Table 2 Correlations among dietary intake of phytoestrogens and other selected nutrients, among 6,584 mothers of control infants in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study.
| Â | Isoflavones | Lignans | Coumestrol | Total Phytoestrogens | Energy | Fiber | Carbo-hydrate | Folate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Isoflavones | 1.00 | 0.80 | 0.72 | 0.89 | 0.78 | 0.86 | 0.72 | 0.53 |
Lignans | - | 1.00 | 0.63 | 0.98 | 0.62 | 0.88 | 0.60 | 0.47 |
Coumestrol | - | - | 1.00 | 0.71 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.48 |
Total Phytoestrogens | - | - | - | 1.00 | 0.70 | 0.92 | 0.67 | 0.51 |