Cases (CC) (n = 19) | Cases (CT or TT) (n = 22) | Controls (CC) (n = 21) | Controls (CT or TT) (n = 22) | |
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Homocysteine, (Normal reference value = 5.0-15.0 μmol/L) | ||||
Males, mean (μmol/L) | ||||
Chinese | 14.97 | 17.67 | 13.68 | 12.25 |
Indian | 13.25 | 19.85 | 19.50 | 16.13 |
Malay | 18.05 | 17.80 | 15.85 | 16.66 |
Females | ||||
Chinese | 12.35 | 13.20 | 13.80 | 13.55 |
Indian | 13.47 | 16.28 | 13.14 | 13.15 |
Malay | 13.23 | 12.77 | 12.40 | 11.93 |
Vitamin B 12 , (Normal reference value = 211-911 pg/mL) | ||||
Males, mean (pg/mL) | ||||
Chinese | 495.0 | 271.5 | 271.5 | 483.5 |
Indian | 630.5 | 315.0 | 317.0 | 373.3 |
Malay | 410.8 | 562.7 | 431.5 | 485.0 |
Females | ||||
Chinese | 385.0 | 386.3 | 478.0 | 420.7 |
Indian | 452.0 | 386.0 | 414.4 | 420.0 |
Malay | 620.7 | 625.3 | 350.7 | 513.0 |
Folic acid, (Normal reference value = > 2.8 ng/mL) | ||||
Males, mean (ng/mL) | ||||
Chinese | 11.8 | 14.9 | 5.2 | 14.1 |
Indian | 7.5 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 10.5 |
Malay | 4.7 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.7 |
Females | ||||
Chinese | 11.5 | 24.0 | 12.5 | 11.3 |
Indian | 12.5 | 9.0 | 13.4 | 7.8 |
Malay | 6.1 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 13.8 |