| Titre : | Plasma retinol and tocopherol levels in Greek elderly population from an urban and a rural area : Associations with the dietary habits. (2000) |
| Auteurs : | M. LEOTSINIDIS ; A. ALEXOPOULOS ; M. KARDARA ; X. KONDAKIS ; V. SCHINAS ; Laboratory of Public Health. Medical School. University of Patras. GRC |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | European journal of epidemiology (vol. 16, n° 11, 2000) |
| Pagination : | 1009-1016 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Régime alimentaire ; Vitamine A ; Concentration ; Plasma sanguin ; Epidémiologie ; Personne âgée ; Homme ; Etude comparée ; Alimentation |
| Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS R0x0cxVW. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Data on plasma concentrations of retinol and alpha-tocopherol in elderly (over 65 years) living in the Mediterranean countries are sparse. In the current study, plasma retinol and alpha-tocopherol concentrations were determined in 200 healthy subjects (82 men and 112 women) residing in an urban and in a rural area in South Western Greece. High prevalence of low plasma retinol concentration was observed for both sexes in each area. The 16.7% of males in urban and 25.4% in rural area had plasma retinol levels below 0.3 mg/l. The corresponding values for female subjects were 26% and 20.3%. Plasma alpha-tocopherol was found to be within normal range in the rural area (only one male had plasma alpha-tocopherol below 5 mg/l) while in the urban area 68.3% of men and 62% of women had plasma alpha-tocopherol values below 5 mg/l. Differences in dietary habits between subjects living in the rural and in the urban area were revealed through a weekly food frequency questionnaire. This could partly explain the difference in alpha-tocopherol concentrations between the two areas. The results of this study revealed high risk of vitamin A and E deficiency and suggests that the health care system in Greece should pay more attention on the social and health status of its elderly population. |
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