Toxoplasma Gondii infection and cardiovascular mortality: sex-specific differences in a United States population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) infection has been linked to cardiac injury, the extent to which it increases the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality remains unclear. We aimed to assess the association between T. gondii infection and CVD mortality in the United States population.

Methods

This study used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) conducted between 2009 and 2014 to investigate the association between T. gondii infection and CVD mortality. The T. gondii infection status was determined by measuring serum T. gondii IgG antibody levels. CVD mortality outcomes were ascertained through linkage with the national mortality index records. Cox proportional hazard models were used to estimate the hazard ratios (HR

SUBMITTER: Huang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11428453 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature