Table 7.
Vitamin intake in female CD patients, according to disease activity
| LARN | All (n = 46) | Active (n = 25) | Quiescent (n = 21) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AR | AI | Median (min–max) | No. meeting LARN | Median | No. meeting LARN | Median | No. meeting LARN | |
| Vitamin A (µg) | 400 | 268 (2–4560) | 11 (24%) | 310 | 7 (28%) | 251 | 4 (19%) | |
| Vitamin D (µg) ** | 10 | 1.55 (0–15.4) | 2 (%) | 1.44 | 0 | 1.73 | 2 (10%) | |
| Vitamin E (mg) | 12 | 6.58 (1.6–13.3) | 1 (2%) | 6.01* | 0 | 7.54 | 1(5%) | |
| Vitamin K (µg) ** | 140 | 6.83 (0–116) | 0 | 7.12 | 0 | 6.54 | 0 | |
| Thiamin (mg) | 0.9 | 0.63 (0.2–1.4) | 8 (17%) | 0.65 | 5 (20%) | 0.61 | 3 (14%) | |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 1.1 | 0.86 (0.2–6.5) | 12 (26%) | 0.99 | 8 (32%) | 0.81 | 4 (19%) | |
| Niacin (mg) | 14 | 10.7 (3.8–22.9) | 14 (30%) | 9.46* | 5 (20%) | 11.9 | 9 (43%) | |
| Vitamin B5 (mg) | 5 | 0.98 (0.3–3.3) | 0 | 0.92* | 0 | 1.18 | 0 | |
| Vitamin B6 (mg)** | 1.1 | 1.04 (0.5–3.4) | 17 (37%) | 1.03 | 7 (28%) | 1.05 | 10 (48%) | |
| Biotin (µg) | 30 | 4.85 (0–25) | 0 | 4.49 | 0 | 5.50 | 0 | |
| Folate (µg) | 320 | 121 (34–260) | 0 | 115 | 0 | 134 | 0 | |
| Vitamin B12 (µg) | 2.0 | 1.04 (0–19.4) | 10 (22%) | 1.08 | 6 (24%) | 0.81 | 4 (19%) | |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 60 | 31.4 (0–250) | 12 (26%) | 30.9 | 8 (32%) | 31.9 | 4 (19%) | |
Data are expressed both as number and percentage of subjects meeting LARN (Livelli di Assunzione di Riferimento di Nutrienti ed energia per la popolazione italiana)
AR average requirement, AI adequate intake
*p < 0.05
**Values considered for age-range