在老年记忆症患者中,维生素B6和维生素D缺乏同时发生
Anna G Przybelski1,2, Barbara B Bendlin1,3, Jana E Jones3,4
1Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison Wisconsin USA.
Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
|January 23, 2024
概括
维生素B6和维生素D缺乏在老年患者中很常见,并且与较低的认知分数有关. 对这些维生素的监测和补充对记忆健康具有临床重要性.
科学领域:
- 老年医学 老年医学
- 营养神经科学 营养神经科学
- 认知健康 认知健康
背景情况:
- 对维生素B6和维生素D水平的常规评估不是老年人记忆诊所的标准做法.
- 这项研究调查了维生素缺乏在这一群体中的患病率和认知影响.
研究的目的:
- 确定患有记忆障碍的老年患者中维生素B6和维生素D缺乏症的患病率.
- 检查这些维生素缺乏与认知功能之间的关联.
主要方法:
- 在12个月内对203名老年患者进行了回顾性图表审查.
- 收集的数据包括维生素B1,B6,B12和D水平,以及迷你精神状态检查 (MMSE) 的得分.
- 使用统计分析,包括千-平方测试,以确定相关性.
主要成果:
- 维生素B6缺乏症影响37.5%,维生素D缺乏症影响36.8%的评估患者.
- 观察到维生素B6和维生素D缺乏的同时出现 (p < 0.001).
- 维生素B6和维生素D缺乏与较低的MMSE得分相关 (p <0.05).
结论:
- 维生素B6和维生素D缺乏症在老年患者中非常普遍,这些患者有记忆问题.
- 维生素B6和维生素D的综合缺乏显示出与认知能力受损的显著联系.
- 建议对这一群体进行临床监测和向补充维生素B6和维生素D.
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