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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Immunol. 2018 Apr 11;196:97–102. doi: 10.1016/j.clim.2018.04.003

Table 2. Transmethylation micronutrient levels in lupus patients.

Nutrient Reference (Mean/Range) Lupus (Mean/Range p-value
Zinc (μg/ml) 0.86 (0.55-1.50) 0.71 (0.5-0.9 0.0001
B6 (μg/L) 22.5 (5-50) 16.48 (2-57) 0.021
Homocysteine (μM) 9.5 (5-15) 11.37 (6-25) 0.013
Methionine (μM) 26 (10-40) 23.09 (13-47) 0.012
Folate (ng/ml) 7.1 (1.5-22) 18.27 (6.4->24) N.S.
B12 (pg/ml) 500 (211-911) 569.8 (220-1770_ N.S.
B2 (μg/L) 6.0 (3-5) 9.0 (1-78) N.S.
Choline (ppm) 225.4 (194-261) 225 (201-260) N.S.