Dietary intakes of vitamin B₆, folate, vitamin B₁₂ and erectile dysfunction: a national population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While deficiencies in vitamin B₆, folate, and vitamin B₁₂ are linked to various human diseases, including anemia, depression, peripheral neuropathy, and cardiovascular disease (CVD), literature regarding the association between vitamin B₆, folate, and vitamin B₁₂ and erectile dysfunction (ED) is scarce. We aimed to determine the dietary intake of vitamin B₆, folate, and vitamin B₁₂ and ED in the United States population.

Methods

We extracted data from the 2001-2004 cycles of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Dietary intakes of B vitamins were collected based on one 24-hour dietary recall. The association between dietary intake of vitamin B₆, folate, vitamin B<

SUBMITTER: Wang W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11399063 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature