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Table 3 MMA, Holo-TC, Hcy, Transketolase, and the TPP-effect in serum/plasma before and after supplementation

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

Methylmalonic acid [μg/L] N=32

27.11 ± 13.68

26.87 ± 14.56

<47

n.s.

Holo-Transcobalamin [pmol/L] N=32

53.59 ± 21.35

61.47 ± 23.40

19,1-119,3

p<0.01

Homocysteine [μmol/L] N=29

12.87 ± 4.24

9.65 ± 2.79

5-12

p<0.001

Transketolase [U/L] N=35

62.48 ± 16.85

58.89 ± 8.89

60-80

n.s.

TPP-Effect [%] N=35

12.61 ± 7.46

6.14 ± 3.92

<20

p<0.001

  1. n.s. = not significant, TPP = thiamin pyrophosphate.