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Trial reportScientific reports2016

Hyperhomocysteinaemia is an independent risk factor of abdominal aortic aneurysm in a Chinese Han population.

Jie Liu, Shang Wei Zuo, Yue Li, Xin Jia, Sen Hao Jia, Tao Zhang, Yu Xiang Song, Ying Qi Wei, Jiang Xiong, Yong Hua Hu and 1 more

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Trial report in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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23citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jie LiuDepartment of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Shang Wei ZuoDepartment of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Yue LiDepartment of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Xin JiaDepartment of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Sen Hao JiaDepartment of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Tao ZhangDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital. Beijing 100044, China.
Yu Xiang SongDepartment of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Ying Qi WeiDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China.
Jiang XiongDepartment of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Yong Hua HuDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China.
Wei GuoDepartment of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Chinese PLA General Hospital · CNPeking University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The associations between hyperhomocysteinaemia (HHcy), methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T polymorphism, and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) remain controversial, with only few studies focused on these associations within the Chinese population. We performed subgroup and interaction analyses in a Chinese Han population to investigate these associations. In all, 155 AAA patients and 310 control subjects were evaluated for serum total homocysteine levels and MTHFR C677T polymorphisms. Multiple logistic regression models were used to evaluate the aforementioned associations. Interaction and stratified analyses were conducted according to age, sex, smoking status, drinking status, and chronic disease histories. The multiple logistic analyses showed a significant association between HHcy and AAA but no significant association between MTHFR C677T polymorphism and AAA. The interaction analysis showed that age and peripheral arterial disease played an interactive role in the association between HHcy and AAA, while drinking status played an interactive role in the association between MTHFR C677T polymorphism and AAA. In conclusion, HHcy is an independent risk factor of AAA in a Chinese Han population, especially in the elderly and peripheral arterial disease subgroups. Longitudinal studies and clinical trials aimed to reduce homocysteine levels are warranted to assess the causal nature of these relationships.

Indexed as

Aortic Aneurysm, AbdominalAsian PeopleHyperhomocysteinemiaMethylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2)Polymorphism, GeneticAgedCase-Control StudiesChinaFemaleHomocysteineHumansMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsHomocysteineMethylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2)MTHFR protein, human

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PMID26865327
PMCPMC4750057
OpenAlexW2410816605

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