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Table 4 Adjusted ORs for hyperhomocysteinemia

From: Plasma homocysteine in adolescents depends on the interaction between methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase genotype, lipids and folate: a seroepidemiological study

   Odds Ratio 95% CI p
cHDL deficit*,**   2.786 1.089-7.126 0.033
Folate deficit*,***   5.140 2.347-11.256 <0.001
MTHFR C677T genotype *     
  CT 2.362 1.107-5.042 0.001
  TT 6.124 2.301-16.303  
  1. *Statistically significant.
  2. HDL: High Density Lipoproteins
  3. MTHFR: methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase
  4. C: Cytosine; T:Thymine
  5. **<5.3 nmol/l
  6. ***<35 mg/dl
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Nutrition & Metabolism

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