Open AccessB vitamin status and concentrations of homocysteine and methylmalonic acid in elderly German women
Author(s) -
Maike Wolters,
Silke Hermann,
Andreas Hahn
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/78.4.765
Subject(s) - cobalamin , methylmalonic acid , medicine , homocysteine , endocrinology , riboflavin , vitamin b12 , thiamine , b vitamins , vitamin , pyridoxine , quartile , cyanocobalamin , chemistry , biochemistry , confidence interval
Prior investigations found that elderly persons are at higher risk than are younger persons for B vitamin deficiency, which leads to elevated plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) concentrations that are associated with an increased risk for certain diseases such as coronary artery disease. To date, published data have shown decreased vitamin status and elevated tHcy among the elderly.
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