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ABSTRACT: Background
The association of homocysteine with coronary artery disease (CAD) has been explored previously with mixed findings. The present Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (SRMA) has assessed the pooled estimate of association between homocysteine (Hcy) and CAD, and its variation over the period and geography.Methods
Systematic literature search was done in PubMed, Scopus and Cochrane to identify the observational studies that have reported mean Hcy among cases (CAD) and control. The SRMA was registered in PROSPERO (ID-CRD42023387675).Results
Pooled standardized mean difference (SMD) of Hcy levels between the cases and controls was 0.73 (95% CI 0.55-0.91) from 59 studies. Heterogeneity was high (I2 94%). The highest SMD was found among the Asian studies (0.85 [95% CI 0.60-1.10]), while the European studies reported the lowest SMD between the cases and controls (0.32 [95% CI 0.18-0.46]). Meta-regression revealed that the strength of association was increasing over the years (Beta = 0.0227, p = 0.048).Conclusions
Higher homocysteine levels might have a significant association with coronary artery diseases, but the certainty of evidence was rated low, owing to the observational nature of the studies, high heterogeneity, and publication bias. Within the population groups, Asian and African populations showed a greater strength of association than their European and American counterparts, and it also increased over the years.
SUBMITTER: Unadkat SV
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10897093 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Unadkat Sumit V SV Padhi Bijaya K BK Bhongir Aparna Varma AV Gandhi Aravind P AP Shamim Muhammad Aaqib MA Dahiya Neelam N Satapathy Prakasini P Rustagi Sarvesh S Khatib Mahalaqua Nazli MN Gaidhane Abhay A Zahiruddin Quazi Syed QS Sah Ranjit R Serhan Hashem Abu HA
The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology 20240227 1
<h4>Background</h4>The association of homocysteine with coronary artery disease (CAD) has been explored previously with mixed findings. The present Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (SRMA) has assessed the pooled estimate of association between homocysteine (Hcy) and CAD, and its variation over the period and geography.<h4>Methods</h4>Systematic literature search was done in PubMed, Scopus and Cochrane to identify the observational studies that have reported mean Hcy among cases (CAD) and cont ...[more]