title: [Relationship between vitamin status (A, B1, B2, B6, and C), clinical features and nutritional habits in a population of old people (author's transl)].
abstract: 112 patients in a medical ward were examined clinically and biochemically with regard to their vitamin status (plasma vitamin A, plasma vitamin C, blood glutathione reductase, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, N-methyl nicotinic acid amide and pyridoxic acid excretion). The nutritional habits were assessed by means of a questionnaire. The results of these two examinations were correlated with the clinical findings. The assessment of the vitamin B2 status showed a deficiency in 8 cases and a marginal vitamin B2 supply in a further 4 cases. The thiamine intake was insufficient in 43 cases and marginal in 42 cases. The biochemical assessment of vitamins C, B1 and PP indicated a deficiency of these vitamins. Dermatological signs pointed to a deficiency of vitamins A and B2. There was a significant correlation between the plasma vitamin A level and the serum iron level. The importance of milk and vegetables in the diet is stressed and also the association between milk consumption and the serum cholesterol level.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000097:blood; D001361:Avitaminosis / Q000473:pathology; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005980:Glutathione Reductase / Q000172:deficiency; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008892:Milk; D012877:Skin Manifestations; D014675:Vegetables; D014802:Vitamin A Deficiency; D014804:Vitamin B Deficiency; D014815:Vitamins / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D014815:Vitamins; D002784:Cholesterol; D007501:Iron; D005980:Glutathione Reductase; D001205:Ascorbic Acid
vernacular_title: Beziehungen zwischen dem Vitaminstatus (Vitamin A, B1, B2, B6 und C), klinischen Befunden und den Ernährungsgewohnheiten in einer Gruppe von alten Leuten in Wien.