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Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and cognitive function in Korean older adults living in rural area

농촌 지역에 거주하는 한국 노인의 혈청 비타민 D 농도와 인지기능과의 상관성

  • Shin, Ye Som (Department of Clinical Nutrition, Graduate School of Public Health, Dongduk Women's University) ;
  • Choi, Bo Youl (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Kim, Mi Kyung (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Yang, Yoon Jung (Department of Food and Nutrition, School of Natural Science, Dongduk Women's University)
  • 신예솜 (동덕여자대학교 임상영양학과) ;
  • 최보율 (한양대학교 예방의학교실) ;
  • 김미경 (한양대학교 예방의학교실) ;
  • 양윤정 (동덕여자대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Received : 2019.04.09
  • Accepted : 2019.10.15
  • Published : 2019.10.31
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Abstract

Purpose: This study examined the association between the serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration and the cognitive functions in Korean elderly. Methods: The subjects were 393 adults aged 60 years or older who participated in the Yangpyeong cohort between July 2009 and August 2010. The subjects were classified into deficiency, insufficiency, or adequacy groups according to the serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration diagnostic criteria suggested by the US Institute of Medicine (IOM). The cognitive function was assessed based on the Korean version of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE-KC). The dietary intake was assessed using the quantitative food frequency questionnaire with 106 food items. Results: The proportions of deficiency, insufficiency, or adequacy in serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D were 6.6%, 44.5%, and 48.9%, respectively. The serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration was significantly higher in men than in women and in outdoor workers than in other occupations. The adequacy group had higher MMSE-KC scores than the other two groups, but not to a significant degree. The proportion of cognitive impairment tended to decrease with increasing serum vitamin D concentration to deficiency, insufficiency, and adequacy (p for trend = 0.029). The deficiency group had a 2.28 times higher risk of cognitive impairment than the adequacy group, but the difference was not statistically significant (OR, 2.28; 95% CI, 0.18 ~ 1.07, p for trend = 0.119). Conclusion: The serum vitamin D concentration tended to be associated with the cognitive function in elderly Koreans living in rural areas. To confirm the associations, further longitudinal studies with large samples were required.

본 연구는 한국 농촌 지역에 거주하는 60세 이상 노인 393명을 대상으로 혈청 비타민 D 상태와 영양소 섭취량을 파악하고, 비타민 D와 인지기능 사이의 상관성을 밝혔다. 미국 IOM의 비타민 D 진단 기준에 따라 대상자는 결핍군 26명 (6.6%), 부족군 175명 (44.5%), 충분군 192명 (48.9%)으로 분류되었다. 인구사회학적 특징을 세 군에 따라 분석한 결과, 충분군에서 남성과 음주자 비율, 실외직 비율, 키, 체중이 가장 높았다. 모든 영양소 섭취량에서는 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 인지기능을 평가하는 MMSE-KC의 총 점수는 충분군일수록 높았으며, 부분별로 지남력, 기억 등록, 집중력, 구성능력에서 충분군의 점수가 가장 높았으나 유의적인 차이는 없었다. 인지기능 저하 비율은 결핍군 53.8%, 부족군 38.3%, 충분군 31.9%로 혈청 비타민 D 농도가 높을수록 낮아졌으며, 유의미한 상관성이 있었다. 비타민 D 결핍군일수록 인지기능 저하의 위험도가 높아졌으나, 통계적으로 유의적인 차이는 없었다. 이 결과를 토대로 혈청 비타민 D 농도가 인지기능 저하와 관련이 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 노인들은 노화로 인해 피부의 합성능력이 저하되어 비타민 D가 결핍되기 쉬우므로 인지기능 저하 및 치매의 예방을 위해 육류, 생선, 버섯 및 유제품등의 비타민 D 급원 식품이나 보충제 섭취가 필요하다고 생각된다. 상기 연구를 바탕으로 후속 연구는 비타민 D와 인지기능 사이의 인과관계를 밝힐 수 있는 코호트나 임상 연구가 요구된다.

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