Plasma homocysteine, but not folate or vitamin B-12, predicts mortality in older people in the United Kingdom.

Dangour, AD; Breeze, E; Clarke, R; Shetty, PS; Uauy, R; Fletcher, AE

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There is uncertainty about the importance of plasma levels of homocysteine, vitamin B-12, and folate for all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in older people. We examined the associations between plasma levels of folate, vitamin B-12, and homocysteine, and all-cause and CVD mortality among community-dwelling adults aged > or = 75 y living in the United Kingdom. In a population-based prospective cohort study, 853 men and women aged > or = 75 y were examined in 1995-98 as ...

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Dangour, A. D., Breeze, E., Clarke, R., Shetty, P. S., Uauy, R., & Fletcher, A. E. (2008). Plasma homocysteine, but not folate or vitamin B-12, predicts mortality in older people in the United Kingdom. The Journal of Nutrition, 138(6), 1121–1128.

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Dangour, A. D., et al. “Plasma Homocysteine, but Not Folate or Vitamin B-12, Predicts Mortality in Older People in the United Kingdom.” The Journal of Nutrition, vol. 138, no. 6, 2008, pp. 1121–28.

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Dangour, AD, E Breeze, R Clarke, PS Shetty, R Uauy, and AE Fletcher. 2008. “Plasma Homocysteine, but Not Folate or Vitamin B-12, Predicts Mortality in Older People in the United Kingdom.” The Journal of Nutrition 138 (6): 1121–28.
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