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. 2018 Jun 6;3(2):51–58. doi: 10.1136/svn-2018-000156

Table 1.

Effect of renal function and dose of cyanocobalamin on stroke reduction by B vitamins

Trial Dose of cyanocobalamin (μg) Serum creatinine (μmol/L*) B vitamins Control Stroke
HR (95% CI)
P values
VISP† 32 400 99.9 (55.7) 97.2 (47.7) 1.0 (0.8 to 1.3) 0.80
VITATOPS‡ 33 500 92.4 (40.3) 91.4 (34.6) 0.92 (0.81 to 1.06) 0.25
DIVINe34 1000 141.4 (97.2) 123.8 (79.6) 6.6 (0.8 to 54.4) 0.08
SEARCH39 1000 NA NA 1.02 (0.86 to 1.21) NA
CSPPT35 0 65.95 (19.0) 65.95 (19.0) 0.79 (0.68 to 0.93) 0.003
CSPPT35 0 126.6 (72.7) 130.6 (68.6) 0.88 (0.33 to 2.36) 0.81
eGFR<60§
CSPPT35 0 64.7 (13.8) 64.6 (13.6) 0.79 (0.67 to 0.92) 0.003
Excluding eGFR<60§
NORVIT36 400 91 (27) 91 (24) 0.83 (0.47 to 1.47) 0.52
HOPE37 1000 88.4 (26.5) 88.4 (26.5) 0.75 (0.59 to 0.97) 0.03
SU.Fol.OM338 20 78.0 (70.0-88.0) 78.0 (69.0–88.0) 0.57 (0.33 to 0.97) 0.04

Individual data were obtained from both VISP32 and VITATOPS33 trials. Reproduced with permission from Elsevier.12

*Data are presented as mean (SD), unless otherwise specified.

†Patients with an eGFR of less than 50 mL/min/1.73 m² had a mean eGFR rate (SD) of 38.7 mL/min/1.73 m² (9.2) (control 39.3 mL/min/1.73 m² (8.6); composite outcomes HR (95% CI) 1.01 (0.74 to 1.37; p=0.977)). Patients with an eGFR of 50 mL/min/1.73 m² or more had mean eGFR rate of 89.2 mL/min/1.73 m² (44.6) (control 87.3 (31.1); composite outcomes HR 0.92 (0.77 to 1.11; p=0.382)). Composite outcomes refer to myocardial infarction, stroke or death.

‡Patients with an eGFR of 50 mL/min/1.73 m² or less had a mean eGFR rate (SD) of 38.6 mL/min/1.73 m² (10.0) (control 38.3 (9.5); composite outcomes HR (95% CI) 0.88 (0.59 to 1.32; p=0.54)). Patients with an eGFR of more than 50 mL/min/1.73 m² had a mean eGFR rate of 80.2 (18.1) (control 80.9 (18.3); composite outcomes HR 0.82 (0.68 to 0.98; p=0.03)). Composite outcomes refer to myocardial infarction, stroke or death.

§mL/min/1.73 m².

CSPPT, China Stroke Primary Prevention Trial; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate (mL/min/1.73 m²); NA, not applicable; VISP, Vitamins Intervention for Stroke Prevention; VITATOPS, VITAmins TO Prevent Stroke.

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