title: Influence of sex and age on vitamin A and E status.
abstract: Vitamins A and E were determined in the serum of 80 free-living healthy elderly subjects and in 80 healthy younger adults. Mean values and normal ranges were established for both groups and the influence of sex and age studied. We found a significantly lower level of vitamin A in the elderly men and women and a higher level of vitamin E in elderly women, relative to their younger counterparts. These differences may be related to life-style and age-associated physiological changes and justify the use of age-corrected standard values.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biochimie, Hôpital Corentin Celton, Issy Les Moulineaux, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Succari
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Garric
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ponteziere
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miocque
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Cals
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012016:Reference Values; D012737:Sex Factors; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000097:blood*; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D014801:Vitamin A; D014810:Vitamin E