Browsing Health Sciences by Subject "Cortisol"
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Double product and psychological distress in a bi-ethnic urban South African cohort : the SABPA study
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Argument: Hypertension contributes to the development of cardiovascular diseases. Several factors contribute to the development of hypertension, such as obesity, alcohol abuse and psychological distress. Black Africans ... -
Neuro-endocrine coping responses in African and Caucasian teachers from the North-West Province : the SABPA study
(2015)MOTIVATION - Myocardial infarction, stroke and hypertension (HT) prevalence have escalated in urban Africans. Psychosocial stress and behavioural defensive coping (DefS) have been depicted as important contributory factors ... -
The relationship between cortisol, c-reactive protein and hypertension in the development of cardiovascular dysfunction in African and Caucasian women : the POWIRS study
(2009)Motivation: C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and other risk factors such as cortisol and obesity in the diagnosis of cardiovascular dysfunction (CVD) in African and Caucasian women has become increasingly imperative when one ...