TABLE 1.
Baseline parameters in children and parents
| Physical and biochemical parameters | Children n= 106 |
Fathers n= 93 |
Mothers n= 101 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (y) | 9.0 (0.2) | 36.8 (3.7) | 30.4 (3.1) |
| Weight (kg) | 21.9 (2.9) | 59.2 (10.0) | 47.9 (8.3) |
| Height (cm) | 126.4 (5.4) | 165.6 (7.0) | 155.3 (5.4) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 13.7 (1.4) | 21.6 (3.3) | 20.4 (3.5) |
| < 18.5 kg/m2 (%) | Boys 42.61 | 21.5 | 37.6 |
| > 25 kg/m2 (%) | Girls 55.81 | 17.2 | 13.9 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 12.5 (0.9) | 14.3 (1.2) | 12.2 (1.4) |
| Plasma creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.6 (0.1) | 0.9 (0.1) | 0.8 (0.1) |
| Plasma B12 concentration (pmol/L) | 203 (83) | 130 (65) | 161 (77) |
| Plasma vitamin B12 < 150 pmol/L (%) | 26.7 | 72.2 | 48.4 |
| Plasma folate concentration (nmol/L) | 18.9 (6.3) | 16.3 (5.5) | 16.8 (6.8) |
| Plasma folate < 7 nmol/L (%) | 1.9 | 14.4 | 8.3 |
| Plasma tHcy concentration (μmol/L) | 10.7 (3.8) | 31.4 (22.6) | 14.6 (7.8) |
| Plasma tHcy > 15 μmol/L (adults) and > 10 μmol/L (children) (%) |
47 | 75.3 | 34.7 |
All values are mean (SD) unless specified.
1
% of children < −2 SD of age and gender specific BMI (WHO Reference population).