Table 3.

General linear model estimates of factors with putative impact on S-homocysteine concentration (dependent variable)

Independent variable	Coefficient	95% confidence interval (min–max)	P
Male gender	1.57	0.65–2.49	0.001
Age	0.08	0.0–0.13	0.001
BMI	−0.03	−0.17–0.10	0.62
Diabetes mellitus	2.52	−0.42–5.46	0.09
Hypothyreosis	0.84	−2.92–4.60	0.66
S-cystatin C	2.71	1.26–4.15	<0.001
S-vitamin B12	−0.01	−0.01–0.00	<0.001
S-folate	−0.16	−0.24–−0.08	<0.001
MTHFR 677 TT genotype	1.645	0.27–3.02	0.02
Atrophy of the gastric corpus mucosa	4.62	2.00–7.24	0.001
Atrophy of the duodenal mucosa (Alexander grade III–IV)	2.50	−0.75–5.76	0.13