Selected Psychosocial Factors, Nutritional Behavior, and the Analysis of Concentrations of Selected Vitamins in Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases.
Anna Krystyna GłówkaMagdalena KowalówkaPaweł BurchardtAnna KomosaLukasz KruszynaMirosław AndrusiewiczJuliusz PrzysławskiMarta Karaźniewicz-ŁadaPublished in: Nutrients (2024)
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death worldwide, influenced by the interaction of factors, including age, sex, genetic conditions, overweight/obesity, hypertension, an abnormal lipid profile, vitamin deficiencies, diabetes, and psychological factors. This study aimed to assess the relationships between psychosocial and nutritional factors in a group of 61 patients with CVD (i.e., atherosclerosis, hypertension, ischemic heart disease, and myocardial infarction) and their possible impact on the course of the disease. The plasma concentrations of vitamins A, E, D, and β-carotene were determined using validated HPLC-MS/MS, while the lipid profile was analyzed enzymatically. Psychosocial factors and nutritional behaviors were assessed using author-designed questionnaires. Over 50% of patients had 25-OH-D3 and retinol deficiencies, while >85% of patients exhibited significant deficiencies in α-tocopherol and β-carotene. The lipid profile showed no specific relationship with any particular CVD. Dietary behavior minimally impacted biochemical parameters except for higher β-carotene concentrations in the group with higher fruit and vegetable intake. The negative impact of the CVD on selected parameters of quality of life was noticed. To increase the effectiveness of the prevention and treatment of CVD, the need for interdisciplinary cooperation observed between doctors, psychologists, and specialists in human nutrition seems to be justified.
Keyphrases
- cardiovascular disease
- ms ms
- end stage renal disease
- mental health
- blood pressure
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- type diabetes
- randomized controlled trial
- metabolic syndrome
- weight loss
- prognostic factors
- heart failure
- insulin resistance
- endothelial cells
- systematic review
- dna methylation
- patient reported outcomes
- adipose tissue
- cardiovascular risk factors
- coronary artery disease
- high resolution
- left ventricular
- depressive symptoms
- mass spectrometry
- high performance liquid chromatography
- copy number
- glycemic control
- medical students
- solid phase extraction