21 May 2024 : Clinical Research
Impact of Serum Vitamin D, B6, and B12 and Cognitive Functions on Quality of Life in Peri- and Postmenopausal Polish Women
Dorota Raczkiewicz
1BCDE, Mariusz Gujski 2CEF, Beata Sarecka-Hujar 3DEF*, Krzysztof Suski1EF, Agnieszka Pedrycz-Wieczorska 4CEF, Artur Wdowiak 5BCE, Iwona Bojar 6ABEG
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.943249
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e943249
Table 2 Serum vitamins D, B6, B12 concentrations in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women.
| Variable, parameter | Unit or category | Peri-menopausal women (N=141) | Post-menopausal women (N=146) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin D, Min–Max, M±SD | ng/mL | 3.0–49.3, 16.3±8.7 | 3.0–49.4, 17.4±8.8 | 0.271 |
| Vitamin D, n (%) | High deficiency <10 | 36 (25.53) | 30 (20.55) | |
| Moderate deficiency 10–20 | 65 (46.10) | 71 (48.63) | ||
| Low deficiency 20–30 | 28 (19.86) | 30 (20.55) | ||
| Optimal 30–80 | 12 (8.51) | 15 (10.27) | ||
| Elevated 80–100 | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | ||
| Toxic >100 | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | ||
| Vitamin B6, Min–Max, M±SD | μg/L | 3–79, 17.3±13.4 | 4.4–97, 22.2±19.0 | 0.013 |
| Vitamin B6, n (%) | Below normal <5.0 | 4 (2.84) | 1 (0.68) | |
| Normal 5.0–30.0 | 122 (86.52) | 115 (78.77) | ||
| Above normal >30.0 | 15 (10.64) | 30 (20.55) | ||
| Wit. B12, Min–Max, M±SD | pg/mL | 153–744, 364.9±109.4 | 159–749, 377.7±125.5 | 0.355 |
| Vitamin B12, n (%) | Below normal <211 | 5 (3.55) | 5 (3.42) | |
| Normal 211–911 | 136 (96.45) | 141 (96.58) | ||
| Above normal >911 | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) |