•During 14 yrs of follow-up the causes of
death were recorded for free-living people; 74% of men and 62% of women
died
•
•Mortality was predicted by baseline
measures of:
- poor grip
strength (men)
- low intakes of food and
protein
- poor renal function - raised plasma creatinine and
homocysteine
- raised Hb A1c -
prediabetes/diabetes
•Mortality also predicted by plasma levels
of nutrients:
- raised
copper - infection, cancer,
liver or inflammatory disease
- raised
plasma retinol – high intake, renal impairment, alcohol XS
- low vitamin
C
- low
alpha-carotene
- low vitamin
B6
- low vitamin D
(men)
- low zinc and
selenium
•
•Mortality was not predicted by:
- dietary
intakes of folate and vitamin B12
- haemoglobin,
serum/plasma vitamin B12, folate and beta-carotene
- serum cholesterol