Homocysteine May Involve in the Pathogenesis of Behcet's Disease by Inducing Inflammation
Table 9
Comparison of Hcy between groups of active and inactive patients according to the presence of
individual clinical manifestations and positive pathergy.
No. of patients
Hcy levels (mol/L)
P-values
Active
Inactive
Active
Inactive
Vascular involvement
20
17
26 (19–39.25)
14.28 (11.94–18)
Oral ulcer
26
5
20.85 (13.7–39.25)
11.94 (8–14)
Arthritis/arthralgia
14
11
19 (13.7–19)
10.83 (6.43–17)
EN/PPE
21
10
19 (13.7–38.1)
12.36 (8.1–16)
Positive pathergy
24
11
20.85 (13.7–38.1)
14.28 (7.91–17.21)
by Mann-Whitney U test. Data are presented
as median values and their individual ranges.
