Abstract | OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that overweight adolescents have higher plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) levels than non- overweight adolescents and to explore the association between plasma tHcy levels with folate, vitamin B12 and some risk factors for CVD in both groups. METHODS: RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS:
Obesity was not a determinant factor of tHcy levels. Age, sex and folate were independent determinants of plasma tHcy levels. The high prevalence of folate deficiency may have been responsible for the elevated tHcy levels in these adolescents, increasing the risk for future development of CVD.
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Authors | R S Brasileiro, M A M S Escrivão, J A A C Taddei, V D'Almeida, F Ancona-Lopez, J T A Carvalhaes |
Journal | Nutricion hospitalaria
(Nutr Hosp)
2005 Sep-Oct
Vol. 20
Issue 5
Pg. 313-9
ISSN: 0212-1611 [Print] Spain |
PMID | 16229398
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Cholesterol, HDL
- Cholesterol, LDL
- Homocysteine
- Folic Acid
- Vitamin B 12
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Brazil
- Cardiovascular Diseases
(etiology)
- Case-Control Studies
- Cholesterol, HDL
(blood)
- Cholesterol, LDL
(blood)
- Female
- Folic Acid
(blood)
- Homocysteine
(blood)
- Humans
- Insulin Resistance
- Linear Models
- Male
- Obesity
(blood)
- Risk Factors
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Vitamin B 12
(blood)
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