Table 9

Effect of folic acid treatment (400 μg/day) for six weeks in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) (n=39)

PretreatmentPost-treatmentp Value
tHcy 13.6 (5.40–37.95)  9.01 (4.96–17.16)0.0001
PF4.15 (1.85–13.50)25.10 (4.10–150)0.0001
RCF381 (113–1063)703 (184–2070)0.0001
Vitamin B12  365 (219–694)393 (188–716)0.70
  • tHcy, homocysteine; PF, plasma folate; RCF, red cell folate.