Table 2 Baseline characteristics of study groups
Pacam | Control | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | |
n | 52 | 134 | 186 | 51 | 114 | 165 |
Age | ||||||
Median (IQR) | 66(65-67) | 66(65-67) | 66(65-67) | 66(65-67) | 66(65-67) | 66(65-67) |
Education | ||||||
0-5 years% | 18.0 | 34.9 | 30.1 | 19.6 | 33.3 | 28.9 |
6-10 years% | 38.0 | 46.8 | 44.3 | 51.0 | 47.2 | 48.4 |
>10 years% | 44.0 | 18.2 | 25.6 | 29.4 | 19.4 | 22.6 |
Self-reported health status | ||||||
Good to excellent; n (%) | 25(50.0) | 57(42.5) | 83(44.6) | 26(51.0) | 45(39.5) | 71(43.0) |
Fair; n (%) | 24(46.1) | 69(51.5) | 93(51.5) | 23(45.1) | 60(52.6) | 83(50.3) |
Poor; n (%) | 2(3.9) | 8(6.0) | 10(5.4) | 2(3.9) | 9(7.9) | 11(6.7) |
Vitamin B12 (pmol/L) | 337.3 | 408.0 | 386.5 | 355.0 | 414.8 | 385.2 |
Median (IQR) | (250.1-438.3) | (279.8-535.2) | (290.2-524.4) | (246.3-474.3) | (294.6-576.7) | (270.9-513.9) |
Folate (nmol/L) | 37.2 | 39.2 | 39.0 | 37.4 | 38.4 | 37.7 |
Median (IQR) | (33.7-43.7) | (32.6-43.7) | (32.9-43.7) | (29.6-41.1) | (32.3-42.6) | (31.5-41.7) |
Hct (%) | 43.7 | 39.0 | 40.1 | 43.7 | 39.6 | 40.6 |
Median (IQR) | (41.3-45.3) | (37.0-40.7) | (37.8-42.6) | (41.4-45.8) | (37.6-41.3) | (38.4-42.6) |
Hb (gr/dL) | 14.9 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 13.3 | 13.7 |
Median (IQR) | (14.0-15.3) | (12.6-13.9) | (12.8-14.4) | (13.8-15.7) | (12.6-13.9) | (12.9-14.5) |
MCV(fL) | 90 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
Median (IQR) | (88-93) | (86-91) | (87-91) | (86-92) | (86-91) | (86-92) |