•93 acutely ill patients >65yrs: male = 35, female = 58 in Yorkshire
•Folate and vitamin B12 were measured using
micobiological assays
•9/93 =
plasma albumin ,<28g/l, 29/93 = plasma albumin 28-34g/l
•Morgan AG et al. Int J Vit and Nut Res. 1973:43;46-471 & 1975:45:448-462