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Table 3 Plasma vitamin levels

From: Methylation potential associated with diet, genotype, protein, and metabolite levels in the Delta Obesity Vitamin Study

Plasma metabolite

This study (mean ± SD)

Reference value median (range)

References

Vitamin A (µg/dl)

64.4 ± 28.9

36.4 (35.6–37.2)

(CDC 2012)

Vitamin E (mg/dl)

2.1 ± 1.5

0.82 (0.80–0.84)

(CDC 2012)

Vitamin D (ng/ml)

21.7 ± 8.8

25.5 (24.6–26.4)a

(CDC 2012)

Thiamin (µg/dl)

0.6 (0.1–10.6)

1.6–4.8b

(Leite 2011)

Pyridoxal (ng/ml)

9.3 (0.07–27.3)

0.77–3.06c

1.7 (0.96–4.78)d

(Footitt et al. 2012)

(Midttun et al. 2005)

Pyridoxine (ng/ml)

4.7 (1.3–36.9)

Nd–0.15c

(Footitt et al. 2012)

Folate (ng/ml)

1.0 (0.25–16.1)

6.1 (15.6–16.6)

(CDC 2012)

Riboflavin (µg/dl)

0.2 (0.04–3.7)

0.78 ± 0.11e

0.39 (0.18–1.44)d

(Capo-chichi et al. 2000)

(Midttun et al. 2005)

Homocysteine (µmol/l)

7.0 ± 3.0

7.14 (7.04–7.24)f

(CDC 2012)

  1. Mean and standard deviation were performed for variables with normal distribution and median and range for variables with non-normal distributions
  2. a50th percentile values (CDC 2012)
  3. bAdults
  4. cAges 4.3–16
  5. dAdults
  6. eStudy participants from Benin
  7. fAge 2