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ArticleJournal of nutrition in gerontology and geriatrics

Low 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations and Risk of Incident Cognitive Impairment in Black and White Older Adults: The Health ABC Study.

Laurel Kilpatrick, Denise K Houston, Valerie K Wilson, James Lovato, Hilsa N Ayonayon, Jane A Cauley, Tamara Harris, Eleanor M Simonsick, Kristine Yaffe, Stephen B Kritchevsky and 1 more

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Article in Journal of nutrition in gerontology and geriatrics. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Laurel Kilpatricka Department of Internal Medicine , Baylor Scott & White Health , Temple , Texas , USA.
Denise K Houstonb Wake Forest School of Medicine, Sticht Center on Aging, Section of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine , Winston-Salem , North Carolina , USA.
Valerie K Wilsonc James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Mountain Home VA Medical Center, East Tennessee State University , Mountain Home , Tennessee , USA.
James Lovatod Wake Forest School of Medicine, Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Section of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine , Winston-Salem , North Carolina , USA.
Hilsa N Ayonayone University of California at San Francisco , San Francisco , California , USA.
Jane A Cauleyf University of Pittsburgh Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , USA.
Tamara Harrisg National Institute on Aging, Intramural Research Program , Washington DC , USA.
Eleanor M Simonsicke University of California at San Francisco , San Francisco , California , USA.
Kristine Yaffee University of California at San Francisco , San Francisco , California , USA.
Stephen B Kritchevskyb Wake Forest School of Medicine, Sticht Center on Aging, Section of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine , Winston-Salem , North Carolina , USA.
Kaycee M Sinkh MAS for the Health ABC Study, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Sticht Center on Aging , Winston-Salem , North Carolina , USA.
Wake Forest University · USUniversity of California, San Francisco · USBaylor Scott & White Health · USEast Tennessee State University · USNational Institute on Aging · USUniversity of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

Peripheral Nerve Function Decline in an Aged CohortR01AG028050 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI STROTMEYER, ELSA S. · 2007 to 2015
$3.5M
End of Life in the Very OldR01NR012459 · NINR · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI ALBERT, STEVEN M, LUNNEY, JUNE R · 2011 to 2015
$2.7M
Vitamin D, falls, fractures and function in community-dwelling older adultsR01AG029364 · NIA · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI KRITCHEVSKY, STEPHEN B. · 2007 to 2009
$1.5M
Intramural NIH HHS Z99 AG999999NIA NIH HHS R01 AG028050NIA NIH HHS R01 AG029364NINR NIH HHS R01 NR012459
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Using data from the Health, Aging, and Body Composition study, we examined whether low 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) concentrations were associated with prevalent or incident cognitive impairment. Serum 25(OH)D concentrations were measured in 2,786 older adults and categorized as <20 ng/mL, 20 to <30 ng/mL, or ≥30 ng/mL. Cognitive impairment was defined as a score >1.5 standard deviations below race and education specific means on either digit symbol substitution test or modified mini-mental state test. Logistic regression determined the odds of cognitive impairment at baseline and year 5 by 25(OH)D category. 25(OH)D concentrations were <30 ng/mL in 57.3% of whites and 84.6% of blacks. After excluding participants with baseline cognitive impairment (n = 340), 13% of whites and 13% of blacks developed cognitive impairment by year 5. In whites, 25(OH)D concentrations <30 ng/mL were not associated with prevalent or incident cognitive impairment. Black participants with 25(OH)D concentrations <20 ng/mL had a higher odds of prevalent, but not incident cognitive impairment (OR (95% CI): 2.05 (1.08-3.91), p = 0.03) compared to participants with 25(OH)D concentrations ≥30 ng/mL. Low 25(OH)D concentrations were associated with twofold higher odds of prevalent cognitive impairment in blacks.

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AgingAgedBlack or African AmericanBlack PeopleBody CompositionCognitive DysfunctionCohort StudiesFemaleHealth Services for the AgedHealth StatusHumansIncidenceMalePennsylvaniaPrevalenceTennessee25-hydroxyvitamin DVitamin DCognitive impairmentvitamin D

Identifiers

PMID29505349
PMCPMC5931701
OpenAlexW2791292957

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