Table 1.
Demographic, clinical and immune-metabolic profile of the entire study participants.
Fig 1.
Distribution of vitamin B12 indicators and the prevalence of B12 deficiency.
(A) Density plots of vitamin B12 indicators; (B) Bar graph displaying the prevalence of vitamin B12 deficiency using 4cB12. 4cB12 (ω): combined vitamin B12 indicator, Hcy: Homocysteine, hTC: holotranscobalamin, MMA-methylmelanoic acid, SB12-Serum vitamin B12.
Fig 2.
Comparison of select immunological parameters based on vitamin B12 status.
Fig 3.
Comparison of select biochemical parameters based on vitamin B12 status.
Fig 4.
Correlation between indicators of vitamin B12 and the immunological parameters.
Hierarchical clustering by Spearman’s correlation was used to assess relationship between adipokines and their ratios with obesity indices. Red-yellow-white coloration represents negative (-) to positive (+) correlation coefficient. *; p<0.05, **; p<0.01, ***; p<0.0001.
Table 2.
Association between vitamin B12 status and diabetic neuropathy.