Prevalence of Folate Deficiency in Korean Women of Reproductive Age Using a Serum Folate Assay Traceable to the WHO International Standard.
Clin Lab
; 67(9)2021 Sep 01.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34542967
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
We aimed to investigate serum folate level in Korean women of reproductive age and to evaluate the prevalence of folate deficiency by age using different cutoffs.METHODS:
We retrospectively reviewed data obtained with a serum folate assay traceable to World Health Organization international standard reference material 03/178.RESULTS:
Between September 2017 and June 2019, data from a total of 8,380 Korean women aged 15 - 49 years were obtained. Mean (standard deviation) serum folate concentration for all women was 9.1 (6.7) ng/mL. Prevalence of folate deficiency using the cutoff of < 3 ng/mL was 6.2% and that for < 4 ng/mL was 14.9%. The prevalence of folate deficiency was higher in women of younger age (15 to < 25 years, even > 30% using the cutoff of 4 ng/mL) compared to other age groups.CONCLUSIONS:
This study suggests that women aged 15 to < 25 years are at high risk of folate deficiency.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Deficiência de Vitamina B 12
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Ácido Fólico
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
País como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article