L) | 0.018 | −0.052, 0.088 | 0.62 | 0.030 | −0.038, 0.097 | 0.39 |
α-Carotene (mmol/L) | −0.008 | −0.065, 0.050 | 0.79 | 0.005 | −0.050, 0.061 | 0.85 |
β-Carotene (mmol/L) | 0.000 | −0.011, 0.010 | 0.99 | 0.002 | −0.008, 0.012 | 0.65 |
Lycopene (μmmol/L) | −1.028 | −3.104, 1.047 | 0.33 | −0.634 | −2.631, 1.363 | 0.53 |
*Average increase in each serum antioxidant level per unit increase in eGFR.
†Multiple regression analysis adjusted for age (years), gender, smoking (pack-years) and Alzheimer’s disease status.