Guangwen Cheng

Nov 12, 2024 | tandfonline.com | Li Zhou |Ting Wang |Dan Chen |Guangwen Cheng

ABSTRACTBackground The association between vitamin C status and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) mortality remains unclear. Methods A total of 4864 adults aged 60 years or above from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III 1988–1994 were included in this study. Serum vitamin C levels were measured by the fully automated electrochemiluminescence immunoassay. Death and underlying causes of death were ascertained by linkage to death records through December 31, 2019.