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. 2003 Jun;34(6):e51-4.
doi: 10.1161/01.STR.0000071109.23410.AB. Epub 2003 May 8.

Low vitamin B6 but not homocyst(e)ine is associated with increased risk of stroke and transient ischemic attack in the era of folic acid grain fortification

Peter J Kelly  1 , Vivian E Shih, J Philip Kistler, Megan Barron, Hang Lee, Roseann Mandell, Karen L Furie
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Low vitamin B6 but not homocyst(e)ine is associated with increased risk of stroke and transient ischemic attack in the era of folic acid grain fortification

Peter J Kelly et al. Stroke. 2003 Jun.

Abstract

Background and purpose: The introduction of cereal grain folic acid fortification in 1998 has reduced homocyst(e)ine (tHcy) concentrations in the US population. We performed a case-control study to determine the risk of stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) associated with tHcy and low vitamin status in a postfortification US sample.

Methods: Consecutive cases with new ischemic stroke/TIA were compared with matched controls. Fasting tHcy, folate, pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP), B12, and MTHFR 677C-->T genotype were measured.

Results: Mean PLP was significantly lower in cases than controls (39.97 versus 84.1 nmol/L, P<0.0001). After stroke risk factors were controlled for, a strong independent association was present between stroke/TIA and low PLP (adjusted odds ratio [OR], 4.6; 95% CI, 1.4 to 15.1; P<0.001) but not elevated tHcy (OR, 0.92; 95% CI, 0.4 to 2.1).

Conclusions: Low B6 but not tHcy was strongly associated with cerebrovascular disease in this postfortification, folate-replete sample.

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