Table 4.
Correlation (r) between lipid-soluble micronutrients and markers of inflammation.
| LZ | β-Cryptoxanthin | Lycopene | Retinol | Tocopherol | β-Carotene | Vitamin D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceruloplasmin | −0.170 | −0.116 | 0.144 | −0.044 | −0.080 | −0.101 | −0.138 |
| Haptoglobin | −0.158 | 0.015 | 0.039 | −0.084 | 0.029 | 0.056 | 0.037 |
| Paraoxonase | 0.171 | 0.018 | −0.018 | 0.454 *** | −0.234 * | −0.118 | −0.155 |
| ROMs | −0.181 | 0.052 | 0.323 ** | −0.358 ** | 0.279 * | 0.028 | 0.083 |
| SHp | −0.010 | 0.058 | 0.1445 | −0.116 | −0.039 | 0.042 | 0.002 |
| FRAP | 0.033 | −0.031 | 0.063 | 0.196 | 0.052 | −0.066 | −0.092 |
* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001; FRAP: frap ferric reducing antioxidant power; LZ: Lutein + Zeaxanthin; MDS: Mediterranean Diet Score; ROMs: reactive oxygen metabolites; SHp: thiol group.