title: Micronutrient status in elderly people. Geriatrie/Min. Vit. Aux Network.
abstract: A biochemical assessment of the vitamin and trace element status of 756 institutionalized elderly men and women, 66-103 years old (average 83.5 +/- 7.6 y), was conducted in 26 nursing homes in different areas of France. Serum concentrations of beta- and alpha-carotene, beta-cryptoxanthin, lycopene, retinol, alpha- and gamma-tocopherol, vitamin C, zinc and selenium were measured. A difference in biochemical markers according to sex was observed for vitamins E and C: elderly women had higher levels of alpha-tocopherol and vitamin C than elderly men. When expressed as a ratio of cholesterol, the difference between sexes for alpha-tocopherol disappeared. Simple regression analysis showed that most vitamins and trace elements were significantly negatively correlated with age. A high prevalence of low concentrations of vitamin C, zinc and selenium was revealed.
authors.affiliation: Institut Scientifique et Technique de la Nutrition et de l' Alimentation, CNAM, Paris, France.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Monget
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Galan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Preziosi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Keller
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bourgeois
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arnaud
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Favier
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hercberg
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging; D002338:Carotenoids / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000097:blood; D003300:Copper / Q000097:blood; D065366:Cryptoxanthins; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000077276:Lycopene; D008297:Male; D009752:Nutritional Status; D012016:Reference Values; D012643:Selenium / Q000097:blood; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000097:blood*; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000097:blood; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000097:blood; D014815:Vitamins / Q000097:blood*; D024341:Xanthophylls; D015032:Zinc / Q000097:blood; D019207:beta Carotene / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*
chemical_list: D065366:Cryptoxanthins; D014131:Trace Elements; D014815:Vitamins; D024341:Xanthophylls; D019207:beta Carotene; D014801:Vitamin A; D014810:Vitamin E; D002338:Carotenoids; D003300:Copper; D012643:Selenium; D015032:Zinc; D000077276:Lycopene