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ArticleNutrients2025

Status of Common Water-Soluble Vitamins in Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Analysis with Implications for Targeted Nutritional Screening Programs.

Adnan Agha, Javed Yasin, Charu Sharma, Juma Alkaabi

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Article in Nutrients, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors.

Adnan AghaDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-2704-8931
Javed YasinDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-5867-2833
Charu SharmaDepartment of Genetics and Genomics, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-1261-7177
Juma AlkaabiDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0003-2477-0408

Funding

College of Medicine and health sciences, United Arab Emirates University CMHS-NP-25-04 (Faculty Research Grant) with Fund code 12M244 for purchase of consumable and kits only
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesWater-soluble vitamins are essential micronutrients requiring regular dietary replenishment due to minimal body storage capacity. Medical students.; despite their health knowledge, may be at risk for subclinical deficiencies due to academic stress and life-style factors. This study assessed water-soluble vitamin status to evaluate screening needs in this educated population.

methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted among 91 healthy medical students (age 18-23 years) at UAE University from September 2023 to January 2024. Serum levels of folate (B9), cobalamin (B12), and ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) were measured using validated high-performance chemiluminescent immunoassays. Demographic, anthropometric, dietary, and lifestyle data were collected via structured questionnaires. Statistical analyses included multivariate logistic regres-sion, correlation analyses, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves.

resultsAmong the participants (70.3% female; mean age 19.8 ± 1.4 years; BMI 23.2 ± 2.9 kg/m

conclusionsThese findings support implementing targeted screening programs focusing on high-risk groups, including students with poor dietary habits, high stress levels, or specific gender-based risks.

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Nutritional StatusStudents, MedicalVitaminsAdolescentAscorbic AcidCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleFolic AcidHumansMaleMass ScreeningNutrition AssessmentSaudi ArabiaVitamin B 12Young AdultAscorbic AcidFolic AcidVitamin B 12Vitaminsacademic stresscross-sectional studymedical studentsmicronutrient deficiencynutritional screeningvitamin B12vitamin Cwater-soluble vitaminsyoung adults

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PMID40944250
PMCPMC12430506

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