Chapter title |
Comparison of Urinary Excretion of Taurine Between Elderly with Dementia and Normal Elderly
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Chapter number | 5 |
Book title |
Taurine 10
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Published in |
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, January 2017
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DOI | 10.1007/978-94-024-1079-2_5 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-9-40-241077-8, 978-9-40-241079-2
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Authors |
Ranran Gao, Mi Ae Bae, Kyung Ja Chang, Sung Hoon Kim |
Abstract |
The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences in dietary intake, serum level and urinary excretion of taurine between the elderly with dementia and the normal elderly. Subjects with dementia were 22 (8 men, 14 women) and normal were 26 (2 men, 24 women). The general characteristics, anthropometric data were considered together. The blood and urine samples were obtained from the elderly in the morning fasting state. Taurine concentrations in serum and urinary excretion were determined using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Dietary intake data were collected using questionnaires, and analyzed by Computer Aided Nutritional analysis program (CAN-pro 4.0). Statistical analyses were carried out using SPSS 20.0. There were no significant differences in age and BMI (body mass index) between the elderly with dementia and the normal elderly, however, blood total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and HDL cholesterol levels of the elderly with dementia were relatively higher than the normal elderly. The elderly men with dementia took more lipid, riboflavin higher than the normal elderly men (P < 0.05). The elderly women with dementia took more nutrients except vitamin D, vitamin B12 and taurine than the normal elderly (P < 0.001). There were slight differences in serum taurine level between the two groups. However, urinary excretion of taurine in the elderly with dementia was significantly higher than the normal elderly (41.2%, P < 0.05). |
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