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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2005; 11(18): 2764-2767
Published online May 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i18.2764
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 treatment | After treatment | P | |
Serum vitamin B12 (pg/mL) | 210±97 | 237±94 | <0.001 |
Serum folate (ng/mL) | 5.6±2.6 | 6.0±2.4 | 0.341 |
Erythrocyte folate (ng/mL) | 442±212 | 539±304 | 0.024 |
Serum homocysteine (mmol/L) | 13.1±5.2 | 11.9±6.2 | 0.002 |
Table 2 Relationships between serum homocysteine level and serum or erythrocyte levels of vitamins, and patient age and sex before H pylori eradication.
Pearson’s r | P | |
Homocysteine–age | 0.272 | 0.02 |
Homocysteine–sex | -0.201 | 0.088 |
Homocysteine–B12 | -0.267 | 0.023 |
Homocysteine–serum folate | -0.367 | 0.001 |
Homocysteine–erythrocyte folate | -0.336 | 0.004 |
Serum folate–erythrocyte folate | 0.654 | <0.001 |
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Citation: Ozer B, Serin E, Gumurdulu Y, Kayaselcuk F, Anarat R, Gur G, Kul K, Guçlu M, Boyacioglu S.
Helicobacter pylori eradication lowers serum homocysteine level in patients without gastric atrophy. World J Gastroenterol 2005; 11(18): 2764-2767 - URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v11/i18/2764.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v11.i18.2764