Table 3.

The sex-restricted relative risk of mild hyperhomocysteinemia conferred by the MTHFR 677TT genotype relative to the 677CC genotype

tHcy ranktHcy concentration, μMMTHFR677TT relative to MTHFR 677CC
OR95% CIP
Top 5% M > 20.8 40.8 4.7-352.4 .0008 
 F > 17.9 7.1 1.3-38.9 .02  
Top 10% M > 14.5 11.4 3.4-38.7 .0001 
 F > 14.3 7.1 1.7-29.6 .007  
Top 20% M > 11.4 6.8 2.5-19.0 .0002 
 F > 11.6 2.9 1.1-7.6 .03  
Top 50% M > 9.2  4.2 1.5-12.2 .008 
 F > 8.6  2.4 1.0-5.6 .051 
tHcy ranktHcy concentration, μMMTHFR677TT relative to MTHFR 677CC
OR95% CIP
Top 5% M > 20.8 40.8 4.7-352.4 .0008 
 F > 17.9 7.1 1.3-38.9 .02  
Top 10% M > 14.5 11.4 3.4-38.7 .0001 
 F > 14.3 7.1 1.7-29.6 .007  
Top 20% M > 11.4 6.8 2.5-19.0 .0002 
 F > 11.6 2.9 1.1-7.6 .03  
Top 50% M > 9.2  4.2 1.5-12.2 .008 
 F > 8.6  2.4 1.0-5.6 .051 

tHcy indicates total plasma homocysteine; OR, odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; M, males; and F, females.

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