title: Vitamin B12 status of elderly persons from urban low-income households.
abstract: Vitamin B12 status was evaluated in 111 noninstitutional elderly persons (age range, 60-87 years) living in an urban poverty area. The sample was predominantly black (90 subjects); the rest were Spanish Americans. Serum vitamin B12 levels were all normal (greater than 200 pg/ml) and ranged from 226 to 1200 pg/ml (mean +/- SD = 700 +/- 191 pg/ml). The findings indicate that vitamin B12 deficiency was not a problem in this elderly population.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D044383:Black People; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011203:Poverty; D011204:Poverty Areas; D012016:Reference Values; D012737:Sex Factors; D014505:Urban Population; D014805:Vitamin B 12 / Q000097:blood*; D014806:Vitamin B 12 Deficiency / Q000453:epidemiology; D001741:Black or African American
chemical_list: D014805:Vitamin B 12