Smoking, homocysteine and degree of arteriolar retinopathy

• Published in: Atherosclerosis Vol. 183; no. 1; pp. 95 - 100
• Main Authors: Hu, Rui, Zhang, Xiang-Xian, Wang, Wei-Qun, Lau, Chu-Pak, Tse, Hung-Fat
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.11.2005; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Arteriolar retinopathy; Arterioles - pathology; Atherosclerosis (general aspects, experimental research); Biological and medical sciences; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Cardiology. Vascular system; China - epidemiology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Disease Progression; Female; Homocysteine; Homocysteine - blood; Humans; Hyperhomocysteinemia - complications; Hyperhomocysteinemia - epidemiology; Hypertension - epidemiology; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Odds Ratio; Ophthalmoscopy; Prevalence; Retinal Diseases - blood; Retinal Diseases - diagnosis; Retinal Diseases - epidemiology; Retinal Diseases - etiology; Retinal Vessels - pathology; Risk Factors; Sampling Studies; Severity of Illness Index; Smoking; Smoking - adverse effects; China; Homocysteine; Arteriolar retinopathy; Smoking; Human; Hypertension; Thiol; Fasting; Prevalence; Retinopathy; Linear regression; Ophthalmoscopy; Tobacco smoking; Cardiovascular disease; Sulfur containing aminoacid; Vascular disease; Non smoker; Logistic regression; Eye disease; Homocystein; Smoker; Atherosclerosis; Risk factor; Hyperhomocysteinemia; Comparative study

It has been demonstrated that higher degree of arteriolar retinopathy is associated with greater cardiovascular risk, and hyperhomocysteinaemia is also related to increased cardiovascular risk, but interacts with other risk factors, particularly smoking. It still remains unclear regarding relationsh...