Table 2
Predictor | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) (n = 274 pairs) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) (n = 272 pairs) |
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Low B12 (B12< 151 pmol/L) a | 1.4 (0.9–2.2) | 1.5 (0.9–1.6)b |
Low folate (folate < 9 μmol/L)c | 1.7 (1.1–2.6)** | 1.8 (1.1–2.9)b,* |
Hyperhomocysterinemia | 1.7 (1.1–2.4)** | 1.7 (1.1–2.6)b,* |
Folate and homocysteinemia combinedc | ||
Low homocysteine/high folate | 1.0 | 1.0d |
Low homocysteine/low folate | 1.7 (1.0–2.9)* | 2.0 (1.1–3.5)* |
High homocysteine/high folate | 1.7 (0.8–3.4) | 2.4 (1.1–5.4)* |
High homocysteine/low folate | 2.0 (1.2–3.3)** | 2.3 (1.3–3.9)** |
DNA hypomethylation (DPM > median) | 1.7 (1.1–2.5)* | 1.8 (1.2–2.8)b,** |
DNA methylation by tertiles (DPM/μg DNA) | ||
1st tertile (30,318–56,459) | 1.00 | 1.00b |
2nd tertile (56,460–61,689) | 1.6 (1.0–2.4)* | 1.6 (1.0–2.6)* |
3rd tertile (61,690–95,734) | 1.4 (0.9–2.3) | 1.5 (0.9–2.5) |
Urinary creatinine (fold increase) | 0.8 (0.7–1.0)* | 0.7 (0.5–0.8)c,# |
Urinary creatinine by quartiles | ||
4.5–29 | 1.00 | 1.00d |
29.1–52.3 | 1.0 (0.6–1.7) | 0.7 (0.4–1.3) |
52.4–89.9 | 0.7 (0.4–1.1) | 0.4 (0.2–0.8)** |
90.0–376 | 0.6 (0.4–1.0)* | 0.4 (0.2–0.7)** |
Betel nut use | 1.5 (1.1–2.2)* | 1.5 (1.0–2.2)e,* |
aExcluding 44 pairs with unknown plasma B12.
bExcluding 41 pairs with unknown plasma folate.
cControlled for age, urinary As and creatinine, and betel nut use.
dControlled for age, urinary As, and betel nut use.
eControlled for age, urinary As, and urinary creatinine.
*p ≤ 0.05;
**p < 0.01;
#p < 0.001.