Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Subject "Socio-economic status"
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Growth differentiating factor-15 and its association with traditional cardiovascular risk factors: the African-PREDICT study.
(Elsevier, 2020)Background and aims Growth differentiating factor-15 (GDF-15) is a stress-induced and cardio-protective cytokine, reported to be influenced by a number of cardiovascular risk factors. In older adults, GDF-15 associated ... -
Longitudinal influences of socio-economic status on visual-motor integration: the North-West Child Health, Integrated with Learning and Development study
(AOSIS, 2019)Background: Visual motor integration plays an important role in academic skills of learners in the early school years and can have an impact on their overall academic performance. Aim: This study aimed to determine the ... -
Relation of socio-economic status to the independent application of self-care in older persons of South Africa
(Elsevier, 2016)Background Many older persons in South Africa (SA) are affected by a poor socio-economic status, leading to an increase in the use of the public healthcare sector. However, the public healthcare sector is burdened by high ... -
Relationship between academic achievement, visual-motor integration, gender and socio-economic status: North-West Child Health Integrated with Learning and Development study
(AOSIS, 2020)Background: Inconsistencies are found regarding the relationship between academic achievement and visual-motor integration (VMI), gender and socio-economic status (SES). Aim: The study examined the associations between ... -
Relationship between body image and socio-economic status in South African adolescents: PAHL-study
(Stellenbosch Univ, 2016)The aim of this study was to determine the body image (BI) and its relationship with socio-economic status (SES) among adolescents. The 15-year-old adolescents (N=287), consisting of 111 boys and 176 girls, were grouped ... -
Socio-demographic and lifestyle factors predict 5-year changes in adiposity among a group of black South African adults
(MDPI, 2017)The rising prevalence of obesity and excessive adiposity are global public health concerns. Understanding determinants of changes in adiposity over time is critical for informing effective evidence-based prevention or ...
