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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study participants stratified by MTHFR C677T

From: Association between serum 5-methyltetrahydrofolate and homocysteine in Chinese hypertensive participants with different MTHFR C677T polymorphisms: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Total

(N = 2328)

MTHFR C677T

P Value

CC

(N = 691)

CT

(N = 1129)

TT

(N = 580)

Age, years

63.2 (57.5, 69.1)

64.3 (57.5, 70.1)

62.8 (57.5, 68.8)

63.4 (57.6, 68.3)

0.060

Male, n (%)

1127 (48.3)

290 (46.8)

561 (49.7)

275 (47.2)

0.437

BMI, kg/m2

24.2 (21.8, 26.9)

23.7 (21.2, 26.6)

24.3 (22.0, 27.0)

24.5 (21.9, 27.3)

0.002

SBP, mmHg

166.7 (156.0, 180.7)

166.0 (156.7, 180.0)

167.3 (155.3, 181.3)

167.3 (156.0, 180.8)

0.976

DBP, mmHg

93.3 (86.0, 100.7)

90.7 (83.3, 100.0)

94.0 (86.0, 100.7)

94.7 (87.3, 100.7)

<  0.001

eGFR, mL/min/1.73m2

92.2 (83.5, 99.1)

91.7 (81.7, 99.0)

92.7 (84.2, 99.0)

92.0 (83.9, 99.5)

0.286

TC, mmol/L

5.4 (4.7, 6.2)

5.3 (4.6, 6.1)

5.4 (4.7, 6.2)

5.5 (4.8, 6.3)

0.011

TG, mmol/L

1.4 (1.0, 1.9)

1.3 (1.0, 1.9)

1.4 (1.0, 1.9)

1.3 (1.0, 1.9)

0.754

HDL-C, mmol/L

1.3 (1.1, 1.6)

1.3 (1.1, 1.6)

1.3 (1.1, 1.6)

1.3 (1.1, 1.5)

0.987

Vitamin B12, pg/mL

382.9 (318.2, 478.5)

391.2 (323.6, 485.2)

388.0 (323.2, 485.2)

367.6 (307.7, 453.3)

0.001

Vitamin D3, ng/mL

19.1 (13.7, 25.3)

19.1 (14.3, 25.1)

19.2 (13.6, 25.1)

18.8 (13.5, 24.7)

0.145

Glu, mmol/L

5.4 (4.9, 6.1)

5.3 (4.7, 6.0)

5.4 (4.9, 6.2)

5.4 (5.0, 6.2)

0.001

Folate, ng/mL

7.8 (5.3, 10.4)

9.0 (6.2, 11.3)

8.0 (5.5, 10.4)

6.2 (4.6, 9.0)

<  0.001

5-MeTHF, ng/mL

5.4 (3.1, 9.0)

5.5 (3.1, 9.0)

5.6 (3.2, 9.5)

4.8 (2.8, 8.2)

0.002

Hcy, μ mol/L

13.4 (11.1, 16.8)

12.6 (10.6, 15.2)

13.0 (11.0, 15.5)

16.4 (12.8, 24.9)

<  0.001

  1. Values are median (interquartile range) or n (%). Differences in baseline characteristics were compared using chi-square test for categorical variables and Kruskal test for continuous variables. BMI body-mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, TG triglycerides, TC total cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, Glu glucose, 5-MeTHF 5-methyltetrahydrofolate, Hcy homocysteine