Open AccessAssociation of plasma vitamin C concentration to total and cause-specific mortality: a 16-year prospective study in China
Author(s) -
Shaoming Wang,
JinHu Fan,
Philip R. Taylor,
Tram Kim Lam,
Sanford M. Dawsey,
YouLin Qiao,
Christian C. Abnet
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of epidemiology and community health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.692
H-Index - 170
eISSN - 1470-2738
pISSN - 0143-005X
DOI - 10.1136/jech-2018-210809
Subject(s) - medicine , quartile , prospective cohort study , proportional hazards model , stroke (engine) , vitamin , cohort study , confidence interval , mechanical engineering , engineering
Vitamin C insufficiency occurs across many countries and has been hypothesised to increase risk of various diseases. Few prospective studies with measured circulating vitamin C have related deficiency to disease mortality, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries.