Table 5

Risk factor accumulation: genotype, folate and HDL-cholesterol

Genotype

Folate

cHDL

% Hyperhomocysteinemia


CC

Normal

Normal

10.7


Low levels**

18.2


Low levels*

Normal

31.8


Low levels**

0.0


CT

Normal

Normal

20.2


Low levels**

36.8


Low levels*

Normal

29.2


Low levels**

66.7


TT

Normal

Normal

38.1


Low levels**

33.3


Low levels*

Normal

55.6


Low levels**

100.0


HDL: High Density Lipoproteins

MTHFR: methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase

C: Cytosine; T:Thymine

*<5.3 nmol/l

**<35 mg/dl

Gil-Prieto et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2009 6:39   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-6-39

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