Is thiamine deficiency in elderly people related to age or co-morbidity?

To compare erythrocyte thiamine pyrophosphate concentrations in elderly people with those in healthy younger people; to determine if any differences can be attributed to age or to co-morbidities. Lower thiamine pyrophosphate concentrations in elderly people appear to be related more to age itself th...

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Published in:Age and ageing 2000-03, Vol.29 (2), p.110
Main Authors: Wilkinson, Tim J, Hanger, H Carl, George, Peter M, Sainsbury, Richard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Malnutrition
Morbidity
Older people
Vitamin B
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Summary:To compare erythrocyte thiamine pyrophosphate concentrations in elderly people with those in healthy younger people; to determine if any differences can be attributed to age or to co-morbidities. Lower thiamine pyrophosphate concentrations in elderly people appear to be related more to age itself than to co-existent illnesses.
ISSN:0002-0729
1468-2834