Association between serum total homocysteine and arterial stiffness in adults: a community-based study.

The Journal of Clinical Hypertension
Lulu ChenXianhui Qin

Abstract

Both increased arterial stiffness and higher total homocysteine (tHcy) are associated with an elevated risk for cardiovascular disease. However, the relationship between tHcy and arterial stiffness is still inconclusive. The authors aimed to test the relationship of tHcy with carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) and examine the possible effect modifiers in adults. A study was conducted from July to September 2016 in Jiangsu Province, China. A total of 16 644 participants were enrolled in the final analysis. Increased arterial stiffness is defined as a cfPWV ≥10 m/s. Overall, there was a positive association between tHcy and cfPWV levels (per 5-μmol/L tHcy increase: β = 0.10; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.08-0.13) and increased arterial stiffness (per 5-μmol/L tHcy increase: odds ratio, 1.11; 95% CI, 1.07-1.14). Compared with participants with tHcy <10 μmol/L, the significantly higher cfPWV levels were observed in those with tHcy ≥15 μmol/L (β = 0.37; 95% CI, 0.28-0.47). Accordingly, a higher prevalence of increased arterial stiffness was found in patients with tHcy10 to <15 μmol/L (odds ratio, 1.18; 95% CI, 1.05-1.33) and tHcy ≥15 μmol/L (odds ratio, 1.50; 95% CI, 1.32-1.71) as compared with participants with tHcy <10 ...Continue Reading

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