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Table 2 Maternal nutrient supplement and serum biomarkers of the study subjects

From: Maternal multivitamin supplementation mitigates the risk of fetal congenital heart disease associated with high indoor total volatile organic compounds exposure in east china: a case-control study

 

Control (N = 77)

n (%) or median (interquartile)

Case (N = 53)

n (%) or median (interquartile)

P value

Nutrient supplement

   

FA supplementation

  

0.939a

 Irregularly

30(39.0)

21(39.6)

 Regularly

47(61.0)

32(60.4)

Multivitamin supplementation

  

0.039a

 Irregularly

43(55.8)

39(73.6)

 Regularly

34(44.2)

14(26.4)

Nutrient serum biomarkers

   

 Folate (nmol/L)

29.3(13.3)

33.9(15.8)

0.113b

 Vitamin B12 (pmol/L)

284.0(139.5)

253.0(108.5)

0.029b

 Homocysteine (µmol/L)

4.5(3.0)

6.44(3.3)

<0.001b

  1. a: P value was calculated by chi-squared test; b: P value was calculated by Mann–Whitney U-test
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Environmental Health

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