risk factors for atherosclerotic disease

... who have major risk factors for chronic diseases are at greatly increased risk of developing chronic diseases in the future (12), the more we know about today’s chronic disease risk factors, the ... multiple risk factors indicates an urgent need for comprehensive and integrated interventions to reduce the prevalence of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors in Bavi Social patterning of risk ... chronic disease risk factors (STEPS) STEPS involves three primary “steps”: 1) the use of a structured questionnaire to assess study subjects’ self-reported behavioral and lifestyle risk factors for...

Ngày tải lên: 26/07/2014, 06:20

... heart study was performed to study common characteristics that contribute to cardiovascular diseases (CVD) Besides information about these risk factors, the study contains information about genetic ... trt = stands for no medication and trt = for pharmacological treatment The measurements for both age as well as the risk factors were standardized to have mean zero A new dataset was formed, containing ... measurement of risk factor y taken 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...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 17:20

... syndrome, which are also major cardiovascular risk factors While there are conflicting results about the association of NAFLD with atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (72), a review of some studies ... NAFLD, and suggested that among adult populations it can be an independent risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (73) How- Hepat Mon 2011;11(10):in press Kelishadi R et al Obesity ... 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

... Dailey RA Factors affecting reproductive performance of dairy cows J Dairy Sci 1985, 68, 1793-1803 Correa MT, Curtis CR, Erb HN, Scarlett JM, Smith RD An ecological analysis of risk factors for postpartum ... length are important risk factors for retained placenta, which increases the occurrence of postpartum endometritis and metabolic disorders, resulting in decreased reproductive performance in dairy ... reproductive performance appears to be due largely to an indirect effect through endometritis In conclusion, abnormal partus and short gestation periods are important risk factors for development...

Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 18:21

... Children………………………………… 1.6 Major Risk Factors for Myopia……………………………………………………12 1.6.1 Outdoor Activities as a Protective Factor for Myopia…………………………12 1.6.2 Near Work as a Risk Factor for Myopia……………………………………… ... prevalence and risk factors for myopia Ophthalmic Physiol Opt 2012 Jan;32(1):3-16 Pan CW, Wong TY, Lavanya R, Wu RY, Zheng YF, Lin XY, Mitchell P, Aung T, Saw SM Prevalence and risk factors for refractive ... Outdoor Time as a Protective Factor for Myopia………………….117 Table Near Work as a Risk Factor for Myopia………………………………… 119 Table Parental Myopia as a Risk Factor for Myopia…………………………….122 Table The...

Ngày tải lên: 09/09/2015, 10:21

... potential risk factors by each of the others in turn (List 1, see Appendix), initially ignoring multiple influences[21,22] We adjusted for the multiple comparisons by requiring 99% confidence For risk ... before changing the actual occurrence of domestic physical violence The relevance of partner physical violence to HIV/AIDS risk came from answers to the questions "Do you think you are at risk ... partners was a risk factor for violent altercations A logistic model taking into account country, food security, sex of respondent, income, education and employment accentuated the risk of violent...

Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 06:20

... combinations that lead to an increased QOL decline is important for the individual care of patients, and for public health purposes [12] For older patients with an eye condition it is not yet known ... /www.euroqol.org on its construct validity, reliability, and responsiveness for both general and disease- specific populations Prognostic factors First, at baseline and at five-month follow-up patients were ... baseline EQ-5Dindex scores of the patients lost to follow-up when not taking specific risk factors into account, for the entire group there was no significant change in healthrelated QOL between...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... to the risk of disease Regarding the work-related exposition of chefs, the focus was placed on atherosclerotic risk factors affected by nutrition In addition to the analysis of the common risk ... al: Low circulating folate and vitamin B6 concentrations: risk factors for stroke, peripheral vascular disease, and coronary artery disease European COMAC Group Circulation 1998, 97:437-443 Shankar ... demonstrated an average 50% excess risk for coronary heart diseases among employees with workplace stress [2,46] Conclusions The chefs involved in the study carry a higher risk of CD than the comparison...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 00:20

... showed a Risk Ratio (RR) of 8.0 for MRSA colonisation in patients from NHS nursing homes, compared to patients from private care homes Much of the evidence for United Kingdom guidelines for MRSA ... targeted MRSA prophylaxis should be offered to high risk patients identified by appropriate risk stratified techniques, based on the risk factors noted in results My literature review has shown ... doi:10.1186/1749-799X-6-25 Cite this article as: Eseonu et al.: A retrospective study of risk factors for poor outcomes in methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in surgical...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 04:20

... Chiapas received a blood transfusion for woman, spouse used other drugs for woman, spouse had sex with other women for women, and no risk factors were identified for women The HIV prevalence among ... Mexico: lessons learned and implications for developing countries AIDS 2002, 16:1445-1457 Abstract Zuma K, Gouws E, Williams B, Lurie M: Risk factors for HIV infection among women in Carletonville, ... conducted between 1990 and 1999 among women accessing prenatal care clinics; therefore, these women were at lower risk for HIV acquisition.[5] Furthermore, our studies that documented higher HIV prevalence...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 08:20

... knowledge of the risk for low birth weight in Sao Paulo state and Brazil, the specific evaluation of the prenatal follow-up and control of these factors have not been widely and uniformly performed in ... for an adequate follow-up and prevention of sequelae in these children should also be a political priority Therefore, the contribution of this study to the area is to show that risk factors for ... concerning its determinants, and therefore, actions to prevent LBW and follow-up of these children have been a challenge for the Public Health System This study on risk factors associated with low birth...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 19:20

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Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 18:21

... 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 associated ... information on the herd’s health and management The health information included how many cows had disease, the mortality rate, the abortion rate and the vaccination history The management information ... performing multivariate logistic regression analysis To adjust for the clustering effect, a random effect approach was used to construct the logistic model The statistical analyses were performed...

Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 23:22

... value The cut-off values were 3.5 g/dl for albumin, 34 IU/L for AST, 36 IU/L for ALT 94 IU/L ALK-P, 1.3 mg/dl for total bilirubin, 21 mg/dl for BUN, and 15 ng/ml for AFP Recurrence After being discharged ... literature Predictive factors for recurrence For the patients having tumor recurrence within years after hepatectomy, liver transplantation might be beneficial To determine the risk factors of tumor ... multivariate analysis of five recurrent risk factors, a nomogram was developed to predict

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:24

... 5.4%, p = 0.2), VT (3.4% 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, ... not 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 ... model of all risk factors repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection, tetralogy of Fallot or other forms of right ventricular outflow tract obstruction were not risk factors for the development...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:22

... higher CAD risk independently of conventional risk factors The C202G polymorphism may also be associated with higher triglyceride and lower HDL levels [7] The influence of the classical risk factors ... p=0.382 40 No Gene Risk Profile Gene Risk Profile 20 Time [Years] 12 15 60 p=0.0012 40 No Gene Risk Profile Gene Risk Profile 20 0 80 12 15 Time [Years] 12 15 Time [Years] Figure Risk profile and ... 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

... setting for children, is an important delivery system for drug abuse prevention A number of preventive interventions directed at aggressive, disruptive behavior and other antecedent risk factors ... Development for Teachers of Science and Mathematics Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press; 1998 Cohen DK, Hill HC: Instructional policy and classroom performance: the mathematics reform in California Teachers ... blocking factors, and comparison of intervention effects could be obtained for each school This two-level randomized block design allowed us to hold school, family, and community catchment area factors...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 05:21

... have poor control of one or more of these risk factors [5-7] According to the Chronic Care model (CCM), patient outcomes such as good control of these risk factors should be associated with the presence ... will gather data using a standardized medical record review form to obtain performance data on risk factor control (A1c, BP and Lipids) for 60 patients with diabetes in each clinic (see outcomes ... greater, then the power for detecting the intervention effect on A1c is 0.80 For specific aims two and three, the ACIC score (for specific aim two) and the communication score (for specific aim three)...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 05:22

... http://genomemedicine.com/content/2/9/61 aneurysm and risk factors for rupture of aneurysms For presence of aneurysms, atherosclerosis, a familial pre­ pon­ erance and polycystic kidney disease are the main d risk factors On the other ... aneurysm, age and gender have been consistently identified as risk factors for rupture of aneurysm All in all, our knowledge of risk factors for both the development and rupture of intracranial aneurysms ... understanding of such risk factors Genetic factors for subarachnoid hemorrhage: insights from genome-wide association studies Because both environmental and genetic risk factors have a role in...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 12:20