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Lifestyle Behaviours and Plasma Vitamin C and β-Carotene Levels from ELAN Population (Liège, Belgium)
PINCEMAIL, Joël; Vanbelle, Sophie; Degrune, Fabien et al.
2011In Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2011
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Abstract :
[en] Several factors, including fruit and vegetables intakes, have been shown to significantly influence the plasma concentrations of the two antioxidants vitamin C and β-carotene. Deficiency levels of 6 mg/L (34.2 μM) for vitamin C and of 0.22 mg/L (0.4 μM) for β-carotene have been suggested below which cardiovascular risk might be increased. The present study performed on 897 presumably healthy subjects aged 40–60 years aimed to examine how modifiable lifestyle factors may be related to vitamin C and/or β-carotene deficiency. Gender, smoking, lack of regular physical activity and of daily fruit consumption (≥2/day), and social status (in particular, unemployment) were found to be significant risk factors for vitamin C deficiency. For β-carotene deficiency, the same factors were identified except social status; moreover, overweight and OC use in women were also found to have a deleterious effect. For non exposed subjects, the probability of developing vitamin C deficiency was 4% in men and 2.4% in women. This probability increased to 66.3% for men and to 44.3% for women (and even to 50.4% under OC use), when all risk factors were present. For β-carotene deficiency, the corresponding probabilities were equal to 29.7% in men and 13.7% in women (no risk factor present), and to 86.1% for men and 69.9% (91.6% for OC use) for women (all factors present), respectively
Disciplines :
Laboratory medicine & medical technology
Author, co-author :
PINCEMAIL, Joël ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Chirurgie cardio-vasculaire
Vanbelle, Sophie ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de mathématique > Département de mathématique
Degrune, Fabien
CHERAMY-BIEN, Jean-Paul  ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Chirurgie cardio-vasculaire
CHARLIER, Corinne  ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Toxicologie clinique
Chapelle, Jean-Paul ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de pharmacie > Chimie médicale
Giet, Didier ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > IFRES
Collette, Georges ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Médecine générale
Albert, Adelin  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Informatique médicale et biostatistique
Defraigne, Jean-Olivier ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Chirurgie cardio-vasculaire et thoracique
Language :
English
Title :
Lifestyle Behaviours and Plasma Vitamin C and β-Carotene Levels from ELAN Population (Liège, Belgium)
Publication date :
2011
Journal title :
Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism
ISSN :
2090-0724
eISSN :
2090-0732
Publisher :
Hindawi Publishing, New York, United States - New York
Volume :
2011
Peer reviewed :
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