Characters

Total Collagen Consumption (g/1000kcal)

P value

Q1 (0 - 1.36) (n = 1583)

Q2 (1.36 - 3.40) (n = 1566)

Q3 (3.40 - 10.45) (n = 1611)

Q4 (10.45 - 153.24) (n = 1413)

Total Collagen, g/day (mean ± SE)

1.19 ± 0.04

5.14 ± 0.12

14.16 ± 0.33

51.88 ± 1.71

Age, years

46.11 ± 0.61

45.55 ± 0.54

45.29 ± 0.45

45.3 ± 0.66

0.642

Male, %

39.21

47.74

57.63

54.01

<0.001

Race, %

0.022

Non-Hispanic White

73.41

73.55

72.85

77.66

Non-Hispanic Black

7.9

9.07

8.88

9.63

Mexican American

8.15

6.72

8.28

4.08

Other Hispanic

6.55

6

5.78

5.76

Other

4

4.66

4.21

2.87

Education, %

0.03

More than high school

60.75

53.37

53.15

51.6

High school

21.44

27.84

26.71

28.83

Less than high school

17.82

18.78

20.14

19.57

PIR, %

0.533

<1.30

17.03

19.33

20.07

18.56

1.30 - 3.5

33.56

35.58

35.56

37.15

≥3.5

49.41

45.09

44.37

44.29

Smoking status, %

0.035

Never

54.09

50.66

50.21

47.09

Former

23.23

26.6

26.6

25.34

Current

22.67

22.74

23.19

27.58

Alcohol use, %

0.047

Never

15.3

12.73

13.21

9.72

Former

18.45

15.08

17.05

16.45

Moderate

58.67

61.91

59.89

64.74

Heavy

7.58

10.29

9.85

9.1

Physical activity, %

0.016

Sedentary

22.88

24.79

23.23

22.88

Light

51.88

49.34

50.02

51.82

Moderate

21.19

17.77

19.12

16.36

Heavy

4.05

8.09

7.64

8.94

BMI (kg/m²)

0.02

<18.5

2.77

1.17

1.82

1.08

18.5 - <25

36.6

31.94

29.83

32.06

25 - <30

32.34

35.63

36.79

34.06

≥30

28.3

31.26

31.56

32.81

HEI2015 score

<0.001

Q1

18.79

23.73

22.83

34.59

Q2

23.13

22.22

25.72

28.95

Q3

24.88

27.97

25.83

21.36

Q4

33.2

26.09

25.62

15.1

CRP

0.59

Q1

25.42

24.96

26.31

24.62

Q2

27.6

24.12

24.97

25.74

Q3

22.17

24.93

25.18

25.27

Q4

24.82

25.99

23.54

24.38

Energy Intake, kcal

2080.59

±

35.86

2212.47

±

42.25

2335.52

±

41.15

2267.45

±

34.88

<0.001

Telomere Length, Base Pairs (mean ± SE)

5809 ± 41

5866 ± 41

5789 ± 33

5792 ± 42

0.055