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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Oct 10.
Published in final edited form as: Nutr Cancer. 2021 Apr 10;74(2):579–591. doi: 10.1080/01635581.2021.1909738

Table 4.

Correlation of the MCAP Score with select measures in the Healthy Eating Study at baseline and after 6 months of dietary intervention.

Measure Spearman Correlation (ρ) a
Baseline, n=120 6 Months, n=93
BMI (kg/m2) −0.209* −0.094
Weight Change (pounds) - −0.203 b
% Diet goals met - 0.372**
Serum ω-3 fatty acids (% of total fatty acids) c 0.340** 0.210*
Serum carotenoids (ng/mL) 0.198* 0.276**
a

Statistically significant p-values for the Spearman correlations are marked as

*

p<0.05,

**

p<0.01

b

This correlation approached significance with p=0.051. Weight change was, however, significantly correlated with change in the MCAP Score with ρ = − 0.238, p = 0.021.

c

Serum ω-3 fatty acids were calculated as % of total fatty acids and the ω-3 fatty acids summed were linolenic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid.