Validation of Dietary Antioxidant Index (DAI) and investigating the relationship between DAI and the odds of gastric cancer

Table 4 Partial correlation coefficients between dietary antioxidant index (DIA) and serum levels of antioxidant factors (n = 177)

Model 1	Correlation coefficient	p value^a	Model 2	Correlation coefficient	p value^b
TAC (mmol/l)	0.25	0.04	TAC	0.41	< 0.01
MDA (μmol/l)	0.10	0.41	MDA	0.09	0.47

TAC total antioxidant capacity, mmol/l millimoles per liter, MDA malondialdehyde, BMI Body Mass Index, μmol/l micromole per liter, μmol/l micromoles per liter
^aControlling for age, BMI, energy intake, and smoking
^bAdditionally controlling for fasting blood sugar, education, total fat intake, H. pylori infection, total cholesterol, and saturated fatty acid intakes

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