Table 2.

Associations of carotenoids, α- and γ-tocopherol, and retinol with age.

	(B)	95% CI	partial R	P
(μmol/L)a	33.58	(28.51; 38.64)		<0.001
(SR) Lycopene	−19.47	(-21.28; −17.66)	−0.430	<0.001
(SR) α-Tocopherol	8.111	(7.199; 9.023)	0.366	<0.001
(SR) γ-Tocopherol	5.455	(3.132; 7.778)	0.103	<0.001
(LN) β-Carotene	1.855	(1.008; 2.702)	0.096	<0.001
(LN) α-Carotene	−1.484	(-2.512; −0.449)	−0.063	0.005

^aMultiple regression analyses (forward stepwise approach) with age (years) as the dependent variable; all measured lipid-soluble micronutrients were assessed as covariates in the initial model (n = 1973), sum R = 0.550, sum R² = 0.303.