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. 2019 Nov 19;9:17068. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-53674-5

Table 3.

Association of serum antioxidant with eGFR in individuals with no copies of the APOE4 allele.

Antioxidant Unadjusted analysis Adjusted analysis
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.