TABLE 3.
Respondents’ B‐vitamin intake
| Vitamins | Without Vit B supplementation, n = 63 | With Vit B supplementation, n = 17 | Total, n = 80 | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin B intake, in mg | Mean ± SD | Median (min–max) | Mean ± SD | Median (min–max) | Mean ± SD | Median (min–max) | |
| B1 | 0.71 ± 0.50 | 0.5 (0.2–2.7) | 26.69 ± 22.0 | 21.7 (0.3–52.2) | 6.23 ± 14.58 | 0.70 (0.2–52.2) | <.001 |
| B6 | 1.75 ± 1.19 | 1.4 (0.4–6.3) | 9.08 ± 5.06 | 11.3 (1.5–16.6) | 3.31 ± 3.92 | 1.55 (0.40–16.60) | <.001 |
| B9 | 228.63 ± 154.98 a | 177.3 (51.8–704.1) a | 304.99 ± 194.3 a | 232.4 (75.7–813.6) a | 244.86 ± 165.79 a | 189.60 (51.8–813.6) a | .114 |
| B12 | 6.92 ± 9.03 | 3.70 (0.7–51.8) | 9.34 ± 5.31 | 7.9 (1.1–18.4) | 7.44 ± 8.41 | 5.30 (0.70–51.80) | .011 |
| Category of Vit B intake, n (%) | Adequate | Inadequate | Adequate | Inadequate | Adequate | Inadequate | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | 8 (12.7%) | 55 (87.3%) | 15 (88.2%) | 2 (11.8%) | 23 (28.8%) | 57 (71.3%) | <.001 |
| B6 | 41 (65.1%) | 22 (34.9%) | 17 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 58 (72.5%) | 22 (27.5%) | .004 |
| B9 | 8 (12.7%) | 55 (87.3%) | 4 (22.2%) | 13 (72.2%) | 12 (15.0%) | 68 (85.0%) | .271 |
| B12 | 30 (47.6%) | 33 (52.4%) | 15 (88.2%) | 2 (11.8%) | 45 (56.3%) | 35 (43.8%) | .003 |
p‐Values show the statistical differences of vitamin intake between respondents with and without Vit B supplement.
a
Unit in mcg.