Table 2.
Baseline, follow-up, and change levels of B-vitamin markers in the B-PROOF DXA-sample
Placebo | Intervention | p for difference in change | |||||||||
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n a | Baselineb | Follow-upb | Changec | p for change | n a | Baselineb | Follow-upb | Changec | p for change | ||
Hcy (µmol/L) | 561 | 14.3 [12.9–16.3] | 14.4 [12.7–16.9] | 0.2 (3.8) | 0.522 | 545 | 14.3 [12.9–16.0] | 10.5 [9.2–12.0] | −4.2 (3.0) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Folate (nmol/L) | 553 | 19.1 [14.8–25.3] | 24.6 [20.0–31.4] | 6.5 (9.9) | <0.001 | 541 | 19.8 [15.4–24.8] | 51.7 [41.2–64.2] | 33.3 (24.3) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Vitamin B12 (pmol/L) | 553 | 268 [104–343] | 289 [226–392] | 70 (585) | <0.001 | 541 | 272 [218–348] | 592 [461–736] | 327 (186) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
MMA (µmol/L) | 551 | 0.21 [0.17–0.29] | 0.23 [0.18–0.30] | 0.02 (0.15) | <0.001 | 540 | 0.21 [0.17–0.28] | 0.18 [0.15–0.22] | −0.07 (0.17) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
HoloTC (pmol/L) | 557 | 65 [47–88] | 62 [44–82] | −4 (34) | <0.001 | 545 | 70 [50–91] | 126 [95–180] | 63 (54) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
MMA methylmalonic acid, HoloTC holotranscobalamin
aParticipants from the DXA-sample with both a baseline and follow-up determination of a marker were included
bPresented as median [interquartile range]
cPresented as mean (standard deviation)