Table 2.
Intakes of energy, cobalamin and folate and plasma levels of homocysteine, methylmalonic acid, cobalamin and folate among non-pregnant women in Bhaktapur, Nepal.
| Indicators | Values |
|---|---|
| Dietary intake (n = 379) | |
| Energy, kcal (median, IQR) | 1894 (1576, 2184) |
| % consuming <2200 Kcal, % (n) 1 | 76 (289) |
| Folate, µg (median, IQR) | 211 (130, 327) |
| % consuming <320 µg | 74 (279) |
| % consuming <200 µg | 47 (178) |
| Cobalamin, µg (median, IQR) | 0.34 (0.08, 1.1) |
| % consuming <2 µg | 88 (333) |
| % consuming <1 µg | 72 (271) |
| Biochemical markers (n = 500) | |
| Homocysteine (Hcy), µmol/L, mean (SD) | 9.0 (7.4, 11.4) |
| % of Hcy >7.5 µmol/L | 72 (361) |
| % of Hcy >10 µmol/L | 36 (182) |
| % of Hcy >15 µmol/L | 10 (52) |
| Folate, nmol/L (mean,SD) | 22.4 (17.1) |
| % of plasma folate <6.8 nmol/L | 4.6 (23) |
| % of plasma folate <10 nmol/L & Hcy >7.5 µmol/L | 4 (22) |
| Methylmalonic acid (MMA), µmol/L (mean, SD) | 0.62 (0.58) |
| % of MMA >0.26 µmol/L | 82 (405) |
| Cobalamin, pmol/L (mean,SD) | 173.2 (74.4) |
| % of plasma cobalamin <150 pmol/L | 42 (210) |
| % of plasma cobalamin <150 pmol/L & MMA >0.26 µmol/L | 37 (185) |
| % of plasma cobalamin <150 pmol/L & Hcy >7.5 µmol/L | 34 (170) |
| % of plasma cobalamin <150 pmol/L & plasma folate <6.8 nmol/L | 2 (10) |
1 % (n)—all such values unless otherwise indicated.