Vitamin B-12 status is associated with bone mineral content and bone mineral density in frail elderly women but not in men. [electronic resource]
- The Journal of nutrition Mar 2003
- 801-7 p. digital
Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
0022-3166
10.1093/jn/133.3.801 doi
Absorptiometry, Photon Aged Aged, 80 and over Body Composition Body Height Body Weight Bone Density--physiology Calcium, Dietary--administration & dosage Female Frail Elderly Homocysteine--blood Humans Male Methylmalonic Acid--blood Netherlands--epidemiology Nutritional Status Odds Ratio Osteoporosis--diagnosis Parathyroid Hormone--blood Regression Analysis Sex Characteristics Smoking Vitamin B 12--blood Vitamin B 12 Deficiency--complications Vitamin D--analogs & derivatives