From: Inflammation causes tissue-specific depletion of vitamin B6
Component | Patients (n = 33) | Controls (n = 17) | P |
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Plasma pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (nmol/L)a | 24.7 (19.5–31.1) | 46.2 (35.3–60.3) | 0.001 |
Red blood cell pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (nmol/L packed red blood cells) | 39.7 (34.2–45.2) | 33.1 (24.4–41.7) | 0.182 |
αEAST | 1.8 (1.8–1.9) | 1.9 (1.8–2.1) | 0.242 |
Urinary 4-pyridoxic acid (μg/day)a | 0.8 (0.6–1.0) | 1.1 (0.9–1.6) | 0.08 |
Plasma folate (μg/L)a | 10.2 (8.4–12.5) | 9.5 (7.9–11.3) | 0.185 |
Red blood cell folate (μg/L)a | 302 (262–347) | 274 (226–333) | 0.404 |
Vitamin B12 (ng/L)a | 434 (390–496) | 398 (334–473) | 0.371 |