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Table 3 Baseline folic acid and Hcy levels in AG patients without Helicobacter pylori infection stratified by MTHFR C677T genotypes

From: Association of MTHFR C677T polymorphism with severity and localization of chronic atrophic gastritis patients without Helicobacter pylori infection: a case control study

Characteristic

CC

n = 31

CT

n = 69

TT

n = 28

P Value

Folic acid (nmol/L)

42.5 ± 12.6

36.9 ± 13.9

32.6 ± 17.7

N.S

Hcy (μmol/L)

11.7 ± 5.4

12.9 ± 5.6

13.5 ± 6.0

N.S

Hyperhomocysteinemia

 Yes

8 (25.8%)

22 (31.9%)

8 (28.6%)

N.S

 No

23 (74.2%)

47 (68.1%)

20 (71.4%)

 

Folic acid deficiency

 Yes

1 (3.2%)

9 (13.0%)

11 (39.3%)

0.001

 No

30 (96.8%)

60 (87.0%)

17 (60.7%)

 
  1. N.S Not significant