Recent Trends in Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Factors: Yugoslavia

1994 ◽  
pp. 75-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Srecko I. Nedeljković ◽  
Miodrag Č. Ostojić ◽  
Milija R. Vukotić ◽  
Miodrag Z. Grujić
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Recent Trends

Recent Trends in Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Factors in the Seven Countries: The Netherlands

1994 ◽  
pp. 127-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. M. Monique Verschuren ◽  
Henriette A. Smit ◽  
Edith M. Van Leer ◽  
Jacob C. Seidell ◽  
Daan Kromhout
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Recent Trends

Recent Trends in Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Factors in the Seven Countries Study: Japan

1994 ◽  
pp. 63-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshinori Koga ◽  
Ryuichi Hashimoto ◽  
Hisashi Adachi ◽  
Makoto Tsuruta ◽  
Hiromi Tashiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Seven Countries Study ◽  
Recent Trends

Serum Retinol and β-carotene Levels and Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease in Morbid Obesity

2010 ◽  
Vol 80 (3) ◽  
pp. 159-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriela Villaça Chaves ◽  
Gisele Gonçalves de Souza ◽  
Andréa Cardoso de Matos ◽  
Dra. Wilza Abrantes Peres ◽  
Silvia Elaine Pereira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Morbid Obesity ◽  
Serum Levels ◽  
World Health ◽  
Morbidly Obese ◽  
Serum Retinol ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Β Carotene

Objective: To evaluate retinol and β-carotene serum levels and their relationship with risk factors for cardiovascular disease in individuals with morbid obesity, resident in Rio de Janeiro. Methodology: Blood serum concentrations of retinol and β-carotene of 189 morbidly obese individuals were assessed. The metabolic syndrome was identified according to the criteria of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) and World Health Organization (WHO). Lipid profile, insulin resistance, basal insulin, glycemia, blood pressure, and anthropometry and their correlation with retinol and β-carotene serum levels were evaluated. Results: Metabolic syndrome diagnosis was observed in 49.0% of the sample. Within this percentage the levels of β-carotene were significantly lower when body mass index increased. Serum retinol didn't show this behavior. Serum retinol inadequacy in patients with metabolic syndrome (61.3%), according to WHO criterion, was higher (15.8%) than when the whole sample was considered (12.7%). When metabolic syndrome was diagnosed by NCEP criterion, β-carotene inadequacy was higher (42.8%) when compared to the total sample (37.5%). There was a significant difference between average β-carotene values of patients with and without metabolic syndrome (p=0.048) according to the classification of the NCEP. Lower values were found in patients with metabolic syndrome. Conclusion: Considering the vitamin A contribution in antioxidant protection, especially when risk factors for cardiovascular disease are present, it is suggested that great attention be given to morbidly obese. This could aid in prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease, which affects a significant part of the population.

Risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Michigan

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanne G. Hogan ◽  
Ann P. Rafferty
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease
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