Patterns of @entity1255 in Kenyans with XXXX 2 @entity6 without overt @entity65 at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.

@entity1 @entity6 @entity1255 @entity2316 @entity164 @entity65 @entity165
BACKGROUND: Increased total @entity1255 (tHcy) is an independent risk factor for @entity65 . The measurement of tHcy in blood is therefore of potential great importance especially in @entity1 with @entity164 2 @entity6 . OBJECTIVE: To determine the total @entity1255 levels in ambulatory @entity1 with @entity164 2 @entity6 . DESIGN: Cross-sectional, prospective study. SETTING: Outpatient @entity6 clinic of the Kenyatta National Hospital. SUBJECTS: Ambulatory @entity1 with @entity2316 . MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Serum levels of tHcy, HbA1c, lipids and socio-demographic characteristics. RESULTS: A total of 115 @entity1 , 48% males, with @entity164 2 @entity6 were included in the study. The mean (sd) age of the males was 56.85 (8.96) years and of the females was 55.68 (8.93) years. The mean (sd) total serum @entity1255 for males of 12.97 (6.06) micromol/l was significantly higher than that of the females of 10.64 (4.41) micromol/l. The @entity165 , glycated haemoglobin, the body mass index and blood pressure of the study subjects did not show any statistically significant influence on their @entity1255 levels. However, increasing age and duration of @entity6 showed a significant linear relationship with rising level of total serum @entity1255 . Some study @entity1 reported smoking habit but unreliably. CONCLUSION: There was a significant proportion of the study @entity1 with high levels of serum @entity1255 , although most of them were of low to intermediate risk category. It may be prudent to assay @entity1255 levels in @entity1 with @entity164 2 @entity6 who are either older or have had @entity6 for long duration for potential intervention.
