Effects of Smoking and Drinking Habits and Vitamin A Intake on Serum Concentrations of β-Carotene and Retinol

Effects of Smoking and Drinking Habits and Vitamin A Intake on Serum Concentrations of β-Carotene and Retinol

Serum samples from 341 males aged 10 to 59 years were obtained and stored at -40°C until examined for retinol and β-carotene concentrations by HPLC, and their relationships to smoking habit, alcohol drinking habit and vitamin A intake were studied. In univariate analysis the serum β-carotene level w...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nippon Eiseigaku Zasshi (Japanese Journal of Hygiene) 1992/08/15, Vol.47(3), pp.679-687
Hauptverfasser: Tanabe, Naohito, Toyoshima, Hideaki, Hayashi, Senji, Miyanishi, Kunio, Funazaki, Toshikazu, Obata, Akihiro, Wakai, Sizuko, Enoki, Sawako, Hashimoto, Shuji, Kamimura, Katsura
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Sprache:eng ; jpn
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Adolescent
Adult
Alcohol drinking
Alcohol Drinking - blood
beta Carotene
Carotenoids - blood
Child
Humans
Intake of vitamin A of vegetable origin
Male
Middle Aged
Retinol
Smoking
Smoking - blood
Vitamin A - administration & dosage
Vitamin A - blood
β-Carotene
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Zusammenfassung:Serum samples from 341 males aged 10 to 59 years were obtained and stored at -40°C until examined for retinol and β-carotene concentrations by HPLC, and their relationships to smoking habit, alcohol drinking habit and vitamin A intake were studied. In univariate analysis the serum β-carotene level was significantly lower in the smokers than in the non-smokers (smokers: 4.6μg/dl, non-smokers: 7.1μg/dl, p
ISSN:0021-5082
1882-6482
DOI:10.1265/jjh.47.679