2003
Dietary carotenoids and risk of coronary artery disease in women 1 , 2 , 3
Osganian SK, Stampfer MJ, Rimm E, Spiegelman D, Manson JE, Willett WC. Dietary carotenoids and risk of coronary artery disease in women 1 , 2 , 3. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2003, 77: 1390-1399. PMID: 12791615, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/77.6.1390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of CADCoronary artery diseaseArtery diseaseHigh intakePrevention of CADIncident coronary artery diseaseSemiquantitative food frequency questionnaireCAD risk factorsBeta-carotene supplementationFood frequency questionnaireCurrent smoking statusDietary carotenoidsSignificant inverse associationLutein/zeaxanthinHigh blood concentrationsConsumption of carotenoidsCAD riskSmoking statusIncident casesHighest quintileLowest quintileInverse associationRisk factorsDietary intakeBlood concentrations
2002
Individual carotenoid concentrations in adipose tissue and plasma as biomarkers of dietary intake 1 , 2 , 3
El-Sohemy A, Baylin A, Kabagambe E, Ascherio A, Spiegelman D, Campos H. Individual carotenoid concentrations in adipose tissue and plasma as biomarkers of dietary intake 1 , 2 , 3. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2002, 76: 172-179. PMID: 12081831, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/76.1.172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdipose tissuePartial Spearman correlation coefficientsFood frequency questionnaireBiomarkers of intakeBody mass indexTotal energy intakeVLDL-cholesterol concentrationsMajor dietary carotenoidsLong-term intakeTissue biopsy samplesIndividual carotenoid concentrationsDietary interviewSpearman correlation coefficientMass indexAdipose tissue biopsy samplesDietary intakePlasma concentrationsCarotenoid intakeBlood samplesBiopsy samplesPlasma carotenoidsTissue carotenoid concentrationsEnergy intakeIntakeDietary carotenoids