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Table 4 Dietary total antioxidant capacity in the study groups (μmol TE/person/day)

From: Dietary antioxidant capacity of the patients with cardiovascular disease in a cross-sectional study

Plant food and beverages

Men

P

Women

P

CVD patients (n = 357)

Healthy control (n = 357)

CVD patients (n = 286)

Healthy control (n = 286)

Mean 95% CI

Median 25-75 percentile

Mean 95% CI

Median 25-75 percentile

Mean 95% CI

Median 25-75 percentile

Mean 95% CI

Median 25-75 percentile

Beverages 1

3287 (3080–3493)

3050 (2035–4290)

3537 (3335–3739)

3300 (2200–4683)

0.04

3213 (3009–3417)

3059(2200–4296)

3081 (2888–3274)

2753 (1933–4125)

0.31

tea infusion2

2221(2049–2393)

 

2319(2156–2482)

  

2001(1841–2161)

 

1876(1736–2016)

  

coffee infusion3

925.0 (788–1062)

 

961.8 (837–1087)

  

1072 (926–1218)

 

1091 (940–1241)

  

others4

140.6 (97–184)

 

256.5 (163–350)

  

140.2 (70–210)

 

114.9 (66–164)

  

Vegetables

730.5 (655–806)

562 (321–888)

729.2 (660–798)

578 (336–858)

0.79

614.3 (544–685)

478 (265–719)

562.9 (501–625)

452 (244–741)

0.41

potatoes

184.6 (1680201)

 

207.6 (191–225)

  

131.2 (116–146)

 

148.2 (132–164)

  

cabbage5

161.0 (111–212)

 

117.7 (85–151)

  

112.6 (74–151)

 

106.1 (71–141)

  

tomatoes

64.7 (51–78)

 

63.0 (51–76)

  

74.1 (58–90)

 

50.7 (38–63)

  

carrots

36.0 (30–42)

 

40.4 (33–47)

  

36.2 (27–45)

 

35.8 (28–43)

  

onions

35.7 (29–42)

 

35.0 (30–40)

  

27.2 (23–32)

 

27.4 (23–32)

  

beetroots

120.4 (79–162)

 

137.1 (87–187)

  

102.3 (57–147)

 

90.6 (51–131)

  

cauliflower

24.7 (6–43)

 

25.0 (10–40)

  

44.8 (17–72)

 

18.0 (5–31)

  

others6

103.4 (86–120)

 

103.3 (87–120)

  

85.9 (70–101)

 

86.1 (70–102)

  

Fruit and jams

1374(1177–1571)

726 (0–1980)

1105(937–1272)

644 (0–1540)

0.05

1865(1490–2240)

1100 (64–2300)

1445(1166–1724)

660 (43–1926)

0.03

apples

568.7 (489–649)

 

442.7 (371–514)

  

608.2 (512–704)

 

466.7 (399–534)

  

bananas

24.3 (11–37)

 

41.6 (23–60)

  

40.1 (22–58)

 

37.1 (22–52)

  

strawberries

235.4 (103–367)

 

166.2 (61–271)

  

460.1 (157–763)

 

306.0 (110–502)

  

plums

95.5 (47–144)

 

152.9 (93–213)

  

126.1 (75–177)

 

130.8 (39–222)

  

pears

18.9 (8–29)

 

15.8 (5–27)

  

21.9 (8–36)

 

7.1 (0–14)

  

citrus fruits7

77.7 (28–127)

 

62.1 (26–98)

  

103.6 (39–168)

 

61.2 (18–104)

  

grapes

60.8 (13–109)

 

33.6 (4–63)

  

129.9 (52–207)

 

99.3 (43–155)

  

sour cherries

152.5 (82–223)

 

40.1 (11–69)

  

167.1 (45–289)

 

172.3 (71–274)

  

others8

140.3 (80–200)

 

149.8 (70–230)

  

207.8 (112–304)

 

164.3 (72–256)

  

Cereal products

353.5 (328–379)

306 (204–432)

354.8 (327–383)

316 (192–448)

0.89

260.1 (233–287)

197 (126–310)

246.7 (221–273)

200 (124–303)

0.74

white bread

190.8 (171–210)

 

217.6 (196–239)

  

104.8 (91–119)

 

113.6 (99–129)

  

others9

162.7 (139–187)

 

137.1 (111–163)

  

155.3 (128–182)

 

133.1 (109–157)

  

Chocolates 10

136.1 (42–230)

0

78.5 (27–130)

0

0.69

65.4 (15–115)

0

48.1 (9–87)

0

0.62

Nuts and seeds 11

561.2 (0–1306)

0

262.1 (29–495)

0

0.99

164.7 (0–350)

0

116.6 (0–281)

0

0.74

Total

6442(5624–7260)

5676(3926–7156)

6066(5688–6445)

5356(4013–7199)

0.65

6182(5714–6651)

5643(3887–7271)

5500(5102–5898)

4754(3619–6606)

0.01

  1. n – number, CI – confidence interval, CVD – cardiovascular disease, TE – Trolox equivalents.
  2. For 1–11, see Table 2.