What is the meaning of homocysteine in patients on dialysis?

Objective: To evaluate the determinants of total plasma homocysteine levels and their relations with nutritional parameters, inflammatory status, and traditional risk factors for cardiovascular disease in renal failure patients on dialysis treatment.

Design: The study was conducted on 70 clinically stable patients, 50 of them on hemodialysis (70% men; 55.3 ± 14.