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Table 6 Analysis of the relationship between the MTHFR methylation pattern and the A1298C + C677T polymorphism of MTHFR 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

 

Hypermethylated

Partially methylated

677CC/1298AA (8)

677CC/1298AC (10) + CC (3)

p

677CT (11) + TT (3)/1298AA (14)

677CT/1298AC (7)

p

677CC/1298AA (13)

677CC/298AC (12) + CC (5)

P

677CT (21) + TT (2)/1298AA (23)

677CT/1298AC (11)

P

HbA1c

Mean  ±  SD

Median

9.4 ± 2.0

9.2

7.9 ± 2.8

7.1

0.0638

8.0 ± 1.3

8.1

7.9 ± 1.2

7.5

0.7653

7.8 ± 1.5

7.8

8.6 ± 1.8

9.2

0.1547

8.0 ± 2.0

7.5

8.9 ± 1.8

8.6

 

Min.–Max.

6.4‒3.0

5.3‒14.4

5.7‒1.1

6.5‒9.6

4.1‒10.3

4.3‒11.0

 

4.7‒12.7

5.7‒11.2

0.1262

GLIC

Mean  ±  SD

Median

205.1 ± 54.6

214.0

139.9 ± 42.4

129.0

0.0077*

175.3 ± 50.0

152.0

189.7 ± 54.1

192.0

0.5506

166.8 ± 61.1

165.0

151.6 ± 58.9

141.0

0.3682

155.9 ± 61.4

152.0

187.4 ± 81.4

162.5

 

Min.–Max.

133.0‒301.0

85.0‒248.0

121.0‒270.0

123.0‒282.0

95.0‒303.0

85.0‒265.0

 

72.0‒308.0

123.0‒359.0

0.2892

COL T

Mean  ±  SD

Median

217.0 ±  26.5

214.3

166.5 ± 33.4

163.0

0.0024*

225.1 ± 57.1

212.5

160.9 ± 16.4

157.0

0.0031*

204.4 ± 65.3

187.0

203.9 ± 51.4

186.0

0.9016

190.4 ± 51.7

186.0

184.0‒39.5

192.5

 

Min.–Max.

185.0‒273.0

93.0‒224.0

133.0‒345.0

143.0‒192.0

128.0‒320.0

127.0‒316.0

 

96.0‒316.0

131.0‒246.0

0.9446

HDL

Mean  ±  SD

Median

44.3 ± 9.1

47.7

45.4 ± 10.2

44.0

0.9711

43.1 ± 9.9

41.0

47.6 ± 8.4

47.0

0.2629

46.4 ± 13.6

48.0

38.9 ± 9.8

39.0

0.1214

46.0 ± 9.2

45.0

41.2 ± 14.2

39.0

 

Min.–Max.

30.0‒56.0

30.0‒61.0

27.0‒62.0

37.0‒58.0

30.0‒75.0

23.0‒54.0

 

30.0‒61.0

21.0‒75.0

0.1396

LDL

Mean  ±  SD

Median

135.9 ± 27.5

131.2

92.5 ± 33.5

92.6

0.0060*

134.1 ± 57.6

133.2

73.5 ± 21.5

65.8

0.0125*

125.9 ± 62.0

118.0

129.2 ± 45.2

117.0

0.6801

115.0 ± 45.1

111.0

89.2 ± 50.2

69.2

 

Min.–Max.

101.4‒177.0

29.4‒158.4

29.0‒227.0

52.8‒116.0

46.8‒218.0

65.6‒251.6

 

57.2‒215.6

30.0‒181.0

0.1307

TRIG

Mean  ±  SD

Median

184.2 ± 89.5

167.0

164.8 ± 73.9

165.0

0.7172

234.1 ± 147.1

203.5

219.6 ± 102.3

216.0

0.9710

180.8 ± 112.3

146.0

178.9 ± 66.5

176.0

0.6303

176.1 ± 79.9

160.0

256.8 ± 136.9

213.5

 

Min.–Max.

77.0‒329.0

55.0‒327.0

56.0‒650.0

116.0‒398.0

67.0‒488.0

67.0‒297.0

 

72.0‒356.0

53.0‒484.0

0.1024

CREA-S

Mean  ±  SD

Median

0.9 ± 0.3

0.8

0.9 ± 0.3

0.9

0.9718

0.8 ± 0.2

0.7

0.6 ± 0.1

0.6

0.0524

0.9 ± 0.4

0.8

0.9 ± 0.4

0.8

0.7695

0.9 ± 0.4

0.9

0.8 ± 0.2

0.7

 

Min.–Max.

0.6‒1.4

0.5‒1.7

0.4‒1.2

0.4‒0.8

0.5‒1.8

0.5‒2.2

 

0.5‒2.2

0.6‒1.3

0.5781

M. ALB

Mean  ±  SD

Median

64.0 ± 70.8

41.5

17.9 ± 20.8

9.0

0.0647

60.5 ± 170.8

11.5

25.2 ± 27.4

16.2

0.5757

61.53 ± 119.8

24.0

70.0 ± 167.1

7.2

0.4638

90.1 ± 182.8

21.0

18.9 ± 25.6

5.8

 

Min.–Max.

1.0‒205.0

1.0‒67.0

1.0‒650.0

1.0‒76.0

1.0‒439.0

1.0‒525.0

 

1.0‒650.0

1.0 ± 84.7

0.1216

CRP

Mean  ±  SD

Median

4.4 ± 3.7

3.8

3.1 ± 2.8

2.5

0.3929

4.1 ± 3.8

3.3

3.5 ± 2.2

4.2

0.8557

4.2 ± 4.1

1.9

3.7 ± 3.3

3.4

0.9016

3.3 ± 3.4

1.7

2.3 ± 2.2

1.9

 

Min.–Max.

0.6 ± 11.9

0.6 ± 9.5

0.4‒13.3

0.4‒6.9

0.3‒11.5

0.3‒11.7

 

0.3‒11.7

0.1‒8.0

0.5257

AGP

Mean  ±  SD

Median

111.7 ± 67.4

95.0

87.4 ± 24.5

88.0

0.7573

86.6 ±  15.0

85.0

77.9 ± 15.3

73.0

0.2793

77.1 ± 12.5

72.0

83.8 ± 28.1

76.0

0.7063

73.0 ± 35.6

69.0

74.6 ± 22.3

74.0

 

Min.–Max.

72.0‒263.0

55.0‒140.0

59.0‒118.0

56.0‒102.0

60.0‒102.0

52.0‒172.0

 

4.0‒176.0

21.0‒111.0

0.5901

TAC

Mean  ±  SD

Median

44.7 ± 20.2

51.0

59.4 ± 26.6

69.0

0.1223

38.8 ± 31.7

29.0

46.9 ± 27.7

51.0

0.6015

29.9 ± 28.4

22.0

25.9 ± 28.0

13.0

0.4636

21.9 ± 23.9

11.0

28.4 ± 20.9

17.5

 

Min.–Max.

8.0‒68.0

8.0‒94.0

9.0‒87.0

9.0‒87.0

6.0‒96.0

84.0‒13.0

 

2.0‒82.0

8.0‒60.0

0.1491

MDA

Mean ± SD

Median

2.9 ± 1.4

3.7

4.0 ± 0.7

3.8

0.1922

3.7 ± 0.9

3.8

3.7 ± 0.5

3.6

0.7990

3.5 ± 1.1

3.9

3.4 ± 1.4

3.4

0.6603

3.5 ± 1.4

3.7

3.2 ± 1.3

3.4

 

Min.–Max.

1.1‒4.2

3.2‒5.1

2.3‒4.9

3.1‒4.3

1.4‒4.9

1.4‒6.3

 

1.0‒6.2

1.4‒5.3

0.5900

  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) alpha 1 acid glycoprotein, TAC (%) total antioxidant capacity, MDA (µM) malondialdehyde
  2. * Statistically significant (p < 0.05), Mann–Whitney test