Table 2 Mean levels of serum nutrients in the study population
From: A multivariate analysis of serum nutrient levels and lung function
Nutrient | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|
Antioxidants | Â | Â |
Vitamin A (μmol/L) | 1.98 | 0.58 |
Alpha-carotene (μmol/L) | 0.08 | 0.10 |
Beta-carotene (μmol/L) | 0.37 | 0.40 |
Beta-cryptoxanthin (μmol/L) | 0.19 | 0.15 |
Lutein/zeaxanthin (μmol/L) | 0.40 | 0.23 |
Lycopene (μmol/L) | 0.41 | 0.21 |
Retinyl Esters (μmol/L)* | 0.19 | 0.15 |
Vitamin B12 (pmol/L) | 444.9 | 1913.8 |
Vitamin C (mmol/L) | 40.2 | 25.4 |
Vitamin E (μmol/L) | 26.0 | 11.6 |
Selenium (nmol/L) | 1.6 | 0.2 |
Minerals and other nutrients | Â | Â |
Normalised calcium (mmol/L)** | 1.24 | 0.05 |
Chloride (mmol/L) | 104.5 | 3.3 |
Iron (μmol/L) | 15.7 | 6.7 |
TIBC (μmol/L) | 63.5 | 10.4 |
Transferrin saturation (%) | 25.4 | 11.4 |
Ferritin (μg/L) | 129.3 | 143.8 |
Red blood cell folate (nmol/L) | 420.1 | 229.5 |
Potassium (mmo/L) | 4.1 | 0.3 |
Sodium (mmol/L) | 141.3 | 2.4 |
Total Protein (g/L) | 74.0 | 5.0 |