Evaluation of Nutrients Intake for a Group of Jordanian Older Adults with Sarcopenia Syndrome in Amman: An Explorative and Pilot Study

Table 13

Mean intake of water-soluble vitamins for the subjects included in the study.

Vitamins	Sarcopenia group mean ± SD	Control group mean ± SD	value
Vitamin B1 (mg)	0.86 ± 0.35	0.95 ± 0.56	0.513
Vitamin B2 (mg)	1.12 ± 0.44	1.22 ± 0.70	0.567
Vitamin B3 (mg)	10.4 ± 5.2	13.9 ± 9.1	0.096
Vitamin B3 (niacin equivalent, mg)	15.0 ± 6.9	20.1 ± 11.0	0.058
Vitamin B6 (mg)	0.88 ± 0.49	1.08 ± 0.51	0.163
Vitamin B12 (mcg)	2.99 ± 1.5	3.82 ± 10.1	0.683
Biotin (mcg)	11.3 ± 3.2	12.4 ± 5.1	0.350
Folate (mg)	251.5 ± 137.0	258.7 ± 121.9	0.845
Dietary folate equivalent (DFE) (mcg)	329.7 ± 163.6	283.2 ± 162.8	0.319
Pantothenic acid (mg)	3.61 ± 1.6	3.47 ± 1.6	0.767
Vitamin C (mg)	65.88 ± 78.9	143.5 ± 79.6	0.001

is set as significant, SD: standard deviation, DFE: dietary folate equivalent, mcg: microgram, and mg: milligram.