Table 1

Table 1: Pre-Operative Ranges of Nutrient Deficiency Rates

 

Nutrient

Range of Deficiency Rates

Vitamin A

11-23%4-6

Vitamin C

43-47%5

Vitamin D

60-90%2,4,7,8

Vitamin E

2-23%4,9,10

Vitamin K

No Data

Vitamin B1 (Thiamin)

2-47%2,4,5

Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)

No Data

Vitamin B3 (Niacin)

6%9

Vitamin B6

2-64%5,9,10

Folate/Folic Acid

0-55%4-6,9-11

Vitamin B12

2-30%2,4,5,9,11

Biotin

No Data

Pantothenic Acid

No Data

Iron Markers:

     Iron

19-45%2,4-6,11

     Ferritin

2-24%2,5,6,9,11

     Hemoglobin

4-22%2,5,9,11

     Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV)

8-19%5,11

Calcium

<1%11

Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) (marker of bone loss)

10-48%5,7,9,11

Iodine

No Data

Magnesium

5%9

Zinc

Up to 74%4,6,9

Selenium

33%-58%6,9

Copper

Up to 70%4

Manganese

No Data

Chromium

No Data

Molybdenum

No Data

Phosphate/Phosphorus

2-8%9,11