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PMID: 14979686 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND AND AIM: Total plasma homocysteine (tHcy) is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Among other dietary and non-dietary factors, B vitamins, such as folate, riboflavin and cobalamin, are primary determinants of tHcy in the general population. However, research has concentrated on the relationship of these nutrients with tHcy, and little is known about overall eating patterns and tHcy. METHODS AND RESULTS: In this study, we analysed whether a diet score based on the consumption of folate-, riboflavin- and cobalamin-rich food groups was associated with tHcy in a sample of 140 institutionalised elderly subjects (59 men and 81 women aged 60-80 years) from Northern Spain. The food groups identified as the major contributors to the intake of the three vitamins were vegetables, fruit, fish, meat and milk and dairy products. The mean tHcy level was 13.3+/-5.1 micromol/L (range: 3.9-30.7 micromol/L). None of the food groups predicted tHcy levels individually, but the overall diet score was inversely associated with tHcy in a multiple linear regression analysis. High tHcy levels (>16 micromol/L) were almost twice as prevalent in the groups scoring less than 7 than in those scoring 7 or more (37.5 vs 19.6%, p=0.021). CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that a dietary pattern characterised by high intakes of B vitamin-rich foods is associated with a lower tHcy concentration and a reduced percentage of high tHcy levels in elderly subjects. They also support the use of dietary pattern approaches to evaluate the relationships between diet and health outcomes that go beyond single nutrient analyses. |
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Authors:
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C Lasheras; J M Huerta; S González; M Prada; S Braga; S Fernández; A M Patterson |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD Volume: 13 ISSN: 0939-4753 ISO Abbreviation: Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis Publication Date: 2003 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-02-24 Completed Date: 2004-06-29 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9111474 Medline TA: Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis Country: Italy |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 384-90 Citation Subset: IM |
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Departamento de Biología Funcional, Area de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain. lasheras@correo.uniovi.es |
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Aged Aged, 80 and over Cohort Studies Cross-Sectional Studies Diet* Female Folic Acid / administration & dosage* Homes for the Aged Homocysteine / blood* Humans Male Middle Aged Nursing Homes Prospective Studies Riboflavin / administration & dosage* Spain Vitamin B 12 / administration & dosage* |
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454-28-4/Homocysteine; 59-30-3/Folic Acid; 68-19-9/Vitamin B 12; 83-88-5/Riboflavin |
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