POOR PLASMA STATUS OF CAROTENE AND VITAMIN-C IS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER MORTALITY FROM ISCHEMIC-HEART-DISEASE AND STROKE - BASEL PROSPECTIVE-STUDY
POOR PLASMA STATUS OF CAROTENE AND VITAMIN-C IS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER MORTALITY FROM ISCHEMIC-HEART-DISEASE AND STROKE - BASEL PROSPECTIVE-STUDY
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DOI:
10.1007/bf00210955
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发表时间:
1993-01-01
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EICHHOLZER, M
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GEY, KF;STAHELIN, HB;EICHHOLZER, M
Previous cross-cultural comparisons of the mortality from ischemic heart disease. in European communities with associated plasma levels of essential antioxidants have revealed strong inverse correlations for vitamin E and relatively weak correlations for other antioxidants. Similarly, in a case-control study in Edinburgh low plasma levels of vitamin E were significantly associated with an increased risk of previously undiagnosed angina pectoris whereas low levels of other essential antioxidants lacked statistical significance. The current Basel Prospective Study is particularly well suited to elucidate the impact of antioxidants other than vitamin E. In this population (which was recently evaluated regarding cancer mortality) the plasma levels of vitamins E and A are exceptionally high and above the presumed threshold level of risk for ischemic heart disease. The present 12-year follow-up of cardiovascular mortality in this study reveals a significantly increased relative risk of ischemic heart disease and stroke at initially low plasma levels of carotene (