Toxoplasma Gondii infection and cardiovascular mortality: sex-specific differences in a United States population-based cohort study
In this large population-based cohort study, T. gondii infection was associated with an increased risk of CVD mortality in men, but not in women. Further studies are required to elucidate the underlying mechanisms and potential sex-specific differences in the effects of T. gondii infection on CVD mortality. Future investigations should focus on validating these results and exploring the potential implications for cardiovascular risk assessment and management.
Authors
- Zhanpeng Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5194-7953)
- Qifang Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8377-0072)
- Chunsheng Zou
- Xiaoqing Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4750-6320)
- Lihua Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0167-3472)
- Xiaoyan You
- Liuliu He
Institutions
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Gannan Medical University (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-09934-5
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.03