Table 1.
Blood levels of 1C metabolism intermediates, related to nutrition, in the two groups (control vs. obese). The T-test was used to identify significant differences between the groups. Hcy: homocysteine; GSH: glutathione.
| Controls (N = 101) | Overweight/obese (N = 97) | p | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | Mean | SD | Min | Max | Mean | SD | ||
| Hcy (μM) | 5.58 | 29.95 | 10.64 | 3.55 | 5.07 | 21.95 | 10.71 | 3.15 | >0.05 |
| GSH (μM) | 2.60 | 24.26 | 11.52 | 3.94 | 2.18 | 17.74 | 8.97 | 3.68 | 1.3∗10−5 |
| Folate (ng/mL) | 9.72 | 98.76 | 37.12 | 12.99 | 1.23 | 77.32 | 34.85 | 11.87 | >0.05 |
| Betaine (μM) | 8.92 | 110.29 | 38.09 | 14.62 | 7.77 | 75.93 | 35.07 | 12.85 | >0.05 |
| Choline (μM) | 3.54 | 10.76 | 6.10 | 1.35 | 3.20 | 11.01 | 6.32 | 1.47 | >0.05 |
| Vitamin B12 (μM) | 0.32 | 16.49 | 2.34 | 1.96 | 0.46 | 13.10 | 2.08 | 1.82 | 0.045 |