Social Health Programming During Adolescence Is Associated with Increased Serum Levels of Carotenoids, Vitamin A, and Vitamin E in Young Women: An Observational Cohort Study
). Pearson chi-squared tests, Mann-Whitney U tests, and linear regressions were used to compare differences in nutritional status between SHP participants and non-participants. After adjustment for age and race/ethnicity, SHP participation was associated with significantly higher serum concentrations of total lycopene, δ-tocopherol, β-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin, lutein + zeaxanthin, and α-carotene. There were no between-group differences in average daily intake of carotenoids, vitamin A, or vitamin E after adjustment for race/ethnicity and age. These findings suggest that SHP may be a successful intervention to improve antioxidant nutritional status.
Authors
- Aaryn C. Mustoe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7618-8810)
- Corrine Hanson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5118-591X)
- Anum Akbar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8439-7671)
- Rebecca Slotkowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8847-968X)
- Keyonna M. King (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1951-8734)
- Rebekah Rapoza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6954-0059)
- Colman Freel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0820-1221)
- Taija Hahka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0076-4604)
- Melissa Thoene (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8554-0708)
- Matthew VanOrmer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1541-0155)
- Laura Ebers
- Ann L. Anderson-Berry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8496-2543)
- Katie Mayhan
Institutions
- Texas Biomedical Research Institute (US)
- Nebraska Medical Center (US)
- University of Nebraska Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antioxidants
- Published
- 2026-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox15040498
- Primary Topic
- Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities