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- Title
A Cross-Sectional Study of Familial Clustering in Hyperhomocysteinemia.
- Authors
Mitani, Satoko; Ozasa, Kotaro; Shigeta, Masako; Kuriyama, Nagato; Ozaki, Etsuko; Mizuno, Toshiki; Yokota, Syohei; Watanabe, Yoshiyuki
- Abstract
Background: Hyperhomocysteinemia is correlated with diseases and lifestyle habits. However, there is no epidemiological evidence concerning the distribution and prevalence of hyperhomocysteinemia in a local community. Objective: The purpose of this study was to clarify the distribution and prevalence of hyperhomocysteinemia and the existence or nonexistence of familial clustering. Methods: The subjects were participants in the Basic Health Check Service 1999. We administered a questionnaire and obtained blood samples from 865 subjects (306 men, 559 women) who agreed to participate in our study. Results: Hyperhomocysteinemia was present in 52 men (17.0%) and 25 women (4.5%). Ten subjects who had hyperhomosysteinemia ha a family member who also had hyperhomocysteinemia. The odds ratio for hyperhomocysteinemia adjusted for age and sex was 4.77 (p < 0.01, 95% CI = 1.95–11.65). Conclusion: Hyperhomocysteinemia shows familial clustering. Men and elderly persons were more likely to have hyperhomocysteinemia. Copyright © 2009 S. Karger AG, Basel
- Subjects
AGING; GERONTOLOGY; DISEASES in older people; LIFESTYLES; CYTOKINES; FAMILIAL diseases
- Publication
Gerontology, 2010, Vol 56, Issue 1, p15
- ISSN
0304-324X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000240047