Table 2.
Correlation (r) of MDS with lipid-soluble micronutrients.
| MDS | LZ | β-Cryptoxanthin | Lycopene | Retinol | Tocopherol | β-Carotene | Vitamin D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDS | 1.000 | 0.091 | 0.190 | 0.274 * | −0.346 * | 0.054 | 0.331 ** | 0.152 |
| LZ | 1.000 | 0.193 | 0.199 | 0.261 * | −0.032 | 0.188 | 0.249 * | |
| β-Cryptoxanthin | 1.000 | 0.476 *** | −0.231 * | 0.369 ** | 0.484 *** | 0.324 ** | ||
| Lycopene | 1.000 | −0.248 * | 0.282 * | 0.466 *** | 0.338 ** | |||
| Retinol | 1.000 | −0.405 *** | −0.224 * | −0.147 | ||||
| Tocopherol | 1.000 | 0.270 * | 0.269 * | |||||
| β-Carotene | 1.000 | 0.359 *** | ||||||
| Vitamin D | 1.000 |
* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001; LZ: Lutein + Zeaxanthin.