Gender and age influence blood folate, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, and homocysteine levels in European adolescents: The Helena Study

Nutrition Research

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 817-826

  González Gross, Marcela ^a,b,c   Benser, Jasmin ^b   Breidenassel, Christina ^a,b   Albers, Ulrike ^a   Huybrechts, Inge ^d   Valtueña, Jara ^a   Spinneker, Andre ^b   Segoviano, Miriam ^b   Widhalm, Kurt ^e   Molnar, Denes ^f   Moreno, Luis A ^g   Stehle, Peter ^b   Pietrzik, Klaus ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Cobalamin; Europe; Folate; Holo transcobalamin; Homocysteine; Human

Indexed keywords

COBALAMIN; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOLOTRANSCOBALAMIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; PYRIDOXINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; ERYTHROCYTE; ETHNIC GROUP; EUROPEAN; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SCHOOL CHILD; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 6;

EID: 84870065126     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: 18790739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2012.09.016     Document Type: Article

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