Browsing by Subject "Africans"
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Acute cardiometabolic responses facilitating a state of chronic hyperglycemia and renal impairment: the SABPA study
(Wolters Kluwer, 2014)"Background: Augmented α-adrenergic response patterns are associated with vascular risk in Africans. The aims of this study were 1) to assess ethnic differences between glucose and cardiovascular responses during acute ... -
Alcohol consumption and cardiovascular disease risk in an African population in transition: the prospective urban and rural epidemiology (PURE) study
(Medpharm Publications, 2010)Objective: There is evidence showing a cardioprotective effect of light to moderate alcohol consumption in many populations. Whether alcohol consumption reduces cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in an African population ... -
Alcohol intake and cardiovascular function of black South Africans : a 5-year prospective study
(2015)Motivation - Alcohol consumption is one of the major risk factors of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Excessive alcohol drinking is the fifth leading cause of death worldwide and the prevalence of alcohol abuse continues to ... -
Arterial stiffness profiles: investigating various sections of the arterial tree of African and caucasian people
(Informa healthcare, 2011)In Africans, arterial stiffness progression seems more pronounced compared to Caucasians. We compared the arterial stiffness profiles of different age groups and focused on muscular arteries and two more central arterial ... -
The association between physical activity, blood pressure and renin in black African teachers : the SABPA study
(North-West University, 2011)Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine associations between physical activity (PA), blood pressure (BP) and renin in urban black Africans. Methods: The study sample included 137 urban African males (N=68) and ... -
Association of alcohol consumption with specific biomarkers: a cross-sectional study in South Africa
(BioMed Central, 2015)Alcohol consumption plays an important role in the health transition associated with urbanization in developing countries. Thus, reliable tools for assessing alcohol intake levels are necessary. We compared two biological ... -
Associations between biological alcohol consumption markers, reported alcohol intakes, and biological health outcomes in an African population in transition
(North-West University, 2008)BACKGROUND Alcohol consumption probably plays an important role in the transition associated with urbanisation in developing countries. The World Health Organisation recently stated that alcohol consumption is the fifth ... -
Associations between reactive oxygen species, blood pressure and arterial stiffness in black South Africans: the SABPA study
(Springer Nature, 2012)Many mechanisms, including oxidative stress, contribute to hypertension. This study investigated the possible associations between oxidative stress, blood pressure and arterial stiffness in black South Africans. Ambulatory ... -
Blunted neuro-endocrine responses linking depressive symptoms and ECG left ventricular hypertrophy in black Africans: the SABPA study
(Wolters Kluwer, 2014)Objective: Chronic psychosocial stress as experienced in an urban environment plays an important role in the aetiology of depression-related cardiovascular risk. It is uncertain whether acute mental stress responses aggravate ... -
Cardiovascular disease risk assessment in HIV-infected black South Africans : a longitudinal study
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)A double burden of non-communicable -and communicable diseases exists in South Africa which include high prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Coronary heart disease ...