Risk factors of adolescent health: mass poll results

Adolescent health in the Caribbean: risk and protective factors.

OBJECTIVES This study sought to identify, among youths, factors associated with characteristics such as poor health status, substance use, and suicide risk and to explore the extent to which the risk and protective factors identified cut across health-compromising behaviors. METHODS A survey was administered to representative samples of young people from 9 Caribbean countries. RESULTS Physi...

Risk Factors in Adolescent Hypertension

Hypertension is a complex and multifaceted disease, with many contributing factors. While diet and nutrition are important influences, the confounding effects of overweight and obesity, metabolic and genetic factors, racial and ethnic predispositions, socioeconomic status, cultural influences, growth rate, and pubertal stage have even more influence and make diagnosis quite challenging. The pre...

Lower Extremity Risk Factors in Iranian Adolescent Taekwondo Players

Background: Taekwondo is a martial art and contact sport in which the athletes' goal is to strike the opponent with maximal force. This fact exposes Taekwondo practitioners to the permanent risk of injuries. Therefore, this prospective study investigated the internal risk factors of lower extremity injuries among adolescent male taekwondo players. Methods: In total, 60 adolescent Taekwondo pla...

Comparison of Novel Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factors between Obese and Normal Adolescent

Background: Coronary artery disease is considered as the most common cause of death in all societies including Iran. This study seeks to compare the new risk factors of coronary-artery diseases in obese adolescents and control group.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, amongst the obese adolescents registered in the nutrition clinic of Ghaem Hospital, 80 individuals were selected. As the con...

Adolescent suicide. Risk factors and prevention.