Plasma homocysteine levels in cardiovascular disease, malaria and protein-energy malnutrition in Sudan.
This study investigated the role of hyperhomocysteinaemia as a risk factor in Sudanese adults suffering from cardiovascular disease or malaria and children with protein-energy malnutrition. Mean total plasma homocysteine levels (micromol/L) were significantly higher in patients with coronary heart disease (17.64; SD 11.68) recurrent venous thrombosis (5.06; SD 10.55) and recurrent malaria (13.61; SD 4.82) than in healthy adult controls (7.85; SD 3.39). The mean homocysteine level was also significantly higher in children with protein-energy malnutrition (8.41; SD 1.61) than in healthy control children (5.72; SD 1.99).
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Gader A G M
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Coagulation Laboratory, Department of Physiology College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. amagader@hotmail.com
Abdullah
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Kordofani
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D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000097:blood; D006710:Homocysteine / Q000097:blood*; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D020138:Hyperhomocysteinemia / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008288:Malaria / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013397:Sudan / Q000453:epidemiology; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D014805:Vitamin B 12 / Q000097:blood
D006710:Homocysteine; D005492:Folic Acid; D014805:Vitamin B 12