Table 2.
Genotype Groups Characteristics
| MTHFR genotype | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CC (n = 26) | T allele carriers (n = 32) | ||
| Age (± s.d.) in years
[Age Range in years] |
36.7 ± 10.5
[23 – 57] |
36.2 ± 9.6
[20 – 52] |
0.85 |
| Gender F/M (% male) | 11 female/15
male (58%) |
9 female/23
male (72%) |
0.26 |
| Race (% Caucasian) | 81% | 96% | 0.10 |
| BMI (± s.d.) | 30.83 ± 9.47 | 30.16 ± 5.51 | 0.73 |
| % receiving AAPs | 92% | 84% | 0.20 |
| Cigarette pack year history (± s.d.) | 13.07± 17.68 | 11.69 ± 17.07 | 0.77 |
| Minutes of physical activity per week (± s.d.) | 82.8 ± 114.97 | 217.44 ± 324.81 | 0.05 |
| % meeting metabolic syndrome criteria | 23% | 53% | 0.02 |
| Fasting blood glucose in mg/dl (± s.d.) | 113.42 ± 14.7 | 113.65 ± 29.89 | 0.97 |
| Fasting total cholesterol in mg/dl (± s.d.) | 171.08 ± 42.41 | 186.55 ± 40.87 | 0.17 |
| Fasting triglycerides in mg/dl | 119.17 ± 62.13 | 164.45 ± 98.77 | 0.06 |
| Fasting HDL in mg/dl | 52.46 ± 21.11 | 48.03 ± 12.12 | 0.33 |
| Blood pressure in mmHg (± s.d.) | 123/72 ± 14/9 | 119/73 ± 15/12 | 0.39 |
| Waist Circumference in cm (± s.d.) | 103.9 ±20.7 | 105.88 ±13.15 | 0.66 |
| HOMA-IR (± s.d.) | 3.79 ± 3.37 | 5.44 ± 6.41 | 0.24 |
| Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) Score (± s.d.) | 39.35 ± 8.95 | 38.91 ± 11.82 | 0.88 |
| Scale for Assessment of Negative Symptoms (SANS) Score (± s.d.) | 13.31 ± 7.45 | 11.31 ± 7.78 | 0.33 |