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Table 8 Ranges and averages of MI values in different diseases

From: Immunoassay of S-adenosylmethionine and S-adenosylhomocysteine: the methylation index as a biomarker for disease and health status

Group

Range of MI

Average MI

Normal

0.40–6.50

2.23

All diseases

0.07–5.67

0.87

Cerebrovascular diseases

0.36–5.67

1.06

Parkinson’s Disease

0.08–1.86

0.75

Depression

0.36–1.94

0.87

Diabetes

0.11–3.86

0.86

HBP

0.10–1.19

0.92

Heart disease

0.07–1.95

0.78

Inflammation

0.28–2.13

0.82

Kidney disease

0.10–1.92

0.70

Liver diseases

0.22–2.50

0.89

Respiratory diseases

0.13–1.49

0.79

Other cancers

0.10–5.42

0.81

Liver cancer

0.13–4.98

1.56

Lung cancer

0.06–5.42

0.68