Relationship between hemoglobin, serum retinol and habitual meat consumption in the elderly: a population-based study
| Autor: | Luiza Sonia Rios Asciutti, Ronei Marcos de Moraes, Maria José de Carvalho Costa, Maria da Conceição Rodrigues Gonçalves, R Oliveira, Roberto Teixeira de Lima, Rafaella Cristhine Pordeus Luna, Maria José Cariri Benigna, Mussara Gomes Cavalcanti Alves Monteiro, Alcides da Silva Diniz, Fernanda Patrícia Torres Barbosa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Vitamin
Male Aging medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) Meat Anemia Population Serum retinol Physiology chemistry.chemical_compound Hemoglobins medicine Humans education Vitamin A Aged Consumption (economics) Aged 80 and over education.field_of_study Anemia Iron-Deficiency business.industry Vitamins Middle Aged medicine.disease Surgery Diet Population based study chemistry Iron-deficiency anemia Female Hemoglobin Geriatrics and Gerontology business Gerontology Brazil |
| Zdroj: | Archives of gerontology and geriatrics. 57(1) |
| ISSN: | 1872-6976 |
| Popis: | Considering the scarcity of data on the relationship between hemoglobin, serum retinol and habitual meat consumption in the elderly, a cross-sectional population-based study was performed, which was representative of the population of a state capital in Northeastern Brazil, including 176 elderly aged between 60 and 90 years, who responded to questionnaires about habitual food consumption and socioeconomic aspects. Blood counts and serum retinol analyses were carried out. The prevalence of anemia was 9.58%, and 96% of elderly showing adequate serum retinol levels. The consumption of vitamin A and iron was adequate in 93.75% and 85%, respectively. There was no correlation between serum retinol and hemoglobin values ( p = 0.56), and as expected, there was a positive association between meat consumption and hemoglobin ( p = 0.02). Based on results obtained in this study, it was concluded that the maintenance of adequate vitamin A and meat intake in this population should be encouraged, which appears to be an effective intervention strategy to achieve appropriate serum retinol and hemoglobin values, and hence lower iron deficiency anemia rates. |
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