Vitamin B12 is associated negatively with anemia in older Chinese adults with a low dietary diversity level: evidence from the Healthy Ageing and Biomarkers Cohort Study (HABCS)
Liu L, Zhou J, Chen C, Qu Y, Wang J, Lu F, Liu Y, Cai J, Ji S, Li Y, Gu H, Zhao F, Lyu Y, Shi X. Vitamin B12 is associated negatively with anemia in older Chinese adults with a low dietary diversity level: evidence from the Healthy Ageing and Biomarkers Cohort Study (HABCS). BMC Geriatrics 2024, 24: 18. PMID: 38178043, PMCID: PMC10768404, DOI: 10.1186/s12877-023-04586-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVitamin B12 levelsDietary diversity scorePlasma vitamin B12 levelsB12 levelsFood frequency questionnaireDifferent dietary patternsOlder adultsFrequency questionnaireDietary patternsHigh vitamin B12 levelsVitamin B12Low dietary diversity scoreHigh dietary diversity scorePrevalence of anemiaElderly Chinese peopleBiomarker cohort studyOlder Chinese adultsCohort studyAnemia statusDecreased riskMean ageAnemiaChinese adultsConclusionThe relationshipConfounding factors