Vitamin B12 and homocysteine status in asymptomatic Indian toddlers.
Low serum vitamin B(12) (V B(12)) and hyperhomocysteinemia have been reported in asymptomatic Asian Indian men. We studied the prevalence of V B(12) deficiency and hyperhomocysteinemia in 51 asymptomatic toddlers, from Pune, India. V B(12) levels were low and total serum homocysteine was high in 14% and homocysteine levels were significantly higher in boys. Programming for cardiovascular risk in adulthood possibly starts at a very young age through the homocysteine axis.
Hanumante
N M
NM
Poona Medical Foundation Research Center, Ruby Hall Clinic, National AIDS Research Institute, Pune, India.
Wadia
R S
RS
Deshpande
S S
SS
Sanwalka
N J
NJ
Vaidya
M V
MV
Khadilkar
A V
AV
D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D014676:Diet, Vegetarian / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000097:blood; D006710:Homocysteine / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D020138:Hyperhomocysteinemia / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014805:Vitamin B 12 / Q000097:blood*; D014806:Vitamin B 12 Deficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*
D006710:Homocysteine; D005492:Folic Acid; D014805:Vitamin B 12