Hyperhomocysteinemia and hypercoagulability in primary biliary cirrhosis

Table 3 Homocysteine and vitamin levels in PBC patients and controls

	PBC Patients (n = 51)	Controls (n =102)
Fasting HCY (μmol/L)	12.1 (1.8-58.8)b	9.9 (6.4-18.0)
Post-methionine HCY (μmol/L)	30.1 (9.2-99.6)b	28.0(16.4-38.9)
Folic Acid (ng/mL)	5.3(1.2-13.4)b	10.7(5.4-18.5)
Vitamin B12 (pg/mL	335 (201-977)a	304.9(176-427.1)
Vitamin B6 (pg/mL)	6.6 (1-20)b	10.0 (3-17)

^aP < 0.05 vs controls;

^bP < 0.001 vs control.