Homocystein og livsstil. Resultater fra Homocysteinundersøkelsen i Hordaland 1992-1993
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5324/nje.v7i2.410Abstract
SAMMENDRAG
Total homocystein (tHcy) er etablert som risikofaktor for hjerte- og karsykdom. Vi har studert determinanter
av plasma tHcy i et utvalg av den voksne norske befolkning basert på undersøkelse utført av Statens
helseundersøkelser i samarbeid med Universitetet i Bergen i 1992-1993. Data ble innhentet ved klinisk
undersøkelse, utfylling av tre spørreskjema og ved blodtester. I alt 18 043 personer i alderen 40-67 år møtte
til undersøkelse og fikk målt plasma tHcy. Plasma folat, plasma kobalamin og 677C
→T mutasjonen i genet
for metylentetrahydrofolatreduktase (MTHFR) er bestemt i et underutvalg på 329 personer og på personer
med svært høye tHcy verdier (
≥ 40 μmol/L). Resultatene fra Homocysteinundersøkelsen i Hordaland har
vist at kjønn, alder, folatinntak, røykevaner og kaffeforbruk er de sterkeste determinanter for plasma tHcy
nivå, mens kobalamininntak, fysisk aktivitet, blodtrykk og kolesterolnivå er mindre sterke determinanter.
Bruk av multivitaminer eller B-vitaminer er forbundet med spesielt lave tHcy nivåer. Personer med tHcy
≥
40 μmol/L er karakterisert ved høy forekomst (73%) av homozygositet for 677C
→T mutasjonen i MTHFR
genet og lavt folatnivå. Vi konkluderer derfor med at livsstil og etablerte risikofaktorer for hjerte- og
karsykdom er vesentlige for nivået av plasma tHcy i den generelle voksne norske befolkning.
Nygård O, Refsum H, Ueland PM, Tverdal A, Vollset SE.
Homocysteine and lifestyle. The Hordaland
Homocysteine Study.
Nor J Epidemiol 1997; 7 (2): 221-224.
ENGLISH SUMMARY
Total homocysteine (tHcy) concentration is an established cardiovascular risk factor. We have studied
determinants of plasma tHcy among 18 043 subjects aged 40-67 years from Hordaland county in Western
Norway who participated in a health screening programme in 1992-1993. Gender, age, folate intake,
smoking habits and coffee consumption are the strongest determinants of plasma tHcy level, whereas
cobalamin intake, physical activity, blood pressure and total cholesterol level are weaker determinants. Use
of multivitamins or B-vitamin supplements are associated with particularly low tHcy levels. In patients with
severely elevated tHcy (
≥ 40 μmol/L, n=67), the combination of homozygosity for the 677C→T mutation in
the methylenetetrahydrofolate gene and low plasma folate levels is a dominant finding whereas a minor
proportion has overt cobalamin deficiency. We conclude that lifestyle and established cardiovascular risk
factors are important determinants of the plasma tHcy level in an adult Norwegian population.
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