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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"risk factors for coronary heart disease"”.
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Risk factors for coronary heart disease and mediation by socio-economic status : An analysis of the 1995 National Health Survey
As the leading cause of death and disease in Australia, Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) places a significant burden on society. There are many lifestyle factors that are known to increase the risk of CHD. This study looks at both risk factors and protective factors of CHD. Research also shows CHD …
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The major risk factors for coronary artery disease in the Coloureds of the Cape Peninsula : The CRISIC Study
A cross-sectional study of risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) in a random sample of 976 coloured people revealed a population greatly at risk of CHD. The major reversible risk factors were very common: 57% of men and 41% of women smoked, 17,2% of men and 18,4% of women were hypertensive …
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The Social Determinants of Diabetes and Coronary Heart Disease in South Asian American Immigrants
… (Matthews and Zachariah 2008). Conventional risk factors for coronary heart disease includes: age older than 65, sedentary lifestyle, cigarette smoking, hypertension, elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL), cholesterol, and type 2 diabetes, all factors beyond health care (italicized for …
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Modelling non-linear exposure-disease relationships in a large individual participant meta-analysis allowing for the effects of exposure measurement error
… thesis was motivated by data from the Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration (ERFC), a large individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis of risk factors for coronary heart disease(CHD). Cardiovascular disease is the largest cause of death in almost all countries in the world, therefore it is …
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Knowledge and Attitudes of Community Health Nurses Toward Cholesterol Education and Referral
… education and referral, and the extent of performance of cholesterol education and referral. A questionnaire was mailed to a nonprobability sample of 115 registered nurses practicing in community health in a rural state. Fifty-five nurses responded. Results of the data indicated that nurses …