Sentences with phrase «hypertension among»

Kitzman et al report that the replicated programme in Memphis, Tennessee reduced child injuries and ingestions, subsequent pregnancies, and pregnancy induced hypertension among families visited by nurses; it also improved the home environment.

Perceptions and Thirst for Knowledge Regarding Hypertension among Rural Dwellers in Isunjaba, Imo State, Nigeria: A Qualitative Study

Blood Pressure Patterns and Factors Associated with Relative Hypertension among Steady State Sickle Cell Disease Patients in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: A Cross-Sectional Study

One study found a 19 % lower risk of hypertension among men who ate more than 7 servings of whole grain breakfast cereal a week compared with those who ate one or less.

«When all major factors are taken into account, the differences between races for heart failure largely evaporate in the absence of diabetes and hypertension among African Americans,» says senior study investigator João Lima, M.D.

The risk of hypertension related to the weekly drinking amount by non-flushers and flushers was analyzed and compared with the risk of hypertension among non-drinkers.

The study is believed to be the first to examine for hypertension among individuals who self - reported various frequencies of insomnia symptoms.

Since the chemicals were discovered, researchers have found a relationship between PCB concentrations in blood and decreased cognitive and thyroid function, and elevated risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and hypertension among the Mohawk Nation, said David Carpenter, director of the Institute for Health and the Environment at the University at Albany.

In a national sample of approximately 1500 adults older than 50, negative social interactions were associated with a greater risk for hypertension among women and individuals ages 51 to 64.

«Negative Social Interactions and Incident Hypertension among Older Adults» by Rodlescia S. Sneed, PhD, and Sheldon Cohen, PhD, of Carnegie Mellon University.

«Higher incidence rates of hypertension among African American service members despite equitable access to health care.»

Her career has focused on addressing health disparities in hypertension among African Americans.

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Research shows an alkaline diet can help reduce the risk of hypertension, diabetes, arthritis, and low bone density, among other things.)

The randomized study aimed to determine if the Medisafe smartphone app could improve self - reported medication adherence and blood pressure control among hypertension patients.

Obesity, diabetes, hypertension, HIV / AIDS — all these occur at higher rates among Black women.

Major changes are needed to encourage the health of the nation's youth and to reverse the growing trends of obesity, early - onset diabetes, and hypertension, among other chronic diseases, in children and teens.

To account for potential overlap among hypertension, diabetes, and MI, we modeled transitions over time between comorbid disease states using a first - order Markov process.

Of note, our models may underestimate the true maternal costs of suboptimal breastfeeding; we modeled the effects of lactation on only five maternal health conditions despite data linking lactation with other maternal health outcomes.46 In addition, women in our model could not develop type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, or MI before age 35 years, although these conditions are becoming increasingly prevalent among young adults.47 Although some studies have found an association between lactation and rates of postmenopausal diabetes22, 23 and cardiovascular disease, 10 we conservatively limited the duration of lactation's effect on both diabetes and MI.

Food insecurity — even marginal food security (a less severe level of hardship often not included as food insecurity)-- is associated with some of the most common and costly health problems among adults and older adults, including fair or poor health status, diabetes, obesity (primarily among women), hypertension, and depression.

Maternal characteristics and first - and second - trimester aneuploidyscreening analytes were analyzed using logistic binomial regression.Placental abruption was more frequent among women ofAsian race, age older than 34 years, women with chronic andpregnancy - associated hypertension, preeclampsia, preexisting diabetes, previous preterm birth, and interpregnancy interval less than 6 months.

We performed a retrospective cohort analysis of pregnancies among women with moderate to complex congenital heart disease or pulmonary hypertension over a 12 - year period, resulting in a cohort of 107 cases in 65 women.

Black, non-Hispanic service members had a rate of 24.4 new diagnoses of hypertension per 1,000 person - years (p - yrs), nearly 50 percent higher than the rates among members of all the other racial and ethnic groups studied, according to the analysis published in the Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, a peer - reviewed journal on illnesses and injuries affecting service members.

«The additional sodium is even more worrisome because the average daily sodium intake among Americans is already so far above the recommended upper limit, posing a significant public health concern, such as hypertension and heart disease,» he said.

A major risk factor of heart failure is high blood pressure, or hypertension, which is more common among African - Americans.

The study also found that the prevalence of hypertension within the Hispanic community increased with increasing age, and was highest among those with Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Dominican backgrounds.

Among patients with hypertension at high risk of cardiovascular disease, a program that consisted of patients measuring their blood pressure and adjusting their antihypertensive medication accordingly resulted in lower systolic blood pressure at 12 months compared to patients who received usual care, according to a study in the August 27 issue of JAMA.

«There has long been consensus among hypertension specialists that some, but not all, people are «salt sensitive,»» Cohen says.

The risk of hypertension was 24 % decreased among men with a sauna frequency of 2 - 3 times a week, and 46 % lowered among men who had a sauna 4 - 7 times a week.

Fatigue and hypertension were among the most common clinically relevant side effects.

Lee noted that her 2007 study showed that alcohol retained its protective effect even among smokers, people with a high body mass index and those with hypertension.

A new study in the American Journal of Hypertension, published by Oxford University Press, suggests that higher yogurt intake is associated with lower cardiovascular disease risk among hypertensive men and women.

Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death among homeless people, probably because they have a high rate of traditional risk factors such as smoking or undiagnosed or untreated hypertension, diabetes or high cholesterol, combined with the stress and low socio - economic status associated with homelessness.

Among its many function, NO relaxes muscles surrounding blood vessels, which reduces blood pressure — a property that led Zapol and his colleagues to investigate its use to treat hypertension in vessels supplying the lungs.

Approximately 4 in 10 deaths associated with pulmonary hypertension occur among patients under 75 years old.

Long - term sleep loss may affect the cardiovascular, endocrine, immune and nervous systems with severe consequences including hypertension, obesity and mental health disorders, among others.

«For now, a tailored application of available data to the constellation of comorbidities and healthcare priorities of a particular patient remains the best approach for individualized hypertension management among older adults with CKD.»

Among the major findings: • Compared with their sister (s) who had normal blood pressures during pregnancy, women who had hypertension in pregnancy were 75 % more likely to develop hypertension later in life.

Among the total group of patients, those who took PPIs were less likely to have vascular disease, cancer, diabetes, hypertension, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, but PPI use was linked with a 10 % increased risk of CKD and a 76 % increased risk of dying prematurely.

The connection between hypertension and heart disease, he noted, is somewhat different among blacks and whites.

The median age for the patients was 59 years, with hypertension being the most common risk factor among them (81 %).

Previous studies had found that calcium scores were effective in predicting heart disease among adults with known heart disease risk factors, such as hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, current smoking or a family history of heart disease.

Lingering hypertension is common and may go unnoticed among women who have severe pre-eclampsia during pregnancy, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Hhypertension is common and may go unnoticed among women who have severe pre-eclampsia during pregnancy, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal HypertensionHypertension.

Some 54 % of Chinese adults aged 45 and older now have hypertension, according to the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, among the highest rates in the world.

It is a metabolic disease very prevalent in developed countries and a significant risk factor for developing certain pathologies and alterations like insulin resistance, diabetes, fatty liver, alterations in plasma lipids and hypertension, among others.

«Our findings support the Million Hearts ® goal of improving hypertension control to reduce CVD morbidity and mortality, especially among states with high hypertension prevalence and a low proportion of antihypertensive medication use among people with hypertension,» says Dr. Bowman.

A study late last year indicated that making prescription refills more affordable and accessible may reduce disparities among hypertension patients.

Among patients with hypertension who received the automated phone calls, those who also had cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease and diabetes were up to 8.4 percent more likely to achieve better blood pressure control than those who did not have these conditions.

In August of this year, Kaiser Permanente researchers published findings showing that Kaiser Permanente Northern California had nearly doubled the rate of blood pressure control among adult members with diagnosed hypertension between 2001 and 2009, going from 43.6 percent in 2001 to 80.4 percent in 2009.

A global study showed that there were sex differences among various risk factors for MI; besides diabetes, also hypertension, low physical activity, and high alcohol intake were stronger predictors for MI in women rather than in men (270).

The number of people in Bangladesh dying from chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes and hypertension — long considered diseases of the wealthy because the poor didn't tend to live long enough to develop them — increased dramatically among the nation's poorest households over a 24 - year period, suggests new research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health