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Showing 1 to 20 of 111 for “"Risk profile"”.
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Cardiovascular risk profile of adults with psychotic disorders in Eldoret, Kenya
… mood disorders. In addition to conventional risk factors for cardiovascular disorders (smoking, alcohol use, inadequate physical activity, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidaemia, obesity and metabolic syndrome, and non-modifiable factors such as sex, age and social-economic status) exposure to …
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LIPID-RELATED CORONARY RISK PROFILE IN SINGAPORE NEWBORNS : RACIAL AND MOLECULAR GENETIC ASPECTS
… [Lp(a)] levels have been established as risk factors for CAD. The adult population of Singapore has shown ethnic specific plasma lipid profiles in accordance to their relative level of coronary risk. This study was designed to look into the profile of the plasma lipid traits in the …
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Relationship between cardiovascular health metrics and risk profile, musculoskeletal health, physical fitness and occupational performance in firefighters
… hazardous occupation that involves firefighters risking their lives in life-threatening situations, where they are exposed to severe temperatures, hazardous chemicals and fumes, placing tremendous strain on the cardiovascular and musculoskeletal systems. These working conditions necessitate that …
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A multicentre cross-sectional descriptive study evaluating the cardiovascular risk profile of preoperatively identified patients with hypertension
… Hypertension is the most important modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular (CV) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in subSaharan Africa. However, 49% of people are unaware of their blood pressure status. Screening for hypertension prior to surgery provides a unique opportunity to diagnose and …
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Examining the Factor Structure of the Substance Use Risk Profile Scale (SURPS) in Emerging Adults: An Exploratory Structural Equation Modelling Approach
The Substance Use Risk Profile Scale (SURPS) measures personality traits linked to heavy drinking and related problems (hopelessness, anxiety sensitivity, impulsivity, sensation seeking) and informs personality-matching interventions. The SURPS’ factor structure shows inconsistencies, and evidence …
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Differences between Men and Women in Risk Profile of commonly used metrics in Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea using NHANES data.
… between self-reported sleep apnea and risk factors, such as snoring, fatigue, hypertension, and obesity. Data was taken from the sleep questionnaire 2005-2008, along with BMI, blood pressure, and demographic data for 12,600 subjects at least 16 years old. After excluding those with …
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Temporal changes in the cardiometabolic disease risk profile of the Bellville south mixed-ancestry community between 2008/09 AND 2014/16
… studies examining the changes in cardiometabolic risk factors and their behavioural, socio-demographic, and lifestyle determinants. This thesis aimed to determine the temporal changes between 2008/09 and 2014/16 in (1) absolute blood pressure levels and hypertension prevalence; (2) distribution …
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TOTAL AND ABDOMINAL OBESITY - PRENATAL AND POSTNATAL INFUENCES. SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE IMPAIRED RISK PROFILE FROM CHILDHOOD // ОБЩО И АБДОМИНАЛНО ЗАТЛЪСТЯВАНЕ - ПРЕНАТАЛНИ И ПОСТНАТАЛНИ ВЛИЯНИЯ. ЗНАЧЕНИЕ ЗА ПОВИШЕНИЯ РИСКОВ ПРОФИЛ ОТ ДЕТСКА ВЪЗРАСТ
Дисертационният труд разработва рискови фактори (кардиометаболитни и кардиоренални) при доносени здрави деца в перипубертетна възраст, родени малки за гестационната си възраст (МГВ). Проследени са постнаталният им растеж и наваксване до 10 г. възраст, както и ролята му за повишаване на риска. …
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Life Stress and Risk for Major Depression: A Latent Profile Analysis
… major life stress may be able to distinguish risk for recurrent versus non-recurrent depression at first episode onset. Objectives were to use Latent Profile Analysis (LPA) to uncover profiles of risk in currently depressed individuals and determine whether major life stress prior to episode …
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Cardiovascular health risk profiling of Niagara Region grade 9 students : implications for elementary curriculum /
… To determine the curriculum effect, the health risk profile of Niagara Region's grade 9 students was compared to Canada's adolescent population. All subjects completed a "Heart Health Lifestyle" survey and were measured for height, weight, percent body fat, blood pressure, and total cholesterol …
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Market outperformance by nonparametric, simugram-based portfolio selection
… engineering problems, it provides a time-indexed risk profile of positions, which is applied as the objective function in the non-linear optimization of portfolio weights. This technique is in contrast to the mean-variance selection model, which seeks to minimize portfolio variance subject to a …
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AMBIGUITY AND ANXIETY IN THE PROCESSING OF HEALTH RISK MESSAGES
… effects of manipulating the ambiguity of health risk messages on worry and perceived susceptibility. In view of literature that indicates robust emotion-congruent effects of anxiety on the interpretation of ambiguous information, a procedure was used to manipulate levels of state-anxiety for a …
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Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Postmenopausal Women
… women have approximately 2.5-4.5 times lower risk of cardiovascular disease than do men of a similar age. Within about 10 years following menopause, however, the rate in women becomes similar to that seen in men. Increased cardiorespiratory fitness and use of hormone replacement have been …
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Critical successful factors for infrastructure financing in South Africa: enhancing the role of the new development bank
… include economic viability of the project, the risk profile of borrower or implementing agency, availability of funding, strong financial instruments, financial risk, political and economic stability, political support and the social and economic benefits of the project. The first recommendation …
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Does military combat-related traumatic injury increase cardiovascular disease risk?
… an increased cardiovascular (CV) disease (CVD) risk. However, data from a contemporary military population with CRTI is lacking. Hypotheses: The main hypotheses addressed in this thesis are: 1. Military servicemen who have had suffered severe CRTI with limb amputations have increased arterial …
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Understanding low-penetrance genetic risk for breast cancer
… on the management of patients at increased risk of breast cancer due to a strong family history and/or mutations in rare, high-penetrance breast cancer genes such as BRCA1 and BRCA2. In recent years, GWASs have identified a number of more common low-penetrance susceptibility loci for breast …
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Understanding Developer and Lending Risk Associated with Offsite Construction
… First, it quantifies the project finance risk profile of offsite construction compared to traditional methods. Second, it identifies the qualitative determinants that influence lending decisions for offsite projects. Finally, it explores the data and education required for the finance …
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