Associations Between Elevated Plasma Total Homocysteine Level and Risk of Thromboangiitis Obliterans in a Chinese Population: A Matched Case-Control Study

A Meta-Analysis of Plasma Homocysteine in Buerger's Disease

“…14 Median and ranges 15 17 were converted to mean and standard deviation. 20 Three studies 13 15 16 had two separate control groups made up of smokers and non-smokers: for the purpose of the meta-analysis, we averaged their HC concentration as other studies combined together smokers and non-smokers 17 19 though only one article indicated the number of cigarettes smoked per year by all participants. 15…”

“…The search yielded 36 records that decreased to 29 after duplicate removal; once through with the relevancy screen, 21 records were found eligible but only 7 articles met our inclusion criteria. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 HC was measured by high-performance liquid chromatography 13 15 by enzyme-linked immunoassay 16 18 19 and by fluorescent polarisation immune assay 17 ; one study did not report the assay method. 14 Median and ranges 15 17 were converted to mean and standard deviation.…”