Relationship between skin carotenoid levels and individual's lifestyle

VernacularTitle:皮肤类胡萝卜素水平与生活方式的相关性研究
Author: Aili ZHANG ; Baoxia LI ; Min LI ; Min WU ; Huijuan CHEN ; Tong LIANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Carotenoids; Diet; Exercise; Smoking; Affect
From: Chinese Journal of Health Management 2012;06(4):232-234
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the relation of skin carotenoid levels with lifestyle.Methods Complete clinical data of 493 adults who received health check-up in our hospital between December 2010 and December 2011were collected for this retrospective study.The relationship between skin carotenoid level and lifestyle was investigated.ResultsNo strong relationship between skin carotenoid level and age,education level,occupation and marriage status was found ( x2 values were 2.150,6.443,4.560 and 2.028,respectively; all P ＞0.05 ).However,skin carotenoid was significantly correlated with dietary variety,intake of fruits and vegetables,exercise frequency,cigarette smoking,passive smoking,mood,sleeping and gender( x2 values were 520.234,89.936,4.002,81.428,154.271,84.871,11.546 and 2.150,respectively ; all P ＜0.05 ).Conclusions Our data suggest a relationship between lifestyle and skin carotenoid level.Skin carotenoid assessment may help to detect bad lifestyle in time.