Table 6.
Possible association between vegetable intake scores with SCs and AGEs.
| Vegetable Intake Score | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| n | 52 | 99 | 352 | 147 | |
| Parameters |
Mean ± SD
(95% CI) |
Mean ± SD
(95% CI) |
Mean ± SD
(95% CI) |
Mean ± SD
(95% CI) |
p-Value a |
| SCs (OD) | 282 ± 112 (255 to 317) |
267 ± 94 (249 to 286) |
335 ± 118 (323 to 347) |
393 ± 124 (373 to 413) |
<0.0001 ** |
| vs. 0, p = 0.1731 b | vs. 0, p = 0.0047 b # | vs. 0, p < 0.0001 b ## | |||
| vs. 1, p < 0.0001 b ## | vs. 1, p < 0.0001 b ## | ||||
| vs. 2, p < 0.0001 b ## | |||||
| AGEs (AU) | 0.47 ± 0.10 (0.45 to 0.50) |
0.45 ± 0.09 (0.44 to 0.47) |
0.45 ± 0.09 (0.45 to 0.46) |
0.44 ± 0.08 (0.43 to 0.46) |
0.1956 |
a p-Values were estimated by G-test. b Post hoc comparisons were performed by Fisher’s exact probability test. Significance levels at 1% (p < 0.01) **, 5% (p < 0.0083) #, and 1% (p < 0.0016) ##.