Dietary Polyphenol Intake, but Not the Dietary Total Antioxidant Capacity, Is Inversely Related to Cardiovascular Disease in Postmenopausal Polish Women: Results of WOBASZ and WOBASZ II Studies

Table 6

Contributions of food categories to DTAC in the women with and without CVD and major dietary sources that impact DTAC within each food category.

Food categories		Women with CVD	Women without CVD	value
Beverages	mmol/d; (mean ± SD)	5.84 ± 3.84	6.77 ± 4.03	<0.001
	Contribution to DTAC (%)	53.87	57.13
	Major sources; (% contribution)	Coffee (26.57), tea (26.11)	Coffee (32.83), tea (23.04)
Cereals	mmol/d (mean ± SD)	0.38 ± 0.29	0.39 ± 0.27	0.206
	Contribution to DTAC (%)	3.51	3.29
	Major sources; (% contribution)	Mixed bread (1.11), rye bread (0.83), wheat bread (0.74)	Mixed bread (1.27), rye bread (0.68), wheat bread (0.59)
Fruit	mmol/d (mean ± SD)	2.19 ± 3.48	2.11 ± 3.05	0.427
	Contribution to DTAC (%)	20.20	17.81
	Major sources; (% contribution)	Apples (5.81), strawberries (3.69), plums (2.03), grapes (1.94)	Apples (5.57), strawberries (3.38), plums (1.6), grapes (1.43)
Vegetables	mmol/d (mean ± SD)	1.67 ± 1.58	1.77 ± 1.62	0.124
	Contribution to DTAC (%)	15.41	14.94
	Major sources; (% contribution)	Potato (5.63), beetroot (2.77), cabbage (1.85), tomato (1.11), broccoli and cauliflower (0.92)	Potato (5.65), beetroot (2.70), cabbage (1.94), broccoli and cauliflower (1.01), tomato (0.93)
Other foods	mmol/d (mean ± SD)	0.76 ± 5.82	0.81 ± 3.46	<0.0001
	Contribution to DTAC (%)	7.01	6.83
	Major sources; (% contribution)	Nuts and seeds (3.41), cocoa products (1.85), cookies and pastry (0.73)	Nuts and seeds (2.87), cookies and pastry (2.87), cocoa products (1.94)
Total	mmol/d (mean ± SD)	10.84 ± 8.53	11.85 ± 6.66	<0.0001
	Contribution to DTAC (%)	100	100

In each category of food products, only those that had the greatest impact on the DTAC were listed.