Variables | Group (A) (n = 158) | Group (B) (n = 29) | Total (n = 187) | P |
Vitamin B 12 (pg/ml) Mean ± S.D. <200 pg/ml | 225.9 ± 66.59 (36/158 = 22%) | 195.2 ± 38.9 (9/29 = 31%) | 221.0 ± 63.9 (45/187 = 24.1%) | 0.008 a* 0.013 b* |
Folic acid(ng/mL) Mean ± S.D <3.1 ng/mL | 9.57 ± 3.63 (5/158 = 3.1%) | 9.1 ± 2.73 (1/29 = 3.4%) | 9.50 ± 3.50 6/187 = 3.2%) | 0.27 a 0.109 b |
Homocystiene (μmol/L ) Mean ± S.D >15 μmol/L | 7.6 ± 3.83 (15/158 = 9.5%) | 9.10 ± 5.9 (7/29 = 24.1%) | 7.86 ± 4.22 22/187 = 11.7% | 0.042 a* 0.048 b* |