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Prevalence of hyperhomocysteinaemia and its major determinants in rural Chinese hypertensive patients aged 45-75 years.
The British journal of nutrition - 14 Apr 2013
Wang Yu, Li Xiaoying, Qin Xianhui, Cai Yefeng, He Mingli, Sun Liming, Li Jianping, Zhang Yan, Tang Genfu, Wang Binyan, Sun Ningling, Xu Xin, Liu Lisheng, Xu Xiping, Huo Yong
Abstract excerpt
We aimed to investigate the prevalence of hyperhomocysteinaemia (total plasma homocysteine (tHcy) ≥ 10 μmol/l) and its major determinants in rural Chinese hypertensive patients. A cross-sectional investigation was carried out in Lianyungang of Jiangsu province, China. This analysis included 13 946 hypertensive adults. The prevalence of hyperhomocysteinaemia was 51.6 % (42.7 % in women and 65.6 % in men). The OR...
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