Table 2.
Blood folate concentrations in women aged 12–49y by MTHFR C677T genotypes and assay method from results of the meta‐analysis
| Genotype | Serum/Plasma folate, nmol/L | RBC folate, nmol/L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MA (n = 1590) |
PBA (n = 10 283) |
MA (n = 1590) |
PBA (n = 1146) |
|
| CC | 15 (10, 25) | 15 (14, 17) | 694 (546, 939) | 468 (304, 687) |
| CT | 14 (10, 23) | 14 (12, 15) | 639 (504, 863) | 484 (315, 708) |
| TT | 13 (9, 22) | 12 (11, 13) | 579 (455, 783) | 531 (345, 783) |
|
Concentration pattern |
CC > CT > TT | CC > CT > TT | CC > CT > TT | CC < CT < TT |
Values are the estimated median (95% CrI). 95% Equal tailed credible intervals (CrI) defined by the 2.5th and 97.5th percentiles of the posterior distributions for the estimated values. MA, microbiological assay; PBA, protein‐binding assay;
Adapted from Tsang et al. (2015).