Table 2.
Blood concentrations of holotranscobalamin [holoTC], red blood cell [RBC] folate and 25-hydroxycholecalciferol [25-(OH)D]
| Total n = 134 |
Female n = 97 |
Male n = 37 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD n (%) |
Mean ± SD n (%) |
Mean ± SD n (%) |
|
|
HoloTC [pmol/L] Deficiency [< 50 pmol/L] |
88.9 ± 33.7 16 (12) |
94.8 ± 34.6 8 (8) |
73.6 ± 25.6 8 (22) |
|
RBC folate [nmol/L] Deficiency [< 570 nmol/L] |
831 ± 244 13 (10) |
845 ± 256 9 (10) |
795 ± 210 4 (12) |
| 25-(OH)D [nmol/L] | 85.1 ± 26.0 | 85.9 ± 26.8 | 83.1 ± 23.8 |
|
Deficiency [≤ 25 nmol/L] Insufficiency [25 - <50 nmol/L] |
2 (1) 8 (6) |
1 (1) 7 (7) |
1 (3) 1 (3) |
| Sufficiency [≥ 50 nmol/L] | 124 (93) | 89 (92) | 35 (94) |