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Self-reported fruit and vegetable intake, tobacco smoking, alcohol intake and physical activity were recorded. RCF was measured using the Bayer Advia Centaur automated immunoassay system. The association between low RCF (RCF&lt;295 nmol\/l) and risk factors was analysed using general linear models adjusted for demographic factors and covariates, namely BMI, diabetes and dyslipidaemia.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980011003661_abs5\" sec-type=\"results\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The prevalence of RCF deficiency was higher in Aboriginal participants compared with Torres Strait Islanders (25\u00b76 %<jats:italic>v<\/jats:italic>. 14\u00b78 %,<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt; 0\u00b7001). Young women of childbearing age were more likely to have low RCF. Among Aboriginal adults, smoking was strongly associated with low RCF (risk ratio = 1\u00b79, 95 % CI 1\u00b75, 2\u00b75 in females and risk ratio = 2\u00b79, 95 % CI 1\u00b79, 4\u00b72 in males).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980011003661_abs6\" sec-type=\"conclusion\"><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Indigenous Australians, especially women of childbearing age, had high prevalence of low RCF. Smoking was associated with insufficient folate independent of fruit and vegetable intake and alcohol consumption in the Aboriginal population. 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