Table 1 Ascorbic acid intake, anthropometrics, SNP-scores and covariates in MONICA, DCH and INTER99
MONICA | DCH | INTER99 | |
|---|---|---|---|
N | 1,329 | 2,167 | 4,073 |
Basic variables | |||
Ascorbic acid (mg/day) | 70 (23 to 199) | 93 (43 to 207) | 66 (25 to 156) |
Baseline age (years) | 50.5 (30.6 to 61.1) | 53.0 (50.0 to 58.0) | 45.1 (34.7 to 59.8) |
Sex (% women) | 51.6 | 49.4 | 51.4 |
Height (cm) | 169 (156 to 184) | 171 (158 to 186) | 172 (158 to 188) |
BW (kg) | |||
Baseline | 69.0 (52.0 to 93.0) | 77.1 (56.8 to 104.4) | 75.5 (55 to 104) |
Follow-up | 70.0 (51.6 to 94.7) | 82.0 (58.0 to 110.0) | 76.5 (55.6 to 105.0) |
∆BW | 0.22 (−1.04 to 1.61) | 1.01 (−1.05 to 2.39) | 0.20 (−1.41 to 1.75) |
WC (cm) 1 | |||
Baseline | - | 90 (70 to 112) | 85 (67 to 107) |
Follow-up | - | 98 (76 to 121) | 88 (69 to 110) |
∆WC | - | 1.37 (−0.78 to 4.44) | 0.55 (−1.27 to 2.46) |
SNP-based variables 2 | |||
SNP-score (BMI) | 29 (23 to 35) | 28 (23 to 35) | 29 (23 to 34) |
SNP-score (WC) | 3 (1 to 6) | 3 (1 to 6) | 3 (1 to 6) |
SNP-score (WHR) | 14 (10 to 18) | 14 (10 to 18) | 14 (10 to 18) |
SNP-score (complete) | 44 (37 to 52) | 44 (37 to 51) | 44 (36 to 51) |
Adjustment variables | |||
Smoking, % Never smokers | 27 | 41.4 | 40.1 |
Education, % ≤ Primary school | 35.7 | 30.1 | 26.2 |
Physical activity, % most sedentary group | 21.4 | 9.5 | 11.5 |
Menopausal status, % postmenopausal | 42.4 | 55.6 | 27.5 |
Total energy intake excl. alcohol, (MJ/day) | 8.5 (4.8 to 13.9) | 8.2 (4.9 to 13.4) | 9.0 (4.9 to 15.1) |
Alcohol (MJ/day) | 0.4 (0 to 1.8) | 0.4 (0 to 1.9) | 0.3 (0 to 1.5) |