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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of MTHFR risk, MTHFR non-risk and control groups

From: The impact of MTHFR 677C → T risk knowledge on changes in folate intake: findings from the Food4Me study

Demographical information

MTHFR Risk (CT/TT) (n = 178)

MTHFR Non-risk (CC) (n = 141)

Control (n = 309)

p valuea

Age (years)

42 ± 13

41 ± 14

40 ± 13

0.526

Gender (M/F)

71/107

68/73

130/179

0.304

Weight (kg)

75.1 ± 15.4

76.5 ± 16.1

73.77 ± 15.02

0.216

BMI (kg/m2)

25.5 ± 4.9

26.0 ± 5.0

25.1 ± 4.4

0.138

W.C. (m)

0.86 ± 0.13

0.88 ± 0.14

0.85 ± 0.13

0.129

Frequency % (n)b

Germany

19.1 (34)

7.8 (11)

 

0.010

Greece

17.4 (31)

13.5 (19)

  

Ireland

10.7 (19)

17.1 (24)

  

Netherlands

16.3 (29)

17.7 (25)

  

Poland

8.4 (15)

15.6 (22)

  

Spain

16.3 (29)

11.3 (16)

  

UK

11.8 (21)

17.0 (24)

  
  1. Excludes drop-outs at months 3 and 6
  2. W.C. waist circumference
  3. aBaseline characteristics presented as means ± standard deviations and differences between the groups were investigated using ANOVA for all variables with the exception of gender and country where chi-square analysis was used
  4. bFrequency of country was assessed across the MTHFR risk and MTHFR non-risk groups only
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Genes & Nutrition

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