Rapid Assessment for Coexistence of Vitamin B12 and Iron Deficiency Anemia among Adolescent Males and Females in Northern Himalayan State of India

Table 1

Age and gender distribution of average Hb, ferritin, vitamin B12, and folate levels among studied adolescent males and females in Himalayan state of north India, 2010.

Variables; Mean (±SD)	Gender	Age group (years)		𝑡, 𝑃 value
		11–15	16–19
Hb	Male	12.1 (0.9)	12.4 (0.9)	3.3, 0.00
	Female	10.4 (0.8)	9.9 (0.8)	6.0, 0.00
	All	11.3 (1.2)	10.9 (1.4)	4.6, 0.00
Ferritin	Male	39.1 (11.2)	40.3 (11.5)	0.2, 0.83
	Female	27.5 (12.0)	34.3 (10.4)	1.9, 0.05
	All	39.4 (12.5)	36.0 (12.0)	0.8, 0.42
Vitamin B12	Male	36.0 (10.2)	30.3 (6.9)	0.4, 0.65
	Female	14.6 (7.5)	23.3 (3.5)	2.1, 0.03
	All	39.4 (21.0)	25.1 (4.2)	1.9, 0.05
Folate	Male	16.0 (6.4)	12.1 (3.7)	1.3, 0.18
	Female	14.6 (4.5)	13.5 (3.1)	0.9, 0.34
	All	15.0 (5.3)	13.1 (3.3)	1.7, 0.08