To investigate the association of homocysteine concentration with intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ICAS), we assessed 933 acute ischemic stroke patients (346 with ICAS, 587 without ICAS) and 798 non-stroke controls (175 with ICAS, 623 without ICAS) with magnetic resonance angiography (MRA). Homocysteine concentration was found to be significantly higher in participants with ICAS than those without ICAS. In logistic regression analyses, homocysteine concentration was significantly associated with ICAS both in patients (OR: 1.04; 95% CI: 1.01-1.08; P=0.008) and controls (OR: 1.10; 95% CI: 1.06-1.15; P<0.001) for 1 mu mol/L increment in homocysteine. Compared with the lowest quartile, the second (OR:1.53; 95% CI: 1.01-2.33), third (OR:1.71; 95% CI: 1.14 -2.60) and fourth (OR:2.48; 95%CI: 1.63-3.81) quartiles were independent predictors of ICAS in patients (P for trend<0.001); the third (OR:1.99; 95% CI: 1.18-3.40) and fourth (OR:2.36; 95%CI: 1.38-4.10) quartiles were independent predictors of ICAS in controls (P for trend<0.001). Hence, elevated homocysteine might be an independent risk for ICAS.
[1]Qingdao Univ, Affiliated Hosp, Dept Neurol, Qingdao, Shandong, Peoples R China;
[2]Qingdao Univ, Qingdao Municipal Hosp, Dept Neurol, Qingdao, Shandong, Peoples R China;
[3]Fudan Univ, Shanghai Med Coll, Huashan Hosp, Dept Neurol, Shanghai, Peoples R China;
[4]Fudan Univ, Shanghai Med Coll, Huashan Hosp, Inst Neurol, Shanghai, Peoples R China
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