Table 3

Heterozygous and homozygous MTHFR C677T genotype frequencies in published NTD cases

No of NTD casesNo heterozygous (%)No homozygous (%)Homozygous odds ratio95% confidence intervalReference
214100  (47)41  (19)Not reported 12
153Not reported29 (19)2.61.4–4.8 16
13760 (44)19 (14)Not reported19
82 32(39)15 (18)3.51.3–9.414
5626 (46) 11(20)2.20.8–6.026
5526 (47) 7(13)2.91.0–7.915
8230 (37) 9(11)6.61.3–24.9Our study