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11 January 2022 : Clinical Research  

Association Between Hyperhomocysteinemia Combined with Metabolic Syndrome and Higher Prevalence of Stroke in Chinese Adults Who Have Elevated Blood Pressure

Feng Hu12BCDEF, Shichao Yu3BCD, Juan Li4ABCD, Wei Zhou25BDEF, Tao Wang25BCDE, Xiao Huang125AF*, Huihui Bao125AG, Xiaoshu Cheng125AG

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.934100

Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e934100

Table 1 Clinical characteristics of participants grouped by stroke.

CharacteristicsTotal (n=14059)non-Stroke (n=13099)Stroke (n=960)P value
Age (years)63.76±9.3563.68±9.4164.88±8.42
Male, n (%)6650 (47.30%)6094 (46.52%)556 (57.92%)
BMI (kg/m)23.62±3.7423.63±3.5623.44±5.670.010
Waistline (cm)83.85±9.8583.86±9.8583.73±9.840.719
WHR0.91±0.160.91±0.160.91±0.080.354
SBP (mmHg)148.39±17.85148.63±17.73145.08±19.16
DBP (mmHg)88.93±10.7589.08±10.7486.87±10.65
Heart rate (times/min)76.55±14.0076.59±14.0476.03±13.500.221
Smoking status, n (%)
 Never8143 (57.93%)7670 (58.57%)473 (49.27%)
 Former smoker2275 (16.19%)2031 (15.51%)244 (25.42%)
 Current smoker3638 (25.88%)3395 (25.92%)243 (25.31%)
Drinking status, n (%)
 Never9088 (64.66%)8467 (64.65%)621 (64.75%)
 Former drinker1913 (13.61%)1684 (12.86%)229 (23.88%)
 Current drinker3054 (21.73%)2945 (22.49%)109 (11.37%)
tHcy (μmol/L)14.99 (12.46–19.11)14.90 (12.42–18.93)16.63 (13.33–21.31)
FBG (mmol/L)6.18±1.616.19±1.626.15±1.530.410
TC (mmol/L)5.16±1.125.18±1.114.88±1.22
TG (mmol/L)1.47 (1.04–2.16)1.47 (1.04–2.17)1.41 (1.03–2.03)0.013
HDL-C (mmol/L)1.57±0.431.58±0.431.47±0.39
LDL-C (mmol/L)2.98±0.813.00±0.812.81±0.90
Serum uric acid (μmol/L)6418.62±120.57418.35±120.66422.29±119.400.297
Serum creatinine (mmol/L)66.00 (54.00–81.00)65.00 (54.00–81.00)72.00 (58.00–89.00)
BUN (mmol/L)5.45±1.815.45±1.795.50±2.060.481
eGFR (ml/min)88.26±20.2388.63±20.1183.27±21.07
Total bilirubin (mmol/L)13.30 (10.20–17.40)13.30 (10.20–17.40)13.00 (9.90–17.10)0.083
Direct bilirubin (mmol/L)5.10 (4.10–6.50)5.10 (4.10–6.50)5.20 (4.00–6.50)0.929
AST (U/L)24.00 (20.00–30.00)24.00 (20.00–30.00)23.00 (20.00–28.00)
ALT (U/L)17.00 (12.00–24.00)17.00 (12.00–24.00)16.00 (12.00–23.00)0.088
Antihypertensive agents, n (%)9080 (64.60%)8291 (63.31%)789 (82.19%)
Hypoglycemic agents, n (%)740 (5.26%)653 (4.99%)87 (9.06%)
Lipid-lowering agents, n (%)491 (3.49%)331 (2.53%)160 (16.67%)
Antiplatelet agents, n (%)527 (3.75%)314 (2.40%)213 (22.19%)
Current diseases
Abdominal obesity, n (%)5221 (37.14%)4902 (37.42%)319 (33.23%)0.009
Hyperglycemia, n (%)5226 (37.17%)4865 (37.14%)361 (37.60%)0.774
T2DM, n (%)2569 (18.27%)2361 (18.02%)208 (21.67%)0.005
Dyslipidemia, n (%)5293 (37.65%)4873 (37.20%)420 (43.75%)
Elevated TG, n (%)5835 (41.50%)5379 (41.06%)456 (47.50%)
Reduced HDL-C, n (%)2720 (19.35%)2414 (18.43%)306 (31.87%)
MS, n (%)5934 (42.21%)5464 (41.71%)470 (48.96%)
No. of MS components
 One4052 (28.82%)3796 (28.98%)256 (26.67%)
 Two4073 (28.97%)3839 (29.31%)234 (24.38%)
 Three3413 (24.28%)3156 (24.09%)257 (26.77%)
 Four1983 (14.10%)1825 (13.93%)158 (16.46%)
 Five538 (3.83%)483 (3.69%)55 (5.73%)
HHcy – hyperhomocysteinemia; MS – metabolic syndrome; BMI – body mass index; WHR – waist-hip ratio; SBP – systolic blood pressure; DBP – diastolic blood pressure; tHcy – total homocysteine; FBG – fasting blood glucose; TC – total cholesterol; TG – total triglyceride; HDL-C – high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C – low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; BUN – blood urea nitrogen; eGFR – estimated glomerular filtration rate; AST – aspartate aminotransferase; ALT – alanine aminotransferase; T2DM – type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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