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JOURNAL OF STROKE & CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES
Volume 27, Issue 9, Pages 2423-2430Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2018.04.035
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Cerebral small vessel disease; stroke; homocysteine; meta-analysis
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Background: This study aimed to evaluate whether elevated homocysteine levels is associated with risk of different subtypes of cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) by using meta-analysis. Materials and Methods: Electronic databases were systematically searched up to April 2018 for collecting the studies reporting homocysteine levels in CSVD or CSVD subtypes. After an inclusion and exclusion criteria, the data was extracted. All data was analyzed using Stata software v.12.0 (Stata Corp LP College Station, TX). The standardized mean difference (SMD) and 95% confidence interval (CI) were used to compare continuous variables. Results: Eighteen studies met eligibility criteria with 5088 participants (1987 patients with CSVD and 3101 controls) included in the meta-analysis. Meta-analysis revealed that, compared with the controls group, the CSVD group had significantly higher homocysteine levels, with the SMD of .50 and 95% CI (.36-.64). Subgroup analyses suggested white matter lesion had significantly higher levels of homocysteine compared with controls (SMD = .56, 95% CI .39-.73), followed by silent brain infarction (SMD = .33, 95% CI .24-.42) and lacunar infarction (SMD = .17, 95% CI -.06 to .40). Conclusions: This meta-analysis found that CSVD or CSVD subtypes have a significantly higher homocysteine levels than in controls. Further prospective population-based studies are needed to longitudinally evaluate the association between homocysteine levels and progression of different CSVD subtypes.
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