Table 1 Population characteristics according to dietary total antioxidant capacity (TAC) E3N Cohort, France 1993–2008
| Â | Dietary total antioxidant capacity (TAC) (mmol/day) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | Q1(<  8.2) | Q2 (8.2–14.4) | Q3 (14.4–21.1) | Q4 (21.1–29.9) | Q5 (>  29.9) |
Dietary TAC Intake: mmol/d (SD) | 5.2 (1.7) | 11.3 (1.8) | 17.7 (1.9) | 25.1 (2.5) | 42.1 (12.7) |
Risk factors | |||||
 Age at 2003: years (SD) | 52.0 (6.2) | 52.3 (6.5) | 51.7 (6.2) | 51.4 (6.1) | 50.7 (5.6) |
 Body mass index: kg / m2 (SD) | 21.8 (2.6) | 22.1 (2.6) | 22.2 (2.7) | 22.4 (2.7) | 22.5 (2.8) |
 Diabetes n (%) | 46 (0.57) | 36 (0.44) | 38 (0.47) | 34 (0.42) | 38 (0.47) |
 Hypercholesterolemia: n (%) | 397 (4.89) | 362 (4.46) | 404 (4.98) | 402 (4.95) | 339 (4.18) |
Smoking: n (%) | |||||
 Never | 5338 (65.78) | 4523 (55.74) | 4200 (51.75) | 3806 (46.90) | 3282 (40.44) |
 Former | 2255 (27.79) | 2744 (33.81) | 2827 (35.83) | 2960 (36.48) | 2945 (36.29) |
 Current | 522 (6.43) | 848 (10.45) | 1089 (13.42) | 1349 (16.62) | 1888 (23.27) |
Education: n (%) | |||||
 With high school diploma: n (%) | 7239 (89.21) | 7369 (90.81) | 7301 (89.96) | 7350 (90.57) | 7356 (90.65) |
 Family history of hypertension: n (%) | 2397 (29.54) | 2258 (27.83) | 2348 (28.93) | 2273 (28.01) | 2364 (29.13) |
 Physical activity: METS/week (SD) | 53.7 (29.2) | 53.7 (29.5) | 53.8 (29.4) | 55.0 (30.0) | 54.8 (30.7) |
Dietary factors mean (SD) | |||||
 Energy without alcohol (kcal / d) | 2050.6 (516.6) | 2105.7 (514.6) | 2116.6 (523.8) | 2148.0 (543.0) | 2216.0 (577.0) |
 Alcohol (g / day) | 6.1 (8.1) | 10.8 (12.3) | 12.4 (13.4) | 13.8 (15.0) | 14.4 (16.0) |
 Coffee intake (ml / day) | 16.8 (28.2) | 111.3 (60.9) | 242.1 (61.5) | 384.8 (65.6) | 708.6 (249.2) |
 Potassium (mg / day) | 3637.6 (1043.2) | 3760.0 (1006.1) | 3759.6 (969.7) | 3859.1 (941.7) | 4229.3 (1072.0) |
 Magnesium (mg / day) | 317.6 (84.1) | 365.1 (81.0) | 415.1 (76.7) | 479.7 (77.0) | 625.5 (136.2) |
 Omega-3 fatty acids (mg / day) | 1.41 (0.50) | 1.48 (0.52) | 1.51 (0.54) | 1.55 (0.54) | 1.61 (0.57) |
 Sodium (mg / day) | 2749.2 (893.6) | 2796.1 (878.2) | 2805.9 (871.9) | 2847.8 (891.6) | 2924.5 (942.6) |
 Western diet | - 0.3 (0.8) | - 0.2 (0.8) | 0.0 (0.9) | 0.1 (0.9) | 0.3 (1.1) |
 Healthy diet | - 0.1 (0.9) | 0.0 (1.0) | 0.1 (0.9) | 0.0 (1.0) | 0.1 (1.0) |