Association of smoking with serum and dietary levels of antioxidants in adults: NHANES III, 1988-1994

W. Wei, Y. Kim and N. Boudreau

American Journal of Public Health, 2001, vol. 91, issue 2, 258-264

Abstract: Objectives. This study examined the association of smoking with serum levels and dietary intakes of antioxidants in a nationally representative sample. Methods. This study classified 7873 apparently healthy adults aged 17 to 50 years from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III (NHANES III) data as nonsmokers or as smokers if their serum cotinine levels were either lower than 14 ng/mL or 14 ng/mL or greater, respectively. SUDAAN software was used for the statistical analysis. Results. Smokers of both sexes had significantly (P

Date: 2001
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