Table 5. Mean intake of carotenoids and vitamin C from DR¹ within quintile of intake determined by FFQ².

	Quintile of carotenoids and vitamin C intake according to FFQ
Sex 　Carotenoids	Lowest			Second				Third				Fourth				Highest
	Mean	±	SD	Mean	±	SD	ratio3	Mean	±	SD	ratio3	Mean	±	SD	ratio3	Mean	±	SD	ratio3
Men	n=20			n=21				n=20				n=21				n=20
Carotene	2541	±	950	3067	±	1185	1.21	3528	±	1591	1.39	3365	±	1115	1.32	3877	±	1329	1.53
Alpha-carotene	320	±	197	331	±	147	1.04	477	±	266	1.49	538	±	349	1.68	608	±	260	1.90
Beta-carotene	2073	±	692	2329	±	954	1.12	2796	±	1292	1.35	2602	±	791	1.26	3219	±	1140	1.55
Lycopene	2423	±	1812	2801	±	2895	1.16	2626	±	1761	1.08	2823	±	2080	1.16	4115	±	4140	1.70
Vitamin C	103	±	30	130	±	42	1.26	120	±	27	1.17	134	±	36	1.30	158	±	41	1.54
Women	n=22			n=23				n=23				n=23				n=22
Carotene	2604	±	1012	3021	±	1092	1.16	3142	±	1169	1.21	3581	±	1624	1.37	3561	±	1151	1.37
Alpha-carotene	319	±	197	356	±	169	1.12	456	±	227	1.43	450	±	220	1.41	565	±	243	1.77
Beta-carotene	2092	±	822	2489	±	841	1.19	2556	±	1200	1.22	2732	±	1189	1.31	2860	±	983	1.37
Lycopene	3329	±	3641	2726	±	2303	0.82	3617	±	3065	1.09	3068	±	2109	0.92	3831	±	2102	1.15
Vitamin C	122	±	44	127	±	65	1.04	138	±	43	1.13	145	±	44	1.20	151	±	52	1.24

¹DR, dietary records.

²FFQ, food frequency questionnaire.

³Ratio compared to lowest quintile.