Browsing by Subject "Longitudinal"
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The African prospective study on the early detection and identification of cardiovascular disease and hypertension (African-PREDICT): design, recruitment and initial examination
(Sage, 2019)Background: Globally hypertension is stabilising, but in sub-Saharan Africa the incidence of hypertension remains on an increase. Although this might be attributed to poor healthcare and ineffective antihypertensive ... -
Anti-epileptic prescribing patterns in the South African private health sector (2008-2013)
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)Background: Little is known about longitudinal prescribing practices for anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) in South Africa. The prescribing patterns and associated direct medicine costs of AEDs in the private ... -
Antibiotic usage in South Africa: a longitudinal analysis of medicine claims data
(2014)The main aim of the study was to determine the prescribing patterns of antibiotics with an emphasis on fluoroquinolones in the private health sector of South Africa. The empirical study followed a quantitative, descriptive, ... -
Attenuated IGF-1 predicts all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in a Black population: a five-year prospective study
(Sage Publications Ltd, 2016)Background: Inconsistent findings are reported on whether insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) is protective or harmful in predicting hypertension, carotid wall thickness and mortality. We determined the five-year ... -
Die effek van die groeiversnellingsfase op antropometriese–, motoriese– en fisieke veranderinge by seuns tydens middeladolessensie
(2013)During the growth spurt (GS) which forms part of the mid-adolescence period of boys (13-17 years), considerable changes take place in the body composition of boys. It is therefore an unstable period where imbalances in ... -
Evaluating several biomarkers as predictors of aortic stiffness in young and older Africans, not consuming alcohol based on self-report
(Elsevier, 2018)Aims Black populations from sub-Saharan Africa have a high prevalence of cardiovascular disease, which places significant strain on public health systems. Aortic stiffness is a prominent risk factor for cardiovascular ... -
A health profile associated with excessive alcohol use independently predicts aortic stiffness over 10 years in black South Africans
(Wolters Kluwer, 2017)Objective: Black populations exhibit higher arterial stiffness than whites and suffer a disproportionate burden of cardiovascular disease. It is therefore important to identify modifiable health behaviours predicting large ... -
Large arterial stiffness and associated cardiovascular risk factors in black South Africans
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)Motivation: Sub-Saharan African countries face a double burden of disease due to a high prevalence of infectious diseases such as Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection (HIV) and tuberculosis, as well as non-communicable ... -
Longitudinal effects of contextual and proximal factors on mother-infant interactions among Brazilian adolescent mothers
(Elsevier, 2016)Adolescent mothers often come from vulnerable backgrounds which might impact the quality of both maternal and infant behavior. Despite the negative impact of adolescent motherhood for maternal and infant behavior, social ... -
Risikoprofiele gebaseer op visueel-motoriese agterstande by 9- tot 10-jarige leerders in die Noordwes Provinsie : die NW-CHILD studie
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Die doel van die onderhawige studie was drieledig. Eerstens, om die invloed van geslag, ras en sosio-ekonomiese status (SES) op die visueel-motoriese integrasie status van nege- tot 10-jarige leerders, woonagtig in die ...