A survey of the haematological, nutritional and biochemical state of the rural elderly with particular reference to vitamin C.
A survey of the rural elderly has been carried out to determine basic haematological and biochemical data, and to establish a pattern of living for this 'well' population. The blood parameters related to diet, such as haemoglobin, folate, cholesterol, vitamin C etc., show considerable changes with increasing age in the male but little significant change in the female. The vitamin C status for both sexes compares favourably with that reported by other workers studying the urban elderly. The biochemical and haematological data derived provide a normal range with which the 'sick' elderly can be compared. The subjects were generally active and independent in spite of (or because of) a somewhat Spartan existence.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000097:blood*; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D012424:Rural Population
D001205:Ascorbic Acid