Folate Status as a Nutritional Indicator among People with Substance Use Disorder; A Prospective Cohort Study in Norway.

ABSTRACT: Substance use disorder (SUD) is associated with poor nutrition. Vitamin B9, or folate, is an important micronutrient for health. The aim of this prospective longitudinal cohort study was to assess serum folate levels among people with SUD and to investigate the impact of factors related to substance use severity on folate status. Participants were recruited from outpatient clinics for opioid agonist therapy (OAT) and municipal health-care clinics for SUD in Western Norway. They were assessed annually, including blood sampling for determination of micronutrient status. Overall, 663 participants with a total of 2236 serum folate measurements were included. A linear mixed model was applied, and measures are presented as β-coefficients with 95% confidence interval (CI). Forty-eight percent (CI

SUBMITTER: Bemanian M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9099634 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature