title: Dietary intakes and plasma 8-iso-prostaglandin F2alpha concentrations in community-dwelling elderly Japanese: the Tsurugaya project.
abstract: We examined the association between dietary intakes and oxidative stress status in elderly Japanese. We analyzed cross-sectional data from a community-based Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment conducted in 2002. The subjects included 961 Japanese subjects aged 70 years or older who were non-daily antioxidant supplements users. We measured plasma total 8-iso-prostaglandin (PG)F(2alpha) concentrations, a measurable lipid peroxidation biomarker, using a specific enzyme immunoassay kit. Dietary intakes were assessed through a food frequency questionnaire. Subjects were divided into three groups according to their dietary intake frequencies. Logistic regression was applied to calculate the odds ratios (ORs) for being in the highest tertile of plasma 8-iso-PGF(2alpha) concentration. Frequent intake of orange or other citrus fruits, or persimmon, strawberry, or kiwi fruit was associated with lower plasma 8-iso-PGF(2alpha) concentrations, respectively. After adjustment for potential confounders, the ORs and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for orange or other citrus fruits were 1.00 (reference), 0.66 (0.47, 0.92), and 0.58 (0.39, 0.87) (p for trend, 0.009). Intake of persimmon, strawberry, or kiwi fruit showed similar results. These associations were partly explained by vitamin C intake. Other dietary intakes had no association. Intake of fruits may have a beneficial effect against oxidative stress in elderly Japanese.
authors.affiliation: Division of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Forensic Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuriyama
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ebihara
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hozawa
authors.forename: Kaori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohmori
authors.forename: Kayoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kurashima
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nakaya
authors.forename: Toshifumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.forename: Yoshitaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsubono
authors.forename: Hidetada
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tsuji
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004032:Diet; D015237:Dinoprost / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005638:Fruit / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000502:physiology*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013383:Suburban Population
chemical_list: C075750:8-epi-prostaglandin F2alpha; D015237:Dinoprost