Relationship between Higher Atherogenic Index of Plasma and Oxidative Stress of a Group of Patients Living with Sickle Cell Anemia in Cameroon

Table 7

Influence of folic acid intake on some AIP, gender, and painful crises.

		Folic acid			p	Men		Women
			No	Yes		Yes	No	Yes	No
AIP	Low	% within folic acid	35.3%	66.%	0.003	37.5%	60%	33.3%	72.2%
	Moderate	% within folic acid	11.8%	19.1%		0	20%	22.2%	18.2%
	Higher	% within folic acid	52.9%	14.7%		62.5%	20%	44.4%	9.1%
Painful crises		Yes	54.4%	45.6%
		No	41.2%	58.8%
		Risk estimated
For cohort crisis = yes	0.77
For cohort crisis = no	1.320

AIP: atherogenic plasmatic index.