منابع مشابه
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Variables
As part of a study to describe the early natural history of atherosclerosis, 714 children, 2'/2 to 51/2 years of age, were examined. Height, weight, triceps skinfold, blood pressure, serum lipids and lipoproteins, and a complete physical examination were obtained on each child. Black children were both taller and heavier than white children, but triceps skinfolds were greater for whites. Mean b...
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AIM Little is known about the impact of having one cardiovascular (CV) risk factor on the levels of other CV risk factors in the general adolescent population. We hypothesized that when adolescents have one CV risk factor, the levels of other CV risk factors worsen simultaneously. METHODS Subjects consisted of 1,257 healthy adolescent volunteers (549 males and 708 females) aged 15-18 years. A...
متن کاملIdentification of patients for clinical risk assessment by prediction of cardiovascular risk using default risk factor values
BACKGROUND To identify high risk patients without cardiovascular disease requires assessment of risk factors. Primary care providers must therefore determine which patients without cardiovascular disease should be highest priority for cardiovascular risk assessment. One approach is to prioritise patients for assessment using a prior estimate of their cardiovascular risk. This prior estimate of ...
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Mailing Address: Roberto Jorge da Silva Franco • Rua Carlos Guadanini, 1805 18610-120 – Botucatu, SP Brazil E-mail: [email protected] An estimated 10% of the American population has some degree of renal disease, although asymptomatic. In Brazil, no data are available on the prevalence of chronic renal disease. A number of studies show a direct and close relationship between the degree of re...
متن کاملCardiovascular risk factor investigation: a pediatric issue
OBJECTIVES To correlate cardiovascular risk factors (e.g., hypertension, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, hyperglycemia, sedentariness) in childhood and adolescence with the occurrence of cardiovascular disease. SOURCES A systematic review of books and selected articles from PubMed, SciELO and Cochrane from 1992 to 2012. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Risk factors for atheroscleros...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Academic Medicine
سال: 1997
ISSN: 1040-2446
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-199705000-00078