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Table 3 Baseline and post-intervention the vitamin B-12 and folates by group and sex

From: Effectiveness of the National Program of Complementary Feeding for older adults in Chile on vitamin B12 status in older adults; secondary outcome analysis from the CENEX Study (ISRCTN48153354)

 

Vitamin B12 (pmol/L)

Folates (nmol/L)

 

PACAM

CONTROL

PACAM

CONTROL

 

Baseline

24 months

Baseline

24 months

Baseline

24 months

Baseline

24 months

MEN

52

40

51

40

64

48

66

52

 Mean

347.61

307.6 1

374.62

317.22

39.71

31.41

37.92

30.72

 (95% CI)

(289.2-404.9)

(264.7-350.5)

(307.8-441.4)

(277.7-356.8)

(35.7-40.1)

(29.3-33.4)

(35.7-40.1)

(27.7-33.6)

 Change

-39.4

-57.3

-8.3

-7.2

 (95% CI)

((-66.1)-(-12.7))

((-3.3)-117.9)

(-11.5-(-5.2))

(-11.6-(-2.9))

WOMEN

134

115

114

86

180

137

179

137

 Mean

407.6

374.3

404.2

367.4

40.31

31.71

39.42

31.12

 (95% CI)

(377.3-437.8)

(308.2-440.4)

(354.5-454.0)

(314.0-420.7)

(37.3-43.4)

(29.5-33.9)

(36.3-42.5)

(29.3-32.8)

 Change

-33.2

-36.9

-8.6

-8.3

 (95% CI)

((-84.5)-18.0)

((-96.6)-22.8)

(-13.2-(-4.1))

(-10.9-(-5.7))

TOTAL

186

155

165

126

244

205

245

189

 Mean

392.01

357.11

394.8

351.4

40.21

31.61

39.02

30.92

 (95% CI)

(358.9-425.0)

(300.0-414.2)

(349.8-439.9)

(307.8-395.1)

(37.3-43.1)

(29.7-33.6)

(36.3-41.7)

(29.1-32.8)

 Change

-34.8

-43.4

-8.5

-8.0

 (95% CI)

((-73.4)-3.7)

((-97.8)-11.0)

(-12.6-(-4.5))

(-10.8-(-5.2))

  1. Vitamin B12 1,2Differences between basal and post-intervention level: 1PACAM: Adjusted Wald Test: Men: p < 0.01; Total p = 0.07; 2CONTROL: Adjusted Wald Test: Men: p = 0.06. Folates: Differences between basal and post-intervention level: 1Adjusted Wald Test p < 0.01; 2Adjusted Wald Test p = <0.01.