Association of vitamin B12, folate and homocysteine with functional and pathological characteristics of the elderly in a mountainous village in Sicily.

Date publication

janvier 2007

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr GUEANT Jean-Louis

Tous les auteurs :
Spada RS, Stella G, Calabrese S, Bosco P, Anello G, Gueant-Rodriguez RM, Romano A, Benamghar L, Fontaine T, Gueant JL

Lien Pubmed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17311497

Résumé

BACKGROUND: Homocysteine is associated with age, folate and vitamin B(12). Our study investigated the functional and clinical characteristics of the elderly (aged 60-85 years) of San Teodoro, a village in Central Sicily, and evaluated associations with vitamin B(12), folate and homocysteine. METHODS: Subjects (n=280) were examined after door-to-door recruitment using interview, physician examination and laboratory tests. RESULTS: A total of 19.3% of the population had a low blood level of folate (

Référence

Clin Chem Lab Med. 2007;45(2):136-42.