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Table 2 Micronutrients in cells of buccal mucosa before (B) and after (A) supplementation are shown

From: Micronutrients supplementation and nutritional status in cognitively impaired elderly persons: a two-month open label pilot study

Micronutrient

Before(B) [Mean± SD]

After(A) [Mean± SD]

Reference value

p-value

BMC-Vitamin C [pmol/μgDNA] N=7

9.01 ± 5.72

11.76 ± 4.68

3.9–11.1

n.s.

BMC-Vitamin E [pmol/μg DNA] N=30

24.77 ± 9.56

26.45 ± 15.69

9.5–20.3

n.s.

BMC-β-Carotin [pmol/μg DNA] N=24

0.45 ± 0.44

0.40 ± 0.44

0.1–0.5

n.s.

BMC-Lycopin [pmol/μg DNA] N=19

0.37 ± 0.16

0.33 ± 0.25

0.1–0.5

n.s.

  1. n.s. = not significant, BMC = buccal mucosa cell.
  2. Reference values are given as listed below. No significant difference after supplementation was seen.
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Nutrition Journal

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