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. 2017 Jan 12;2017:8784971. doi: 10.1155/2017/8784971

Table 4.

Effect of vitamin B12 supplementation on arterial stiffness in human subjects.

Authors Year of publication Follow-up Dose of vitamin B12 Study population Results
Van Dijk et al. [48] 2015 2 years 500 μg B12 vitamin 569 hyperhomocystenemic elderly No effect on PWV or carotid intima-media thickness

Koyama et al. [49] 2010 3 weeks 500 mug methylcobalamin and 15 mg/day folate 3 times weekly 20 patients undergoing hemodialysis Decreased arterial stiffness