1 overweight and obesity as risk factors for heart disease

... provide every family with general information and basic support, and regularly screen for acute stress symptoms and risk factors to determine which children and families might need more support ... parents and explore possible other risk factors for mental health problems So, parents at risk can be identified and monitored in an early phase and referred for psychological support if necessary ... analysis was performed with entry significance level for risk factors of p < 0.20 in the univariate analysis In addition, the multivariate model was corrected for gender In both the univariate and...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 18:21

... concentrations: risk factors for stroke, peripheral vascular disease, and coronary artery disease European COMAC Group Circulation 1998, 97:437-443 Shankar A, Klein R, Klein BE, Nieto FJ: The association ... coronary heart disease -a meta-analysis Scand J Work Environ Health 2006, 32:431-442 doi:10.1186/1745-6673-5-4 Cite this article as: Hartung et al.: Work and diet-related risk factors of cardiovascular ... decline and fatty acid composition of erythrocyte membranes–The EVA Study Am J Clin Nutr 2003, 77:803-808 Harris WS: Omega-3 fatty acids and cardiovascular disease: A case for omega-3 index as a...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 00:20

... increases in the prevalence of risk factors for these diseases (6-8) And increases in the prevalence of major risk factors such as high blood pressure, tobacco use, physical inactivity, obesity, and ... chronic diseases is to reduce the prevalence of their risk factors (4,8,10,11) Because people who have major risk factors for chronic diseases are at greatly increased risk of developing chronic diseases ... Bavi had hypertension and smoked Because people with multiple risk factors are at significantly increased risk for cardiovascular disease (28,29) and because chronic diseases have been shown to...

Ngày tải lên: 26/07/2014, 06:20

... for both age as well as the risk factors were standardized to have mean zero A new dataset was formed, containing the random intercepts and the random slopes from each individual, for each of ... at baseline for patient i; i.e the time point before medication was given trt was either placebo or pravastatin The measurements for both age as well as the risk factor at time point zero and ... correlation analysis was used to identify SNPs that are associated with a combination of intermediate risk factors of cardiovascular diseases Here for, the data was divided based upon subjects into...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 17:20

... al Obesity and Air Pollution diagnosis, and pathogenesis of pediatric NAFLD, as well as the possible associations with obesity and air pollution, which are the adverse effects of urbanization and ... 1988 and 2004 to 2006, hospitalization increased from 0.9 to 4.3/100,000 for NAFLD, and from 35.5 to 114.7/100,000 for obesity Obese children followed for y To determine the course of obesity associated ... we found significant associations between insulin resistance and NAFLD, and similar risk factors and protective factors for these interrelated disorders Waist circumference and the ratio of apolipoprotein...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 18:20

... relationship between obesity and mood, such as the direction of causality and the interaction of environmental and genetic factors, mood disorders have a significant impact on disease severity (for example, ... advantages for studying obesity and osteoarthritis - such as allowing for repeated testing and controlling for environmental conditions, diet, and age there are limitations of its use for translational ... sandwich ELISA developed specifically for the mouse (Quantikine #MLA00 and MRA00; R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN, USA) Intra-assay and interassay coefficients of variation for IL-1α were 4.2% and...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 14:22

... circumference was more important as a risk factor for heart disease than BMI in both men76 and women.77 The finding stimulated an interest in the waist-to-hip ratio as a clinical measure of health risk. 78 ... absence of weight loss, increases in physical activity can improve metabolic health and may protect against certain diseases (diabetes and cardiovascular disease, for example) and early mortality III-2 ... Guidelines for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults Table 1.2 updated on 19 March 2004 1—SETTING Table 1.2 THE SCENE Diseases and conditions associated with obesity Relative risk Associated...

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 14:20

... validity, reliability, and responsiveness for both general and disease- specific populations Prognostic factors First, at baseline and at five-month follow-up patients were asked by means of an ... Medical Center Amsterdam, and was conducted according to the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki Measurements Health-related QOL QOL was assessed at baseline and at five-month follow-up ... correcting for the EQ-5Dindex baseline score; these analyses show which independent variables predict EQ-5Dindex scores after fivemonth follow-up Beforehand, the linear assumption was assessed...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... 0–2 risk factors were classified as low risk and those with 3–5 risk factors were grouped as high risk for a diagnosis of diabetes This paper will focus on respondents with type diabetes, low risk ... 0.0001) and high -risk respondents (3.18 for VAS score and 0.009 for index score; p = 0.008) reported higher EQ-5D scores The model F statistic was 94.0 for VAS score and 83.6 for index score, and ... risk (0–2 risk factors) , and high risk (3–5 risk factors) EQ-5D The EQ-5D was used as a measure of respondents' HRQoL and utility values The EQ-5D provides a simple descriptive profile and a single...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 22:20

... behaviour risk factors Differences in BMI and prevalence of overweight and obesity by occupation type were investigated by logistic and linear regression models using BMI measure as dichotomous and as ... overweight and obesity and identify potentially modifiable factors to prevent and treat obesity Such a workforce analysis could be used to select occupational groups requiring intervention and plan risk ... increased and excessive), and smoking status (2 categories current or not) Results for overweight and obesity were presented as percentage prevalence and odds ratios with 95% confidence limits and...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 00:20

... California; 2, Sinaloa; 3, Jalisco; 4, Michoacan; and 5, Chiapas received a blood transfusion for woman, spouse used other drugs for woman, spouse had sex with other women for women, and no risk ... care before delivery and 54% having or fewer prenatal visits; therefore, this was a high -risk population.[3] In contrast, the CENSIDA surveillance studies were conducted between 1990 and 1999 ... K, Gouws E, Williams B, Lurie M: Risk factors for HIV infection among women in Carletonville, South Africa: migration, demography and sexually transmitted diseases Int J STD AIDS 2003, 14:814-817...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 08:20

... partus and short gestation periods are important risk factors for development of retained placenta, which increases the occurrence of endometritis and metabolic diseases, resulting in decreased ... metabolic and reproductive disorders, and mastitis in Holstein cows J Dairy Sci 1985, 68, 2347-2360 10 Dohoo IR, Martin SW Disease, production and culling in Holstein-Friesian cows III Disease and ... and gestation length as risk factors, while cow parity and calving season were not identified by the model (Table 2) Comparison of the occurrence of postpartum reproductive or metabolic diseases...

Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 18:21

... Middle East) adds more importance for the need to study and understand the epidemiology of trans-boundary diseases such as brucellosis in this country The epidemiology of brucellosis as well as other ... Al-Rawashdeh O Prevalence of, and risk factors for, brucellosis in Awassi sheep in Southern Jordan Small Rumin Res 2007, 73, 300-303 Al-Majali AM, Al-Qudah KM, Al-Tarazi YH, Al-Rawashdeh OF Risk factors ... the prevalence of this disease in other animal species, and especially cattle Poor veterinary service has been identified as a risk factor for brucellosis in Argentina [23] and Mexico [11] In this...

Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 23:22

... vs 15.2%, p = 1.0) Risk factors for arrhythmias Risk factors and their odds ratios are summarized in Table for neonates and Table for infants and children Among neonates, boys and patients with ... manifest as risk factors for postoperative arrhythmias Ventricular septal defect repair was a risk factor for JET and Fontan type procedures predisposed to JR and AJR Surgery for atrioventricular ... postoperative arrhythmias after surgery for congenital heart disease focused either on specific types of arrhythmias, for example JET, after a variety of operations, or on the arrhythmias associated with...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:22

... March and October 2007 After written informed consent was given, EDTA blood was drawn for genetic analyses Reoperation for CAD, reintervention (PTCA and/ or stenting and/ or hospital admission for ... predictor for repeated coronary artery bypass surgery Scand Cardiovasc J 2005, 39(4):220-4 Wang XL: Cigarette smoking, DNA variants in endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene and vascular disease Contribution ... Cardiovascular Disease N Engl J Med 2003, 349:60-72 Rossi GP, Maiolino G: Association of gene polymorphisms with coronary artery disease in low- or high -risk subjects defined by conventional risk factors...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 10:20

... one teacher was randomly assigned to be a WD classroom/ teacher, one was randomly assigned to be a wait-listed SC classroom/teacher, and all other first-grade teachers were randomly assigned to ... this trial Procedures for random assignment We drew upon our prior experience as well as knowledge in the field to develop protocols for the random assignment of both students and teachers Here, ... classrooms within schools, and schools) [70] It assumes that individual variation is twice as large as school variation, that classroom variation at the time of randomization was negligible, and...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 05:21

... Authority Based on this information, the genotypes distribution in the south and north of Gaza and each of Egypt and Israel may be correlated Traveling to endemic areas is associated with increased risk ... Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki [34] and a written consent was obtained from each patient A close-ended, dichotomous and multiple-choice based questionnaire was designed and completed based ... carriers in Gaza Strip: Genotype and its subtypes 1a and 1b, and genotype and its subtypes 4a and 4c/d Mixed infection with the two genotypes was also detected HCV genotype and its subtypes are the predominant...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 04:22

... collected as hospital-based, addressing the accident surgery wards The setting for recruitment was therefore the same for both cases and controls This is crucial, as similarity between recruiting cases ... occupational factors as well as nonoccupational and constitutional predictors could be shown It is likely that, as in other chronic diseases, these risk factors are either synergistic or additive, and ... was >12,244 hours (OR, 2.5; 95% CI, 1.4 to 4.3) Lifting and carrying as well as pulling and pushing of loads did not result as a predictor for symptomatic knee OA in men Further factors of risk...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 12:20

... anthelmintics" and the variable "veterinarian gives advice regarding pasture hygienic measures" was seen (p

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 15:20

... calculated for each group, and differences between groups were assessed using regression models and a Pearson χ2 test The association between age and mean T2 was assessed using regression models and ... subjects with and without risk factors for OA, (ii) to determine the relationship between MR cartilage T2 parameters, age and cartilage morphology as determined with WORMS and (iii) to assess the ... non-obese, asymptomatic population, without radiographic evidence of OA The following OAI datasets were assessed in this study: baseline clinical dataset 0.2.2, baseline imaging datasets 0.E.1 and 0.C.2...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 18:20