Table 3 Dietary intake (24-hr recall) and basic biochemistry of the participants (normal & deficient)
From: Daily milk intake improves vitamin B-12 status in young vegetarian Indians: an intervention trial
|  | All (n = 51) | Normal (n = 22) | Deficient (n = 29) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 27.6(26,30) | 29.0(27 – 31.0) | 30.6 (28.5-32) | ns |
Male/female | 14/37 | 4/18 | 10/19 | Â |
Energy intake (calorie)/d | 2240 (2080,2280) | 2390 (2220,2480) | 2200 (2080,2270) | ns |
Protein intake (g)/d | 62 (52,80) | 58 (50,82) | 64 (55,80) | ns |
Fat (g/d) | 45 (38,50) | 44 (35,50) | 43 (37,55) | ns |
Vitamin B-12 intake (μ g/day) | 1.20 | 1.65 | 0.65 | <0.02 |
(0.75,1.50) | (1.4,1.85) | (0.50,0.90) | Â | |
Folate intake (μ g/day) | 355 (320,400) | 350.6 (310.4,415.4) | 355.6 (318.2,425.4) | ns |
Hemoglobin (g/L) | 127 (117,136) | 124 (114,130) | 128 (123,135) | ns |
Anemia% | 14 | 14 | 14 | Â |
Mean corpuscular volume (fL) | 84.0 (81.0,90.5) | 80.5 (75.0,85.0) | 84.3 (82.2,90.4) | ns |
Plasma creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.0 (0.9,1.1) | 0.9 (0.8,1.1) | 1.0 (0.9,1.1) | ns |
Plasma vitamin B-12* (pmol/L) | 130 (98,217) | 244 (187,306) | 92.8 (71,117) | <0.0001 |
Plasma holo-TC (pmol/L)* | 19.6 (13.1-31.1) | 27.7 (19.8,42.5) | 14.4 (10.82,19.75) | <0.0001 |
Plasma folate (ng/mL) | 6.24 (4.2,14.90) | 6.6 (4.0,15.2) | 5.6 (4.6,12.8) | ns |
Plasma tHcy ** (μ mol/L) | 21.1 (12.7,32.7) | 11.9 (10.4,15.0) | 31.9 (22.6,54.0) | <0.001 |