Effect of intake levels of major dietary factors on age-adjusted relative telomere length among 455 normotensive controls*
| Dietary factors | n (%) | Age-adjusted RTL (SD) | p Value† |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vegetables (g/day) | |||
| <50 | 72 (15.9) | −0.064 (0.94) | 0.01 |
| 50–150 | 276 (60.8) | 0.011 (0.99) | |
| >150 | 106 (23.3) | 0.32 (0.98)‡ | |
| Fruit (g/day) | |||
| <50 | 141 (31.1) | 0.17 (0.97) | 0.35 |
| 50–150 | 263 (57.9) | 0.031 (0.98) | |
| >150 | 50 (11.0) | 0.010 (1.08) | |
| Meat (g/week) | |||
| <100 | 240 (52.7) | 0.093 (0.92) | 0.58 |
| 100–200 | 148 (32.5) | 0.083 (1.02) | |
| >200 | 67 (14.7) | −0.046 (1.11) | |
| Fish/seafood (g/week) | |||
| <100 | 217 (47.7) | 0.16 (1.00) | 0.17 |
| 100–200 | 128 (28.1) | 0.017 (0.95) | |
| >200 | 110 (24.2) | −0.044 (0.99) | |
| Poultry (g/week) | |||
| <50 | 126 (27.7) | 0.21 (0.96) | 0.16 |
| 50–100 | 277 (60.9) | 0.019 (0.96) | |
| >100 | 52 (11.4) | −0.005 (1.12) | |
| Milk | |||
| None | 287 (63.4) | 0.13 (1.00) | 0.07 |
| Regularly | 166 (36.6) | −0.04 (0.95) | |
| Soya milk | |||
| None | 331 (73.1) | 0.15 (0.96) | 0.005 |
| Regularly | 122 (26.9) | −0.15 (1.03) | |
| Egg (/week) | |||
| None | 104 (22.9) | −0.007 (1.02) | 0.07 |
| 1–4 | 295 (65.0) | 0.21 (0.91) | |
| >4 | 55 (12.1) | 0.093 (0.92) | |
| Fried food | |||
| None | 178 (39.2) | 0.19 (0.97) | 0.045 |
| Regularly | 276 (60.8) | −0.002 (0.99) | |
| Dessert | |||
| None | 143 (31.5) | 0.15 (0.95) | 0.28 |
| Regularly | 311 (68.5) | 0.038 (1.00) | |
| Salt (g/day) | |||
| <6 | 341 (74.9) | 0.08 (0.92) | 0.10 |
| 6–12 | 100 (22.0) | 0.11 (1.14) | |
| >12 | 14 (3.1) | −0.48 (1.13) | |
*No significant P for trend was found for any of the analyses.
†Independent t test or one-way analysis of variance.
‡p<0.05 in comparison to vegetable intake of <50 and 50–100 g/day.