Evaluation of Vitamin B12, Folate and Ferritin Serum Levels in Jordanian Population

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.3177/jnsv.65.309" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.3177/jnsv.65.309</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3177/jnsv.65.309" target="_blank" >10.3177/jnsv.65.309</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Evaluation of Vitamin B12, Folate and Ferritin Serum Levels in Jordanian Population

Original language description

Vitamin B12, folate, and ferritin are vital for the development of the nervous system, blood formation, and diverse metabolic functions. The aim of the current study is to evaluate the status of vitamin B12, folate and ferritin in the Jordanian population across distinct geographical locations. In this retrospective study, the cohort population included 2,880 Jordanian individuals with an average age of 47 y for males and 34 y for females (January 2014-December 2016). Vitamin B12, folate, and ferritin were measured in the blood samples by immunoassay on an automated instrument. Prevalence of low levels of vitamin B12 among males and females was similar across the four regions (24%). Equivalently high levels of folate were reported in males (24.4%) and females (23.4%). Additionally, 37.4% of males and 20.4% of females showed low levels of ferritin. Pearson&apos;s correlations did not show any association between age, vitamin B12, folate, and ferritin levels in both sexes. Univariate odd ratio (OR) and age-adjusted OR in males showed a significant decrease in low vitamin B12 risk in the region of Tafela when compared to Irbid. In conclusion, our results showed a significant difference in vitamin B12 levels between populations according to their geographical locations. Ferritin levels were low in almost a quarter of the Jordanian population with a high prevalence in males and females in Irbid and Maan, respectively. These differences might be associated with the genetic, dietary and lifestyle situation which requires further studies to elucidate the risk factors for vitamin B12 and ferritin deficiency.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30308 - Nutrition, Dietetics

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2019

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology

ISSN

0301-4800

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

65

Issue of the periodical within the volume

4

Country of publishing house

JP - JAPAN

Number of pages

9

Pages from-to

309-317

UT code for WoS article

000484024400003

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85071746835