title: Homocysteine--risk factor for ischemic stroke?
abstract: The present study was undertaken to compare the homocysteine levels in patients of ischemic stroke with controls. Our study included 117 patients of ischemic stroke and 101 controls. The mean homocysteine levels in patients with ischemic stroke were 16.80 +/- 6.71 micromol/L while in controls it was 12.30 +/- 4.68 micromol/L, the difference being statistically significant (P < 0.01). The increased homocysteine levels in patients with ischemic stroke are independent of diabetes mellitus, age and sex. The homocysteine levels were higher in hypertensive subjects than non-hypertensive (P < 0.05).
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana 141 001. narang.aps@gmail.com
authors.forename: A P S
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Narang
authors.forename: Indu
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: Satinder
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.forename: Anisha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Narang
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Avasthi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000097:blood*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006710:Homocysteine / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D006710:Homocysteine