Prevalence and correlates of high red blood cell folate concentrations in the Canadian population using 3 proposed cut-offs

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1025-1030

  Colapinto, Cynthia K ^a,b   O’Connor, Deborah L ^c,d   Dubois, Lise ^a   Tremblay, Mark S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian Health Measures Survey; CHMS; Folate; Folic acid; High folate; RBC folate; Red blood cell folate

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; BLOOD; BODY MASS; CANADA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CANADA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PREVALENCE; RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84943157783     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2015-0191     Document Type: Article

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