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Serum folate, iron and vitamin B12 concentrations in relation to smoking status |
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| Smokers1 Geometric Mean (95% Confidence Interval) [N] |
Ex/Non smokers1 Geometric Mean (95% Confidence Interval) [N] |
P-value |
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| Serum Folate2 (nmol/L) |
15.3 (13.8–16.9) [77] |
17.7 (16.6–18.9) [188] |
0.023 |
| Serum Iron2 (μg/dl) |
87 (76–99) [131] |
80 (73–86) [326] |
0.276 |
| Serum2 Vitamin B12 (pg/ml) |
354 (325–386) [77] |
341 (324–360) [184] |
0.495 |
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1. Values are Geometric Mean (95% Confidence Interval) [N]. 2. Analysis of covariance (gender, age and the number of fasting days were used as covariates). | |||
Vardavas et al. Tobacco Induced Diseases 2008 4:8 doi:10.1186/1617-9625-4-8 |
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