Table 5 |
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| Serum micronutrient levels and deficiencies in obese subjects before and after low-calorie diet (n = 14) | ||||||
| Before formula diet | After formula diet | |||||
| Mean ± SD | Deficiency [%] | Mean ± SD | Deficiency [%] | pa | ||
| Vitamin A | [mg/l] | 0.67 ± 0.19 | 0 | 0.78 ± 0.22 | 0 | n.s. |
| Vitamin E | [mg/l] | 11.57 ± 4.31 | 0 | 12.54 ± 2.66 | 0 | n.s. |
| 25(OH)D | [ng/ml] | 17.22 ± 4.02 | 57.1 | 24.32 ± 7.25 | 30.8 | <.01 |
| Vitamin C | [mg/l] | 52.01 ± 10.65 | 10.0 | 43.86 ± 15.96 | 25.0 | n.s. |
| Vitamin B12 | [pg/ml] | 474.1 ± 155.3 | 0 | 528.3 ± 165.3 | 0 | n.s. |
| Folate | [ng/ml] | 10.51 ± 4.7 | 0 | 15.42 ± 4.9 | 0 | <.05 |
| Selenium | [μg/l] | 87.71 ± 11.74 | 14.3 | 95.42 ± 18.67 | 16.7 | <.05 |
| Iron | [μg/dl] | 81.50 ± 35.05 | 14.3 | 61.62 ± 26.17) | 15.4 | <.05 |
| Zinc | [μg/dl] | 82.14 ± 10.64 | 0 | 94.85 ± 13.80 | 7.7 | <.01 |
| Calcium | [mmol/l] | 2.44 ± 0.10 | 0 | 2.18 ± 0.28 | 53.8 | <.01 |
a p-values were calculated in relation to absolute values using paired t-tests.
Damms-Machado et al. Nutrition Journal 2012 11:34 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-11-34
