House of Lords written question – answered at on 9 April 2014.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Earl Howe on 24 February (HL Deb, col. 706), what was the age distribution of those from whom the blood samples for folate status analysis were taken; and what was the breakdown of country of collection.
The total number of blood samples collected across the United Kingdom in the National Diet and Nutrition Survey years 1-4 (2008-09–2011-12) and analysed for folate status was 2,447. The breakdown by age and by country is shown in the following tables.
Age group | Number of samples analysed for folate |
1.5-3 years | 36 |
4-10 years | 228 |
11-18 years | 521 |
19-64 years | 1,318 |
65 years + | 344 |
All ages | 2,447 |
Country | Number of samples analysed for folate |
England | 1,222 |
Scotland | 618 |
Wales | 262 |
Northern Ireland | 345 |
Total UK | 2,447 |
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