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Monitoring the reduction of sodium content of selected food items using label information in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)
Background Hypertension is a growing concern, not only in South Africa, but worldwide. Sodium (salt) intake has been proven to have a major effect on the development of cardiovascular diseases and hypertension. It will ...
Retrospective analysis of the prescribing patterns of calcium channel blockers in a section of the private health care sector of South Africa
(North-West University, 2010)
Background: Calcium channel blockers are mainly divided into antihypertensive and antianginal treatment agents. In 2000 it was estimated that 972 million adults worldwide were living with hypertension and it is expected ...
Self care and patients with hypertension at primary health care clinics
(North-West University, 2012)
This study focuses on self care among patients with hypertension visiting primary health care clinics in the Naledi sub-district in the North-West Province. Hypertension is one of the chronic diseases that shorten the ...
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 ...
Cardiovascular function and psychological distress in urbanised black South Africans : the SABPA study
(North-West University, 2009)
Motivation: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, with the greatest mortality rates occurring in low and middle income countries. The increase in the prevalence of risk factors such ...
Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 and large artery structure and function in young individuals : the African-PREDICT study
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)
Motivation - In sub-Saharan Africa, the burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) is increasing at an alarming rate. This may be due to the rapid urbanisation of traditional black populations, leading to lifestyle changes ...
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 ...
The relationship between cardiovascular risk factors and knowledge of cardiovascular disease in African men in the North-West Province
(2014)
BACKGROUND Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major health problem worldwide. In South Africa, the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is often underestimated. The prevalence of CVD is very high, especially in urban ...
Soluble Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor : exploring its potential as a marker of cardiovascular disease development in black South Africans of the PURE study
(2015)
Motivation - In South Africa, various transitional changes parallel detrimental modifications in lifestyle behaviour of especially the lower socio-economic communities. We are currently double-burdened by a high prevalence ...
Vascular and metabolic profile of 5-year sustained hypertensive versus normotensive black South Africans
(2014)
Motivation - A close association exists between hypertension and arterial stiffness. Whether the increased arterial stiffness seen in hypertensives are due to structural or functional adaptations in the vasculature is ...