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... adaptations – acclimatization (involving whole organism and physiologic systems adaptations) and thermotolerance ... of the literature on the influence of ambient heat on health ( Margolis 2013 ), a key point to emerge is that in ... activity for prevention/management of other chronic diseases and for healthy aging. In contrast to physical ...- 2014-09-15 17:03 - 1 comment
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... 6% among American Indians, higher than for all other racial and ethnic groups, including Blacks (4%) and Whites (2%). ... Risk in Communities Study (ARIC) and the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS). 9-11 The ARIC and CHS enrolled Black ... 2-hour glucose challenge, prevalent diabetes, blood lipids, albuminuria, body mass index, and waist:hip ratio), ...- 2014-09-24 13:13 - 3 comments
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Background and Purpose: In people without a history of stroke, covert ... pressure and heart rate. Methods: In the Cardiovascular Health Study, a longitudinal cohort study of cardiovascular disease in older adults, we used relative risk (RR) ...- 2014-09-02 11:24 - 5 comments
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... stroke polyunsaturated fatty acids epidemiology Background and purpose: Stroke is a leading cause of mortality and ... secondary prevention settings that limits the inference for healthy individuals (5). These trials are also limited by ... Dr. Irena King, current director Dr. Xiaoling Song). Total lipids are extracted from plasma using the method of Folch, ...- 2014-09-24 09:04 - 4 comments
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... (CVD) Introduction Among older adults, associations of LDL and total cholesterol with CVD risk are attenuated, but ... Evaluate the relative influence of correlated lipoproteins/lipids modeled individually and jointly. Evaluate ... events and total mortality: The Cardiovascular Health Study ...- 2014-09-19 16:44 - 4 comments
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coronary artery disease CHD CABG coronary artery bypass graft PCI ... the aging population. It is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity. 1 At the age of 40, the lifetime risk of CHD ... were performed in US hospitals in 2011. 3 Cardiovascular health and disease are linked to cognitive health. 4-6 ...- 2014-09-30 15:51 - 4 comments
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health related quality of life (HRQL) heart failure incident ... mortality risk factors depression Introduction [Rationale and background]: A multidimensional construct, health related quality of life (HRQL) refers to how a ...- 2014-09-05 17:29
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... in community based cohorts from the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS), Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study, and Dallas Heart Study (DHS). Participants were divided into ... risk stratification in patients with chronic cardiovascular diseases and the general population compared to conventional ...- 2014-09-18 13:54 - 7 comments
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Context Anemia and thyroid dysfunction often co-occur and both increase ... with age. Human data on the relationship between thyroid disease and anemia are scarce. Objective To investigate ... These findings are also supported by the Busselton Health Study. In that study, higher levels of thyroid ...- 2014-09-25 04:39 - 5 comments
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... with rare, often devastating, Mendelian disorders1 and Darwin was one of the first to recognise that such ... to investigate the inbreeding effects on traits of public health importance by measuring the overall length of ... whereas many important risk factors for late-onset complex diseases have not. inbreeding depression Genetics CHARGE ...- 2014-09-05 18:02