Is a low blood level of vitamin B12 a cardiovascular and diabetes risk factor? A systematic review of cohort studies

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 97-106

  Rafnsson, Snorri B ^a   Saravanan, Ponnusamy ^b   Bhopal, Raj S ^a   Yajnik, Chittaranjan S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Cardiovascular diseases; Cohort studies; Diabetes mellitus type 2; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHYLMALONIC ACID; TRANSCOBALAMIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KIDNEY DISEASE; LIPOGENESIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; INCIDENCE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METABOLISM; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; INCIDENCE; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 79958271924     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: 14366215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-010-0119-6     Document Type: Article

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