Key result
Higher serum homocysteine linked to increased aortic stiffness in elderly Chinese individuals.
Why the study?
Are serum homocysteine levels associated with alterations of aortic stiffness in Chinese elderly persons?
Are serum homocysteine levels associated with alterations of aortic stiffness in Chinese elderly persons?
Serum homocysteine levels are associated with aortic stiffness in the Chinese elderly population.
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Does not support practice change; leaves open causal role and need for prospective confirmation in Chinese elderly.
In Chinese elderly persons, serum homocysteine levels are associated with alterations of aortic stiffness.
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Zhang et al. (2014) studied this question. In Chinese elderly individuals, higher serum homocysteine levels were associated with increased aortic stiffness.
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