Is folic acid associated with lung cancer development? A cross-sectional study in NHANES
The development of LC was associated with total folate, dietary folate, 5-formylTHF and 5,10-methenylTHF levels. Folic acid, total folate, 5,10-methenylTHF, and RBC folate were positively correlated with LC within a certain range.
Authors
- Xuxiang Lu
- Binbin Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0821-0865)
- Fei Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6325-118X)
- Wei Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1276-393X)
- Fei Jing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2039-2684)
- Yang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5786-7452)
Institutions
- Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pulmonary Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-025-03638-5
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Folate and B Vitamins Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.67
Funders
- Taishan Scholar Project of Shandong Province