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Table 6 Distribution of Participants in Each Sex and Age Group Based on Their tHcy, Folate and Vitamin B12 Quartiles

From: Total plasma homocysteine, folate, and vitamin b12 status in healthy Iranian adults: the Tehran homocysteine survey (2003–2004)/a cross – sectional population based study

  

tHcy Quartiles(%)

Folate Quartiles (%)

Vitamin B12 Quartiles (%)

Sex

Age Group (y)

1

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

Male

25–34

17.7

19.5

25.6

37.2

29.0

27.1

25.2

18.7

23.3

23.3

32.1

21.4

 

35–44

11.9

20.8

23.8

43.6

27.8

23.3

24.4

24.4

25.3

17.6

33.0

24.2

 

45–54

1.5

26.9

32.8

38.8

40.0

25.0

23.3

11.7

25.8

27.4

25.8

21.0

 

55–64

3.2

11.6

28.4

56.8

28.1

20.2

24.7

27.0

30.3

29.2

18.0

22.5

Female

25–34

36.9

32.9

18.3

12.0

22.3

26.6

23.8

27.3

22.6

21.6

28.9

26.8

 

35–44

33.0

26.5

25.9

14.6

20.5

27.5

21.6

30.4

24.9

33.3

15.8

26.0

 

45–54

32.9

26.1

24.8

16.1

23.2

22.6

23.9

30.3

28.4

20.6

25.2

25.8

 

55–64

19.5

26.3

31.6

22.6

18.2

21.5

26.4

33.9

23.0

23.0

25.4

28.6