Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Subject "socio-economic status"

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Association between nutritional awareness and diet quality: evidence from the observation of cardiovascular risk factors in Luxembourg (ORISCAV–LUX) study

Alkerwi, Ala'a; Sauvageot, Nicolas; Malan, Leoné; Shivappa, Nitin; Hébert, James R. (Mdpi Ag, 2015)

This study examined the association between nutritional awareness and diet quality, as indicated by energy density, dietary diversity and adequacy to achieve dietary recommendations, while considering the potentially ...
Smoking and vascular dysfunction in Africans and caucasians from South Africa

Schutte, Aletta Elisabeth; Van Rooyen, Johannes Marthinus; Zatu, Mandlenkosi Caswell (Clinics Cardive, 2011)

Background: Smoking is an important modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease, with limited research having been done in Africans. We aimed to determine the association between smoking and measurements of vascular ...