Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T polymorphism and high plasma homocysteine in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) infected patients from the Northeast of Brazil

Table 3 Biochemical characteristics of the 677C/T (MTHFR) polymorphisms in CHC

Variables	CT+TT Media ± SD (n = 65)	CC Media ± SD (n = 73)	p
Total Cholesterol	147.3 ± 33.7	155.6 ± 43.8	0.21
HDL	47.5 ± 14.4	49.0 ± 13.9	0.55
LDL	79.7 ± 30.4	87.0 ± 39.8	0.23
Triglyceride	103.4 ± 40.6	99.4 ± 45.9	0.59
Fasting Glucose	97.4 ± 37.5	93.0 ± 18.1	0.39
Folate	12.9 ± 2.8	12.4 ± 2.8	0.33
Vit.B12	766.7 ± 361.8	652.8 ± 278.3	0.09
HOMA	3.2 ± 2.9	2.7 ± 1.8	0.21
Homocysteine	10.2 ± 5.4	9.5 ± 2.8	0.31

References values
Triglyceride < 150 mg/dL, Total Cholesterol < 200 mg/dL, LDL-c < 130 mg/dL, HDL-c > 40 mg/dL, HOMA: < 2.5.
Glucose: < 100 mg/dl, Folate 3.1-17.5 ng/mL, Vit. B12 197-866 pg/mL, Homocysteine < 9.0 μmol/L.

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