@article{jnh2019722,
author={{Ali, Samar Abd-El Mohsen and Aly, Maged Ossama},
title={Folate and Homocysteine Status among the Egyptian Adults},
journal={World Journal of Nutrition and Health},
volume={7},
number={2},
pages={35--41},
year={2019},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/jnh/7/2/2},
issn={2379-7827},
abstract={<b>Background:</b> Folate is a key nutrient that plays a major role in promoting health, prevention of neural tube defects in infants, and reducing the risk of cardiovascular diseases among adults and the elderly. <b>Objective:</b> The aim was to assess the dietary folate status among the Egyptian adults and its relation to some laboratory parameters. <b>Subjects:</b> A cross-sectional study was conducted on 100 apparently healthy Alexandria University employees of both sexes. Data was collected for socio-economic characteristics and dietary intake was assessed by a 24-h recall method. Blood samples were collected from participants and serum folate was analyzed using a microbiological assay, while High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) was used for the determination of homocysteine. <b>Results:</b><b> </b>The mean dietary folate intake of participants was 257.6 ¡À 126.9 ¦Ìg/day with higher intake among males than females. Overall mean serum folate level was 9.7 ¡À 5.7 nmol/l and folate deficiency identified among 21% of participants. The mean homocysteine level of the participants was 12.8 ¡À 4.8 ¦Ìmol/l and hyperhomocysteinemia was present in 54% of the whole sample. Women in childbearing age had a higher mean dietary folate intake than that in older females (252.9¡À 135.6 vs. 234.5¡À 91.3¦Ìg/day respectively) and only 15.1% of them had adequate folate intake. <b>Conclusions:</b><b> </b>The highest percentage of participants had folate intake lower than RDA. Favorable serum folate was detected in most of the participants while more than half of participants had hyperhomocysteinemia.},
doi={10.12691/jnh-7-2-2}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}