Risk factor levels for cardiovascular disease

Factor VII assays, plasma triglyceride levels, and cardiovascular disease risk.

Underweight: another risk factor for cardiovascular disease?

Obesity is a well-established risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), but the underweight population of body mass index (BMI) below 18.5kg/m has not been an object of concern. The objective of this study is to investigate whether underweight could be an independent risk factor for CVD in a population-based cross-sectional study. Cross-sectional data of 2013 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveill...

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Variables

As part of a study to describe the early natural history of atherosclerosis, 714 children, 2'/2 to 51/2 years of age, were examined. Height, weight, triceps skinfold, blood pressure, serum lipids and lipoproteins, and a complete physical examination were obtained on each child. Black children were both taller and heavier than white children, but triceps skinfolds were greater for whites. Mean b...

Impact of having one cardiovascular risk factor on other cardiovascular risk factor levels in adolescents.

AIM Little is known about the impact of having one cardiovascular (CV) risk factor on the levels of other CV risk factors in the general adolescent population. We hypothesized that when adolescents have one CV risk factor, the levels of other CV risk factors worsen simultaneously. METHODS Subjects consisted of 1,257 healthy adolescent volunteers (549 males and 708 females) aged 15-18 years. A...

[Renal disease as a cardiovascular risk factor].

Mailing Address: Roberto Jorge da Silva Franco • Rua Carlos Guadanini, 1805 18610-120 – Botucatu, SP Brazil E-mail: [email protected] An estimated 10% of the American population has some degree of renal disease, although asymptomatic. In Brazil, no data are available on the prevalence of chronic renal disease. A number of studies show a direct and close relationship between the degree of re...