Journal article
Plasma homocysteine, but not folate or vitamin B-12, predicts mortality in older people in the United Kingdom.
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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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- Published
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- Journal:
- Journal of nutrition
- Volume:
- 138
- Issue:
- 6
- Pages:
- 1121-1128
- Publication date:
- 2008-06-01
- EISSN:
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1541-6100
- ISSN:
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0022-3166
- Source identifiers:
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49363
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- English
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- pubs:49363
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- 2012-12-19
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- 2008
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