Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the subjects

Group	n	Age (year)	BMI (kg/m2)	SBP (mmHg)	DBP (mmHg)	Baseline Hcy			MTHFR C677T genotypes
						Mean level (μmol/L)	<10 μmol/L	≥10 μmol/L	CC	CT	TT
Male	49	57.9±9.7	25.1±2.9	152.7±10.1	94.7±8.3	16.3±1.7	4 (8.2%)	45 (91.8%)	12 (24.5%)	22 (44.9%)	15 (30.6%)
Female	81	56.5±9.5	26.0±3.4	154.9±11.7	92.8±7.5	11.2±1.4	27 (33.3%)	54 (66.7%)	22 (27.2%)	38 (46.9%)	21 (25.9%)
P		0.41	0.14	0.29	0.17	0.00	0.00		0.84

Values are expressed as X̄±s or n (%). BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure