Open AccessSerum homocysteine and folate but not vitamin B12 are predictors of CHD mortality in older adults
Author(s) -
Bamini Gopinath,
Victoria Flood,
Elena Rochtchina,
Aravinda Thiagalingam,
Paul Mitchell
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
european journal of preventive cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.669
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 2047-4881
pISSN - 2047-4873
DOI - 10.1177/1741826711424568
Subject(s) - medicine , quartile , homocysteine , hazard ratio , vitamin b12 , proportional hazards model , hyperhomocysteinemia , gastroenterology , confidence interval
The associations of serum levels of homocysteine (tHcy), vitamin B(12), and folate with risk of all-cause and coronary heat disease (CHD) mortality is controversial, and the evidence in older adults is limited. The aim of this study was to examine whether serum folate, vitamin B(12), and tHcy independently predict risk of CHD-related and all-cause mortality in older adults.