A Pilot Study Providing Evidence for a Relationship between a Composite Lifestyle Score and Risk of Higher Carotid Intima-Media Thickness: Is There a Link to Oxidative Stress?
Table 2
Participant characteristics for individual components of the RBLS and their association with the RBLS.
Characteristic
Correlation coefficient with RBLS
Lifestyle score (RBLS)
100
6.69 ± 0.90
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Age
100
55.98 ± 8.83
−0.09
VAT fat mass (g)
97
953.12 ± 798.26
−0.27
PUFA intake (g/day)
99
11.5 ± 5.65
0.12
Trans FA intake (g/day)
100
0.38 ± 0.31
−0.05
Iron intake (mg/day)
99
12.13 ± 4.44
−0.05
Vitamin E intake (mg/day)
99
7.09 ± 2.83
0.32∗
Vitamin C intake (mg/day)
97
105.54 ± 46.80
0.37
α-Carotene intake (μg/day)
99
714.03 ± 418.73
0.48
β-Carotene intake (μg/day)
99
3784.80 ± 1819.34
0.51
Lycopene intake (μg/day)
99
5143.93 ± 2639.29
0.04
Lutein and zeaxanthin intake (μg/day)
100
1011.88 ± 447.43
0.50
β-Cryptoxanthine intake (μg/day)
98
236.27 ± 172.67
0.38
Caffeine intake (mg/day)
98
303.06 ± 320.63
−0.40
Alcohol intake (g/day)
99
7.57 ± 10.72
−0.32
Smoking history
100
−0.17
Current smoker
0
Ever smoker
74
Never smoker
26
Physical activity (%)
100
0.28
Sedentary/low
20
Moderate
43
High
35
Sitting time (min/day/week)
99
399.78 ± 154.34
−0.21
Depression score
98
2.46 ± 3.01
−0.38
Stress score
99
4.76 ± 3.25
−0.32
Anxiety score
99
1.56 ± 1.76
−0.15
PSQI
97
4.34 ± 2.95
−0.50
Apnoea risk (%)
100
0.44
High risk
20
Low risk
80
RBLS: redox balance lifestyle score; VAT: visceral adipose tissue; PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acids; PSQI: Pittsburgh sleep quality index. Comparisons were made using Pearson’s correlation unless otherwise stated; comparisons were made using Spearman’s correlation; .
