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Bamini Gopinath, PhD; Elena Rochtchina, MAppStat; Victoria Flood, PhD; Paul Mitchell, MD, PhD

Arch Intern Med. 2009;169(9):901-902.

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A recent article in the Archives¹ reported on the development of anemia in the Leiden 85-Plus Study. Folate deficiency and elevated serum homocysteine level were associated with anemia both at baseline and at the 5-year follow-up.¹ However, the authors did not assess associations between anemia and dietary and red blood cell folate levels. It is important to investigate these relationships because folate deficiency generally develops as a result of inadequate dietary intake, and red blood cell folate concentration is more reliable than serum level.² We therefore explored associations between anemia and elevated homocysteine level, as well as with vitamin B₁₂ and serum, red blood cell, and dietary folate deficiencies, in a representative population of older adults.

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The Blue Mountains Eye Study (BMES) is a population-based cohort study of sensory loss and other health outcomes, with methods previously . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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