Introduction: Among the extrinsic factors, homocysteine (Hy) stands out, which is an
intermediate amino acid of the intracellular metabolism of methionine involved in the …

Aim: Obesity, hypertension and total serum homocysteine levels are well‐known risk factors
for cardiovascular disease in adults. However, there is limited data on the relation of these …

Background: This study investigated whether serum homocysteine (Hcy) level is associated
with metabolic syndrome components, including high waist circumference (WC) …

Context Studies have indicated that homocysteine levels are nontraditional markers for
cardiovascular disease. The onset of atherosclerotic disease begins in childhood and …

Objective To study the serum Homocysteine levels in children and its relation with body
mass index (BMI), lipid profile and plasma glucose. Methods 138 children (age 5–15 y) were …

Introduction: Studies have identified high serum homocysteine (Hcy) and cysteine (Cys)
levels as risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, important cause of death in all world. The …

To evaluate the total homocysteine (tHcy) level, a risk factor for atherosclerosis,
atherothrombosis, and insulin resistance, for sex and pubertal state differences in obese …

Homocysteine is known as an independent risk factor of atherosclerosis. The aim of this
study was assessment of serum homocysteine concentrations in obese children and …

Elevated plasma homocysteine is widely seen as an independent risk factor of
cardiovascular disease in adults. In order to investigate the role of homocysteine in a …

Abstract Background and Aims: Our purpose was to assess the presence of risk factors for
cardiovascular diseases (alterations in the lipid profile, fasting glycaemia, high arterial …