Table 2.

Correlation coefficients between visceral fat area (VFA)/body-mass index (BMI) and carotenoids.

Carotenoids	Male		Female
	VFA	BMI	VFA	BMI
Total carotenoid	0.003	0.050	−0.151 ***	−0.192 ***
Lutein	−0.017	−0.046	−0.095 *	−0.179 ***
Zeaxanthin	0.071	0.039	−0.046	−0.103 *
Β-Cryptoxanthin	−0.018	0.062	−0.027	−0.045
Β-Carotene	0.014	0.086	−0.138 **	−0.153 ***
Lycopene	0.070	0.062	−0.122 **	−0.145 **

* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001 (Pearson’s correlation coefficient).