Abstract
Objectives To determine whether there was an increased prevalence of low serum cobalamin concentrations in elderly people. Design and Methods Serum concentrations of cobalamin were measured in 202 elderly people. Results In the elderly group, cobalamin concentrations less than 191 pg/mL were found in 79 subjects (39.1%) compared with 24.5% of 19–40 years old subjects (n = 527) and 29.7% of 41–64 years old subjects (n = 1100) (p Conclusion The prevalence of cobalamin deficiency was 39.1% in Afyonkarahisar elderly population. Many elderly people with low serum cobalamin concentration had not had hematological findings.
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