The Impact of DNA Methylation on IL6 mRNA Levels in Hematinic Deficiency and Atopy-Associated Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis Patients

Table 1

Characteristics of subjects.

Characteristics	Group		value
	RAS (n = 23)	Control (n = 21)
Gender^#			0.305
Male	10 (43.5%)	6 (28.6%)
Female	13 (56.5%)	15 (71.4%)
Age (year)	23.5 (4.2)	22.7 (3.8)	0.405
Hematinic deficiency
Vitamin B-12 (pg/mL)	1435.2 (464.6–4387.4)	2150 (852.2–3086)	0.001
Ferritin (ng/mL)	52.7 (3.02–174.97)	45.26 (2.53–140.13)	0.597
Folic acid (ng/mL)	19.4 (8.08–40.64)	20.45 (6.03–46.84)	0.264
Atopy			0.001
Dermatitis atopic (DA)	8	0
DA and bronchial asthma	2	0
Nonatopic	13	21
Total IgE (IU/mL)	155.7 (2.3–234.8)	167.32 (73.7–363.8)	0.540

Chi-square test. Mann–Whitney Test. Average (standard deviation). Median (range).