A sizeable group of biochemical, hematologic and physiologic variables that significantly affect the prognosis for diseases of aging, especially for coronary heart disease (CHD), were studied in 1017 submariners. Skinfold thickness in these subjects was determined to be higher than in most other groups of men of similar age; the total level of body fat was within the range of high normality. Se...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD), the world's primary cause of death and disability, represents a global health problem and involves a great public financial commitment in terms of both inability to work and pharmaceutical costs. CVD is characterized by a cluster of disorders, associated with complex interactions between multiple risk factors. The early identification of high cardiovascular risk su...

BACKGROUND Little is known regarding the cardiovascular disease risk factors among Chamorros residing in the United States. METHODS The Chamorro Directory International and the CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Questionnaire (BRFSS) were used to assess the health related practices and needs of a random sample of 228 Chamorros. RESULTS Inactivity, hypertension, elevated choles...

INTRODUCTION Systemic hypertension is one of the main risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Early diagnosis and treatment of hypertension in childhood can potentially have a significant impact on future adverse outcomes. OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship of diastolic (DBP) and systolic blood pressure (SBP) with anthropometric data and area of residence of children in municipa...

Rates of CHD have been shown to be considerably higher in men than women in all countries where reliable prevalence data are available, including those countries with low rates of the disease, such as Japan (World Health Organization, 1989). In the UK, for women at any given age, the death rate for CHD is approximately equivalent to that seen in men 10 years earlier (Fig. 1). This earlier prese...

It is regrettable that although the incidence of fatal coronary heart disease on the other side of the Atlantic and in Australia is falling, the toll here, even if not increasing at the great pace of the 'fifties and 'sixties, is only just beginning to level off. Few of us can afford to be complacent, and we as paediatricians have a duty to sow the seeds of longevity in our patients. For these ...

background: population attributable fraction (paf) is one of the most practical measures for estimating the burden of risk factors with some challenges in its calculation. cardiovascular disease (cvd) is the first cause of death worldwide and the estimation of accurate pafs for cvd risk factors is of great importance in conducting preventive strategies. our aim was to estimate the pafs of cvd r...

background: cardiovascular disease (cvd) is the cause of one third of deaths worldwide and this will progress because of increasing cvd's risk factors. the most basic task of dealing with the epidemic of cvd is primary prevention of risk factors. as atherogenic index of plasma (aip) is a strong marker to predict the risk of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease, we assessed the correlation...