Table 1.
Age and gender distribution of average Hb, ferritin, vitamin B12, and folate levels among studied adolescent males and females in Himalayan state of north India, 2010.
| Variables Mean (±SD) |
Gender | Age group (years) | t, P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11–15 | 16–19 | |||
| Hb | Male | 12.1 (0.9) | 12.4 (0.9) | 3.3, 0.00 |
| Female | 10.4 (0.8) | 9.9 (0.8) | 6.0, 0.00 | |
| All | 11.3 (1.2) | 10.9 (1.4) | 4.6, 0.00 | |
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| Ferritin | Male | 39.1 (11.2) | 40.3 (11.5) | 0.2, 0.83 |
| Female | 27.5 (12.0) | 34.3 (10.4) | 1.9, 0.05 | |
| All | 39.4 (12.5) | 36.0 (12.0) | 0.8, 0.42 | |
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| Vitamin B12 | Male | 36.0 (10.2) | 30.3 (6.9) | 0.4, 0.65 |
| Female | 14.6 (7.5) | 23.3 (3.5) | 2.1, 0.03 | |
| All | 39.4 (21.0) | 25.1 (4.2) | 1.9, 0.05 | |
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| Folate | Male | 16.0 (6.4) | 12.1 (3.7) | 1.3, 0.18 |
| Female | 14.6 (4.5) | 13.5 (3.1) | 0.9, 0.34 | |
| All | 15.0 (5.3) | 13.1 (3.3) | 1.7, 0.08 | |