other antioxidants, age, body mass index (BMI), smoking, total calorie intake, dietary patterns (Western and Prudent), intakes of folate and vitamin B12, and treatment protocol.RESULTS: Mean (SD) age and BMI were 35.0 (4.2) years and 24.3 (4.6) kg/m 2 . Vitamin A, C, and E significantly correlated with carotenoid, folate and B12 intakes, positively associated with the Western and inversely related to the Prudent diet patterns. Intakes of vitamins A, C and E were not associated with AFC.There was a suggestion of a positive association between b -carotene from supplements and AFC (p, trend: 0.09). Adjusted mean (95%CI) AFC in the top quartile (Q4:>1800 mcg/day) was significantly higher than that in the bottom quartile of intake (Q1:<150.0 mcg/day):(14.1 (13.1-15.1) vs. 12.4 (11.5-13.3), for Q4 vs. Q1, respectively, p¼0.03). Intake of b -carotene from food sources was unrelated to AFC.A similarly suggestive positive association between lycopene intake and AFCs was noted, albeit weaker in magnitude (Q4(>5870.5 mg/day) vs. Q1(<3017 mg/day): 13.7 (12.9-14.6) vs. 13.1 (12.3-13.9), respectively, p, trend¼0.03). Intake of other carotenoids was unrelated to AFC.CONCLUSIONS: We found no association between intakes of vitamins A, C, and E and AFCs. We found suggestive positive associations between b -carotene from supplements and total lycopene intake with AFCs, suggestive of a possible beneficial effect of certain antioxidants on ovarian reserve.
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