Groups at higher risk of deficiency include older adults (due to reduced stomach acid production), vegans and vegetarians, people with pernicious anaemia or gastrointestinal disorders affecting absorption, and those taking certain medications such as metformin or proton pump inhibitors
However, functional deficiency can exist at levels up to 350 pg/mL, particularly when methylmalonic acid is also elevated
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