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Table 3 Analysis of the relationship between the MTHFR methylation pattern and the A1298C polymorphism and biochemical, inflammatory and oxidative stress variables

From: The MTHFR promoter hypermethylation pattern associated with the A1298C polymorphism influences lipid parameters and glycemic control in diabetic patients

 

With complications (20)

Control (22)

With complications (27)

Control (38)

Methylated AA (13)

Methylated AC (5) + CC (2)

p

Methylated AA (9)

Methylated AC (12) + CC (1)

p

Partially Methylated AA (17)

Partially Methylated AC (9) + CC (1)

p

Partially Methylated AA (19)

Partially Methylated AC (14) + CC (15)

p

HbA1c

Mean ± SD

Median

8.5 ± 1.9

8.1

9.4 ± 3.2

7.2

> 0.9999

8.6 ± 1.3

8.6

7.2 ± 1.1

7.2

0.0253*

8.3 ±  1.7

8.0

9.0 ± 1.5

9.0

0.2094

7.6 ± 1.9

7.5

8.6 ± 1.9

9.2

0.0932

Min.–Max.

5.7‒13.00

6.9‒14.4

6.7‒11.1

5.3‒9.4

6.1‒12.0

7.1‒11.0

4.1‒12.7

4.3‒11.2

GLIC

Mean ± SD

Median

182.2 ± 54.0

160.0

169.0 ± 47.5

172.0

0.7573

191.8 ± 53.0

200.0

151.1 ± 54.3

132.0

0.0489*

153.7 ± 65.2

136.0

163.5 ± 76.1

135.0

0.7065

165.3 ± 57.5

162.0

168.0 ± 68.8

151.0

0.8040

Min.–Max.

123.0‒301.0

117.0‒248.0

121.0‒270.0

85.0‒282.0

80.0‒308.0

97.0‒359.0

72.0‒303.0

85.0 ± 348.0

TC

Mean ± SD

Median

230.1 ± 51.0

214.0

168.7 ± 27.6

164

0.0049*

210.7 ± 42.5

200.0

162.3 ± 29.4

162.0

0.0056*

206.5 ± 61.7

187.0

208.0 ± 62.7

209.5

0.9001

185.6 ± 50.9

187.0

189.2 ± 36.9

185.0

0.8040

Min.–Max.

159‒345

132‒211

133.0‒270.0

93.0‒224.0

139.0‒320.0

129.0‒316.0

96.0‒283.0

127.0‒257.0

HDL

Mean ± SD

Median

40.3 ± 8.1

39.0

47.3 ± 8.2

47.0

0.1043

48.2 ± 9.7

49.0

45.5 ± 10.4

42.0

0.5258

43.6 ± 12.4

40.0

40.0 ± 12.6

42.0

0.4217

48.4 ± 9.0

58.0

39.7 ± 11.5

39.0

0.0044*

Min.–Max.

27.0‒56.0

33.0‒57.0

32.0‒62.0

30.0‒61.0

30.0‒75.0

21.0‒54.0

33.0‒61.0

23.0‒75.0

LDL

Mean ± SD

Median

142.3 ± 54.0

140.4

77.8 ± 18.2

68.4

0.0024*

123.8 ± 38.1

123.0

90.6 ± 35.6

92.0

0.0825

129.8 ± 53.9

118.0

118.8 ± 69.0

116.7

0.2685

109.3 ± 48.1

101.0

109.4 ± 39.6

110.4

0.8153

Min.–Max.

29.0‒227.0

62.0‒112.6

63.4‒184.0

29.4‒158.4

61.8‒218.8

42.0‒251.6

46.8‒209.9

30.0‒181.0

TRIG

Mean ± SD

Median

231.5 ± 157.0

200.0

218.3 ± 114.5

172.0

0.8773

193.4 ± 76.3

193.0

165.5 ±  65.0

158.0

0.4310

188.4 ± 77.5

165.0

230.8 ± 108.0

201.5

0.1319

168.4 ± 103.5

146.0

200.8 ± 107.7

168.0

0.2801

Min.–Max.

77.0‒650.0

55.0‒398.0

56.0‒290.0

80.0‒292.0

80.0‒356.0

67.0‒464.0

67.0‒488.0

53.0 ± 484.0

CREA-S

Mean ± SD

Median

0.9 ± 0.3

0.9

0.9 ± 0.3

0.8

0.7573

0.7 ± 0.2

0.7

0.8 ± 0.3

0.7

0.9479

1.0 ± 0.3

1.0

1.1 ± 0.5

1.1

0.8018

0.9 ± 0.4

0.7

0.7 ± 0.1

0.7

0.8955

Min.–Max.

0.4‒1.4

0.5 ± 1.3

0.6‒1.2

0.4‒1.8

0.5‒1.8

0.6‒2.2

0.4‒2.2

0.5‒1.0

M. ALB

Mean ± SD

Median

99.9 ± 175.1

40.0

41.3 ± 27.2

46.0

0.8773

6.7 ± 6.8

3.0

9.2 ± 8.4

6.0

0.4620

156.8 ± 212.3

46.0

128.2 ± 204.2

33.6

0.3033

10.8 ± 9.2

10.0

7.2 ± 7.9

4.0

0.2992

Min.–Max.

1.0‒650.0

3.0 ± 76.0

1.0‒20.0

1.0‒26.0

7.0‒650.0

1.0‒525.0

1.0‒25.0

1.0‒28.0

CRP

Mean ± SD

Median

4.8 ± 3.3

4.9

3.6 ± 2.9

2.1

0.5358

3.4 ± 4.1

2.3

3.1 ±  2.4

2.5

0.6948

3.7 ± 3.8

1.6

2.6 ± 1.8

2.1

0.9411

3.6 ± 3.6

1.9

3.4 ± 3.4

3.3

0.7481

Min.–Max.

0.6‒11.9

1.0‒8.2

0.4‒13.3

0.4‒9.5

0.4‒11.5

0.7‒6.2

0.3‒11.7

0.1‒11.7

AGP

Mean ± SD

Median

101.0 ± 51.9

85.0

81.1 ± 21.5

72.0

0.4219

87.0 ± 17.8

87.0

85.6 ± 22.6

84.0

0.7438

72.9 ± 36.1

69.0

78.6 ± 38.1

72.5

0.4820

76.0 ± 22.3

72.0

80.8 ± 16.7

77.0

0.6934

Min.–Max.

72.0‒263.0

57.0‒109.0

59.0‒118.0

55.0‒140.0

16.0‒176.0

21.0‒172.0

4.0‒105.0

52.0‒121.0

TAC

Mean ± SD

Median

37.0 ± 24.9

37.0

51.3 ± 30.3

63.0

0.3104

45.8 ± 32.4

42.0

57.0 ± 26.1

59.0

0.4425

15.8 ± 12.4

12.0

29.4 ± 26.5

18.0

0.1079

32.9 ± 31.5

19.0

25.6 ± 24.8

12.0

0.7041

Min.–Max.

9.0‒72.0

9.0‒87.0

5.0‒91.0

8.0‒94.0

2.0‒46.0

8.0‒80.0

6.0‒96.0

4.0‒84.0

MDA

Mean ± SD

Median

3.0 ± 1.2

3.4

4.0 ± 0.7

4.1

0.0811

4.1 ± 0.7

4.0

3.9 ± 0.7

3.6

0.3851

3.7 ± 1.3

3.7

3.2 ± 1.7

2.9

0.4821

3.4 ± 1.2

3.8

3.4 ± 1.2

3.4

0.8724

Min.–Max.

1.1‒4.8

3.1‒4.8

2.8‒4.9

3.1‒5.1

1.0‒6.2

1.4‒6.3

1.4‒5.3

1.4‒5.6

  1. HbA1C (%) glycated haemoglobin, GLIC (mg/dL) fasting glycemia, TC (mg/dL) total cholesterol, HDL (mg/dL) high density lipoprotein, LDL (mg/dL) light density lipoprotein cholesterol, TRIG (mg/dL) triglycerides, CREA-S (mg/dL) serum creatinine, M. ALB (mg/dL) 24 h albumin excreted in the urine, RCP (mg/dL) reactive C protein, AGP (mg/dL) alfa 1 acid glycoprotein, TAC (%) total antioxidant capacity, MDA (µM) malondialdehyde
  2. * Statistically significant (p < 0.05), Mann–Whitney test