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Table 2 Unfasted group with outliers included.

From: Persistent circulating unmetabolised folic acid in a setting of liberal voluntary folic acid fortification. Implications for further mandatory fortification?

 

RCF

(nmol/L)

PFOL

(nmol/L)

PFA

(nmol/L)

% PFA/PFOL

FA intake daily

(μg)

FA intake in past 24 hours (μg)

Mean

S.D.

1034.56

349.07

32.02

17.25

0.722

0.903

2.25

196.85

208.97

122.60

191.49

Median

1074.50

29.99

0.545

 

124.37

68.00

Minimum

356.00

5.13

0.08

 

0.00

0.00

Maximum

1778.0

72.71

6.10

 

962.30

1150

  1. Mean red cell folate, plasma total folate and unmetabolised folic acid concentrations in the blood donor group (n = 50).
  2. RCF – Red cell folate
  3. PFOL – Plasma total folate
  4. PFA – Plasma folic acid
  5. %PFA/PFOL – percentage of plasma folic acid to plasma folate
  6. In table 2(a) two high outliers included for the purpose of statistical analysis are included in this table.
  7. FA intake daily (μg) – reflects typical daily folic acid intake from supplements and fortified foodstuffs.
  8. FA intake in past 24 hours (μg) – reflects folic acid intake in the previous 24 hours from supplements and fortified foodstuffs.