Serum folate levels and fatality among diabetic adults: A 15-y follow-up study of a national cohort
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- 作者：Evans Afriyie-Gyawu ; Ph.D.a ; evansafriyiegyawu@georgiasouthern.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Emeka Ifebi ; M.D. ; M.P.H.a ; Akwasi Ampofo-Yeboah ; Ph.D.b ; Brittany Kyte ; M.P.H.a ; Sambridhi Shrestha ; M.P.H.a ; Jian Zhang ; M.D. ; Dr.P.H.a
- 关键词：Serum folate ; Folic acid ; Fatality ; Diabetic adults ; Diabetes ; Retrospective cohort study
- 刊名：Nutrition
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：April 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：32
- 期：4
- 页码：468-473
- 全文大小：559 K
文摘
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Contrary to popular belief, high levels of serum folate were found to be significantly associated with a high risk for all-cause death.
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There was a significant association between high serum folate levels and death from diabetes.
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A more rigorous toxicologic assessment is warranted to clearly define the relationship between folate and conditions other than neural tube defects.