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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Mol Genet Metab. 2017 Jun 29;122(1-2):60–66. doi: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2017.06.011

Table 2.

R161Q vs. non-R161Q Groups

Variable R161Q (n=13) Non-R161Q (n=14) p value*
Age range at last follow up (years) 0.92–35 (mean 7.8, median 5.2) 1–26.6 (mean 7.6, median 4.3) 0.48
Total plasma homocysteine level on presentation a (micromol/L) 32.2–76.3 (mean 59.1, median 60.3)(n=10) 32.5–280 (mean 172, median 166) (n=10) 0.0006
Methionine level on presentation b (micromol/L) 7–52 (mean 29.9, median 26.1) (n=8) 2.8–31 (mean 14, median 11) (n=9) 0.02
Methylmalonic acid level on presentation c (micromol/L) 8–37 (mean 20.6, median 21.2)(n=10) 0.4–311 (mean 62.4, median 10.2)(n=8) 0.2
Most recent hydroxocobalamin dose (mg/kg/day) 0.01–0.6 (mean=0.1, median=0.06) 0.03–1.5 (mean 0.6, median 0.4) 0.0002
Number of subjects on betaine 2/13 (15%) 11/14 (79%) 0.001
Number of subjects on carnitine 5/13(38%) 11/14 (79%) 0.03
Most recent total plasma homocysteine level a (micromol/L) 5.5–48.4 (mean 16.9, median 11.2) 11.2–109 (mean 40.5, median 30.5) 0.0013
Most recent methionine level b (micromol/L) 11–46.1 (mean 24, median 21.8) 7.8–79.7 (mean 30.5, median 27.5) 0.15
Most recent methylmalonic acid level c (micromol/L) 0.1–44.9 (mean 6.4, median 0.5) 0.3–9.09 (mean 2.3, median 1.2) 0.13
Subjects with abnormal eye exam 2/8 (25%) 7/13 (54%) 0.2
Subjects with developmental delay, learning difficulties, or intellectual disability 5/13(38%) 11/14 (79%) 0.03
*

p value for all variables in this table was set at 0.004 to correct for multiple testing.

a

typical reference range 4–14 micromoles/L with slight variations in some tests,

b

typical reference range 11–50 micromoles/L with slight variations in some tests,

c

typical reference range 0–0.5 micromoles/L with slight variations in some tests