Vitamin B12 deficiency may play an etiological role in atrophic glossitis and its grading: A clinical case-control study

Table 2 The differences of Hematinic deficiencies between AG patients and healthy controls based on gender and age

	Male				Female				<60 years				≥ 60 years
	AG patients	Healthy controls	χ²	P	AG patients	Healthy controls	χ²	P	AG patients	Healthy controls	χ²	P	AG patients	Healthy controls	χ²	P
Serum folate	6.56%	3.17%	0.770	0.380	4.0%	0.69%	3.565	0.059	3.51%	2.27%	0.338	0.561	5.74%	0	4.520	0.033
deficiency	(4/61)	(2/63)	0.770	0.380	(7/175)	(1/145)	3.565	0.059	(4/114)	(3/132)	0.338	0.561	(7/122)	(0/76)	4.520	0.033
Serum vitamin	80.33%	0	83.670	< 0.001	64.0%	4.83%	118.864	< 0.001	63.16%	3.79%	100.270	< 0.001	72.95%	2.63%	93.231	< 0.001
B12 deficiency	(49/61)	(0/63)	83.670	< 0.001	(112/175)	(7/145)	118.864	< 0.001	(72/114)	(5/132)	100.270	< 0.001	(89/122)	(2/76)	93.231	< 0.001
Serum ferritin	3.28%	0	2.099	0.147	17.71%	11.03%	2.824	0.093	25.44%	10.61%	9.330	0.002	3.28%	2.63%	0.067	0.796
deficiency	(2/61)	(0/63)	2.099	0.147	(31/175)	(16/145)	2.824	0.093	(29/114)	(14/132)	9.330	0.002	(4/122)	(2/76)	0.067	0.796
Anemia	16.39%	0	11.234	0.001	23.43%	5.52%	19.410	< 0.001	25.44%	3.03%	26.207	< 0.001	18.03%	5.26%	6.694	0.010
Anemia	(10/61)	(0/63)	11.234	0.001	(41/175)	(8/145)	19.410	< 0.001	(29/114)	(4/132)	26.207	< 0.001	(22/122)	(4/76)	6.694	0.010

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