Joint effects of elevated homocysteine levels and low eGFR on post-stroke cognitive impairment
IntroductionThe correlation between serum homocysteine levels and post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) remains inconsistent. This study aimed to investigate whether serum homocysteine levels are independently associated with PSCI and to assess the effects of renal function on this relationship.Me...
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| description | IntroductionThe correlation between serum homocysteine levels and post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) remains inconsistent. This study aimed to investigate whether serum homocysteine levels are independently associated with PSCI and to assess the effects of renal function on this relationship.MethodsA retrospective analysis was conducted in 608 patients with ischemic stroke. Homocysteine levels were obtained from inpatient medical records, and global cognitive function status 1 month after discharge was assessed using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). The relationship between homocysteine levels and PSCI was evaluated using univariate and multiple linear and logistic regression analyses.ResultsThe mean age of the patients was 66.6 ± 4.1 years, with 48% being female. The median homocysteine level was 13.8 μmol/L (interquartile range [IQR], 11.3–17.3 μmol/L), and 39.3% of patients had total homocysteine levels above the cutoff of 15 μmol/L. After full adjustment, a stronger positive association between homocysteine levels and PSCI was observed in patients with low estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), with significant interactions between eGFR and MMSE scores (P for interaction = 0.005) and between eGFR and MoCA scores (P for interaction = 0.001). Joint analyses indicated that the highest risk of PSCI was in patients with eGFR < 90 ml/min/1.73 m2 and homocysteine levels ≥15 μmol/L (odds ratios [ORs] were 2.50 [95% CI: 1.49, 4.18; p < 0.001] for MMSE and 13.53 [95% CI: 6.64, 27.56; p < 0.001] for MoCA in the fully adjusted model).ConclusionThese findings highlight the additive value of hyperhomocysteinemia and lower eGFR in predicting incident PSCI risk. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9a29c7aeb2f04ebc9ec5c40034dea8922025-08-20T03:18:33ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Neurology1664-22952025-08-011610.3389/fneur.2025.16111401611140Joint effects of elevated homocysteine levels and low eGFR on post-stroke cognitive impairmentChunyan Zhang0Xueqin Cao1Chen Liu2Pengfei Meng3Huizhong Gao4Bo Bai5Cunshui Xue6Department of Neurology, Second Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, Second Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, ChinaCollege of Basic Medical Sciences, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, Second Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, Second Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, Second Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, Second Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, ChinaIntroductionThe correlation between serum homocysteine levels and post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) remains inconsistent. This study aimed to investigate whether serum homocysteine levels are independently associated with PSCI and to assess the effects of renal function on this relationship.MethodsA retrospective analysis was conducted in 608 patients with ischemic stroke. Homocysteine levels were obtained from inpatient medical records, and global cognitive function status 1 month after discharge was assessed using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). The relationship between homocysteine levels and PSCI was evaluated using univariate and multiple linear and logistic regression analyses.ResultsThe mean age of the patients was 66.6 ± 4.1 years, with 48% being female. The median homocysteine level was 13.8 μmol/L (interquartile range [IQR], 11.3–17.3 μmol/L), and 39.3% of patients had total homocysteine levels above the cutoff of 15 μmol/L. After full adjustment, a stronger positive association between homocysteine levels and PSCI was observed in patients with low estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), with significant interactions between eGFR and MMSE scores (P for interaction = 0.005) and between eGFR and MoCA scores (P for interaction = 0.001). Joint analyses indicated that the highest risk of PSCI was in patients with eGFR < 90 ml/min/1.73 m2 and homocysteine levels ≥15 μmol/L (odds ratios [ORs] were 2.50 [95% CI: 1.49, 4.18; p < 0.001] for MMSE and 13.53 [95% CI: 6.64, 27.56; p < 0.001] for MoCA in the fully adjusted model).ConclusionThese findings highlight the additive value of hyperhomocysteinemia and lower eGFR in predicting incident PSCI risk.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2025.1611140/fullserum homocysteineestimated glomerular filtration ratepost-stroke cognitive impairmentacute ischemic strokeadult |
| spellingShingle | Chunyan Zhang Xueqin Cao Chen Liu Pengfei Meng Huizhong Gao Bo Bai Cunshui Xue Joint effects of elevated homocysteine levels and low eGFR on post-stroke cognitive impairment Frontiers in Neurology serum homocysteine estimated glomerular filtration rate post-stroke cognitive impairment acute ischemic stroke adult |
| title | Joint effects of elevated homocysteine levels and low eGFR on post-stroke cognitive impairment |
| title_full | Joint effects of elevated homocysteine levels and low eGFR on post-stroke cognitive impairment |
| title_fullStr | Joint effects of elevated homocysteine levels and low eGFR on post-stroke cognitive impairment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Joint effects of elevated homocysteine levels and low eGFR on post-stroke cognitive impairment |
| title_short | Joint effects of elevated homocysteine levels and low eGFR on post-stroke cognitive impairment |
| title_sort | joint effects of elevated homocysteine levels and low egfr on post stroke cognitive impairment |
| topic | serum homocysteine estimated glomerular filtration rate post-stroke cognitive impairment acute ischemic stroke adult |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2025.1611140/full |
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