Table 4 Subgroup analysis for the association between vitamin E intake and RC, TC, HDL-C and LDL-C by gender, age, race and BMI
Total vitamin E intake (mg) | RC β (95%CI) P-value | TC β (95%CI) P-value | HDL-C β (95%CI) P-value | LDL-C β (95%CI) P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PGender | ||||
Man | -0.20 (-0.27, -0.13) < 0.01 | -0.45 (-0.67, -0.22) 0.03 | 0.01 (-0.08, 0.09) 0.92 | -0.25 (-0.44, -0.05) 0.01 |
Woman | -0.24 (-0.32, -0.17) < 0.01 | -0.18 (-0.44, 0.08) 0.19 | 0.32 (0.22, 0.41) < 0.01 | -0.24 (-0.47, -0.02) 0.03 |
P for interaction | 0.381 | 0.121 | < 0.001 | 0.974 |
Age (years) | ||||
< 50 | -0.17 (-0.24, -0.11) < 0.01 | -0.27 (-0.49, -0.05) 0.02 | 0.11 (0.03, 0.19) 0.01 | -0.17 (-0.37, 0.02) 0.08 |
≥ 50 | -0.27 (-0.35, -0.19) < 0.01 | -0.37 (-0.65, -0.09) 0.01 | 0.17 (0.07, 0.27) < 0.01 | -0.35 (-0.59, -0.10) 0.01 |
P for interaction | 0.039 | 0.571 | 0.321 | 0.271 |
Race | ||||
Mexican American | -0.03 (-0.23, 0.17) 0.75 | 0.07 (-0.57, 0.70) 0.84 | 0.08 (-0.15, 0.31) 0.48 | 0.05 (-0.51, 0.61) 0.85 |
Other Hispanic | -0.09 (-0.34, 0.17) 0.51 | -0.28 (-1.07, 0.52) 0.50 | 0.03 (-0.26, 0.32) 0.85 | -0.19 (-0.90, 0.52) 0.60 |
Non-Hispanic White | -0.23 (-0.30, -0.17) < 0.01 | -0.29 (-0.49, -0.09) 0.01 | 0.16 (0.08, 0.23) < 0.01 | -0.23 (-0.41, -0.06) 0.01 |
Non-Hispanic Black | -0.21 (-0.41, -0.01) 0.04 | -0.63 (-1.27, 0.01) 0.06 | 0.16 (-0.07, 0.39) 0.17 | -0.57 (-1.14, -0.01) 0.04 |
Other Race | -0.29 (-0.51, -0.08) 0.01 | -0.57 (-1.23, 0.09) 0.09 | 0.14 (-0.10, 0.37) 0.27 | -0.46 (-1.05, 0.12) 0.12 |
P for interaction | 0.289 | 0.562 | 0.899 | 0.562 |
BMI (kg/m2 | ||||
< 25 | -0.17 (-0.25, -0.08) < 0.01 | -0.17 (-0.44, 0.10) 0.21 | 0.11 (0.01, 0.20) 0.03 | -0.18 (-0.41, 0.06) 0.14 |
25–30 | -0.27 (-0.37, -0.17) < 0.01 | -0.37 (-0.68, -0.06) 0.02 | 0.16 (0.04, 0.27) 0.01 | -0.23 (-0.50, 0.04) 0.10 |
≥ 30 | -0.18 (-0.29, -0.08) < 0.01 | -0.43 (-0.76, -0.10) 0.01 | 0.07 (-0.04, 0.19) 0.22 | -0.30 (-0.59, -0.01) 0.04 |
P for interaction | 0.243 | 0.433 | 0.604 | 0.797 |