From: Vitamin B6 deficiency and diseases in elderly people – a study in nursing homes
Variable | All participants n=61 | Participants with p-PLP deficiency n=30 | Participants with normal p-PLP n=31 | p-value |
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Gastrointestinal pain/ discomfort1 | 0 (0–6) | 0 (0–4) | 0 (0–6) | 0.288 |
Bowel function1 | 0 (0–3) | 0 (0–2) | 0 (0–3) | 0.167 |
Constipation1 (n=59) | 2 (0–5) | 2 (0–4) | 2 (0–5) | 0.336 |
Diarrhoea1 | 0 (0–2) | 0 (0–2) | 0 (0–2) | 1.000 |
Constipation | 33 (54.1%) | 17 (56.7%) | 16 (51.6%) | 0.689 |
Diarrhoea | 6 (9.8%) | 4 (13.3%) | 2 (6.5%) | 0.529 |
Other abdominal diseases2 | 15 (24.6%) | 5 (16.7%) | 10 (32.3%) | 0.198 |
Cancer | 8 (13.1%) | 3 (10.0%) | 5 (16.1%) | 0.530 |
Cardiovascular diseases3 | 49 (80.3%) | 25 (83.3%) | 24 (77.4%) | 0.607 |
Cerebrovascular disease | 20 (32.8%) | 11 (36.7%) | 9 (29.0%) | 0.565 |
Hypertension (needing treatment) | 28 (45.9%) | 18 (60.0%) | 10 (32.3%) | 0.040 |
Venous thromboembolism | 4 (6.6%) | 3 (10.0%) | 1 (3.2%) | 0.310 |
Haematological diseases4 | 4 (6.6%) | 2 (6.7%) | 2 (6.5%) | 1.000 |
Dementia | 48 (78.7%) | 24 (80.0%) | 24 (77.4%) | 0.852 |
Parkinson’s disease | 2 (3.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (6.5%) | 0.206 |
Cognitively impaired5 | 59 (96.7%) | 30 (100%) | 29 (93.5%) | 0.206 |
Psychiatric diseases6 | 31 (50.8%) | 15 (50.0%) | 16 (51.6%) | 0.929 |
Musculoskeletal diseases7 | 23 (37.7%) | 12 (40.0%) | 11 (35.5%) | 0.796 |
Pulmonary diseases8 | 12 (19.7%) | 5 (16.7%) | 7 (22.6%) | 0.607 |
Diabetes | 5 (8.2%) | 2 (6.7%) | 3 (9.7%) | 0.762 |
Thyroid disease | 7 (11.5%) | 3 (10.0%) | 4 (12.9%) | 0.803 |
Allergy | 4 (6.6%) | 3 (10.0%) | 1 (3.2%) | 0.310 |