Sentences with phrase «of coronary heart disease compared»

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In a cohort of nearly 300,000 women in China, mothers who breastfed their babies, compared with women who had never breastfed, had a significantly lower risk of cardiovascular disease, with adjusted hazard ratios of 0.91 (95 % CI 0.84 - 0.99) for coronary heart disease (CHD) and 0.92 (95 % CI 0.85 - 0.99) for stroke, reported Zhengming Chen, MBBS, DPhil, of the University of Oxford in England, and colleagues.

Compared with women who had never breastfed, those who breastfed between 0 - 6 months, 6 - 12 months, 12 - 18 months, 18 - 24 months, or over 24 months, respectively, had a 1 %, 7 %, 11 %, 13 %, and 18 % lower risk of coronary heart disease, with each additional 6 months of breastfeeding per child associated with 4 % lower risk (P < 0.001).

People who regularly eat nuts, including peanuts, walnuts and tree nuts, have a lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease or coronary heart disease compared to people who never or almost never eat nuts, according to a study published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Participants who ate peanuts or tree nuts two or more times per week had a 13 percent and 15 percent lower risk of cardiovascular disease, respectively, and a 15 percent and 23 percent, lower risk of coronary heart disease, respectively, compared to those who never consumed nuts.

The clear result of this clinical study — that the combination reduced strokes, heart attacks and cardiovascular death by practically 25 per cent compared to either drug alone in both patients with stable coronary or peripheral artery disease — caused the clinical trial to be stopped early, after 23 months, in February 2017.

To find out if complications of pregnancy might be associated with the risk of early coronary heart disease, the researchers compared 153 patients with acute coronary syndrome, which includes heart attack and angina, with the same number of healthy people matched for age and sex.

Compared to Americans of European - ancestry, African - Americans» increased hypertension prevalence contributes to a greater risk of stroke, coronary heart disease, and end - stage renal disease.

For example, compared to a 5ft 6inch tall person, a 5 foot tall person on average has a 32 % higher risk of coronary heart disease because of their relatively shorter stature.

New research shows patients with a history of chest discomfort due to coronary artery disease — a build up of plaque in the heart's arteries — who are subsequently diagnosed with depression are much more likely to suffer a heart attack or die compared with those who are not depressed.

In a new study from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) published in the April 26 issue of JAMA, researchers found that women who work more than 10 years of rotating night shift work had a 15 to 18 percent increased risk of developing coronary heart disease (CHD), the most common type of heart disease, as compared with women who did not work rotating night shifts.

Eligibility criteria for selecting studies Prospective cohort studies with at least 50 events, reporting hazard ratios or relative risks (both hereafter referred to as relative risk) compared with never smokers or age specific incidence in relation to risk of coronary heart disease or stroke.

It was found that individuals with a higher consumption of dietary magnesium had a 12 % reduced risk of stroke, a 10 % reduced risk of coronary heart disease, and a 26 % reduced risk of type - 2 diabetes when compared with individuals that had the lowest consumption of dietary magnesium.

In a Harvard study of over 40,000 male health professionals, researchers found that a high total dietary fiber intake was linked to a 40 % lower risk of coronary heart disease, compared to a low - fiber intake.

Their statistical analysis of the results implied a 24 % reduction in the rate of coronary heart disease in the group taking the drug compared with the placebo group; however, nonheart disease deaths in the drug group increased — deaths from cancer, stroke, violence and suicide.7 Even the conclusion that lowering cholesterol reduces heart disease is suspect.

People who replaced saturated fat in their diet with polyunsaturated fat (omega 3/6) reduce their risk of coronary heart disease by 19 percent, compared with control groups of people who do not.

Also, a randomized trial of estrogen plus medroxyprogesterone acetate (Provera) found no prevention of coronary heart disease in postmenopausal women compared to placebo 1.

We can talk about risk factors all we want, but compared to the veg group, did the coronary heart disease of the patients following the Atkins - like diets improve, worsen, or stay the same?

One study reported a 24 % increase in coronary heart disease in Finnish postmenopausal women using calcium supplements (with or without vitamin D) compared with non - users.37 Non-fatal myocardial infarction in US men using calcium supplements compared with non-users did not increase significantly, although the relative risk for each fifth of supplement intake ranged between 1.02 and 1.07.38

Compared with women, men are up to three times more likely to die of coronary heart disease, twice as likely to die of skin cancer, three times more likely to commit suicide — and much less likely to visit the doctor.