title: Serum levels of vitamin E in relation to cardiovascular diseases.
abstract: Serum vitamin E levels in healthy people (n = 71) and patients with cardiovascular diseases (n = 62) were determined. The cases of cardiovascular disease comprised patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) (n = 31), atherosclerosis (AT) (n = 23) and myocardial ischaemia (MI) (n = 8). The mean (+/- SD) serum vitamin E levels of the control group and the group with cardiovascular disease were 1.12 +/- 0.27 mg% and 0.98 +/- 0.41 mg%, respectively. Patients with AMI, AT and MI had corresponding levels of 0.97 +/- 0.48 mg%, 1.00 +/- 0.39 mg% and 1.01 +/- 0.44 mg%, respectively. Overall serum vitamin E levels were lower in the group with cardiovascular disease than in the control group. Patients and the control group are also discussed with respect to a number of potentially confounding parameters such as age, sex, smoking status, quetelet index (kg/m2), alcohol consumption, dietary intake and serum lipids.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Gazi, Hipodrom-Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Torun
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Avci
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yardim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000097:blood; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000097:blood*; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids; D014810:Vitamin E