Table 4. Carotenoid intakes (µg/day) and vitamin C intakes (mg/day) assessed with DR¹ for 28 or 14 days and FFQ² in 4 areas and correlations.

Sex	DR				FFQ				% difference	Spearman correlation
	Mean	±	SD	Median	Mean	±	SD	Median		Crude	Energy-adjusted3
Men (n=102)
Carotene	3274	±	1305	2885	3814	±	3126	3320	16	0.38	0.36
Alpha-carotene	454	±	273	357	561	±	545	398	23	0.47	0.47
Beta-carotene	2601	±	1052	2314	3044	±	2582	2556	17	0.40	0.41
Lycopene	2965	±	2715	2121	3386	±	4636	1296	14	0.18	0.19
Vitamin C	129	±	39	127	166	±	118	157	29	0.44	0.42
Women (n=113)
Carotene	3184	±	1262	2870	4105	±	3029	3358	29	0.31	0.33
Alpha-carotene	429	±	226	348	579	±	495	433	35	0.46	0.50
Beta-carotene	2547	±	1037	2344	3290	±	2493	2789	29	0.30	0.32
Lycopene	3309	±	2689	2450	3148	±	4942	1438.86	-5	0.22	0.11
Vitamin C	137	±	50	127	192	±	159	156	41	0.31	0.22

¹DR, dietary records.

²FFQ, food frequency questionnaire.

³Energy was adjusted by residual model for intake.

For n=102, r>0.20 = p<0.05, r>0.26 = p<0.01, r>0.33 = p<0.001.

For n=113, r>0.19 = p<0.05, r>0.25 = p<0.01, r>0.31 = p<0.001.