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Copyright ©2005 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2005; 11(18): 2764-2767
Published online May 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i18.2764
Table 1 Serum vitamin B12, folate, erythrocyte folate, and homocysteine levels before and after H pylori eradication treatment (mean±SD).
Patients with successful eradication (n = 41)
Before treatmentAfter treatmentP
Serum vitamin B12 (pg/mL)210±97237±94<0.001
Serum folate (ng/mL)5.6±2.66.0±2.40.341
Erythrocyte folate (ng/mL)442±212539±3040.024
Serum homocysteine (mmol/L)13.1±5.211.9±6.20.002