A5043708625- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Folate and B Vitamins Research
- Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
- Renin-Angiotensin System Studies
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Sodium Intake and Health
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects
- Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
- Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
- Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
University of Wisconsin–Madison
2012-2025
Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina
2025
Clínica CES
2025
Universidad Libre de Colombia
2025
University of the City of Manila
2024
Industrial University of Santander
1997-2017
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
2016
Southeast University
2014
University of Wisconsin Health
2012
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
2012
Current knowledge of the impact cardiovascular risk factors in Latin America is limited.As part INTERHEART study, 1237 cases first acute myocardial infarction and 1888 age-, sex-, center-matched controls were enrolled from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Guatemala, Mexico. History smoking, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, diet, physical activity, alcohol consumption, psychosocial factors, anthropometry, blood pressure recorded. Nonfasting samples analyzed for apolipoproteins A-1 B-100....
Almost half of the world's population uses coal and biomass fuels for domestic energy. Limited evidence suggests that exposure to air pollutants from indoor combustion may be associated with elevated blood pressure (BP).Our aim was assess relationship between pollution BP in women rural China.We measured 24-hr personal integrated gravimetric fine particles < 2.5 µm aerodynamic diameter (PM2.5) systolic (SBP) diastolic (DBP) winter summer among 280 ≥ 25 years age living households using...
C-reactive protein (CRP), predicts coronary heart disease incidence in healthy subjects and has been associated with decreased endothelium-dependent relaxation, a potential risk factor for hypertension. However, the relationship between CRP hypertension not studied.To assess whether circulating levels of are independently related to essential hypertension.Cross-sectional population survey. We measured CRP, blood pressure cardiovascular factors among participants. Binomial regression was used...
Background It is unclear wheather the association between C-reactive protein (CRP) and incident coronary events free from bias confounding. Individuals homozygous for a +1444C>T polymorphism in CRP gene have higher circulating concentrations of CRP. Since distribution this occurs at random during gamete formation, its with should not be biased or confounded.
Abstract BACKGROUND Non-adherence to antihypertensive medication increases the risk of uncontrolled hypertension. Antihypertensive drug-related symptoms (side effects) are frequently cited as a main cause non-adherence, but with little support from prospective studies. We evaluated association between drug side effects and adherence treatment. METHODS collected data on number dose drugs at enrollment 3, 6, 9, 12 months follow-up in cohort 175 hypertensive patients starting or restarting...
Indoor air pollution (IAP) from domestic biomass combustion is an important health risk factor, yet direct measurements of personal IAP exposure are scarce. We measured 24-h integrated gravimetric to particles < 2.5 μm in aerodynamic diameter (particulate matter, PM₂.₅) 280 adult women and 240 children rural Yunnan, China. also indoor PM₂.₅ concentrations a random sample 44 kitchens. The geometric mean winter among was twice that summer [117 μg/m³ (95% CI: 107, 128) vs. 55 49, 62)]....
Limited knowledge on the prevalence and distribution of risk factors impairs planning implementation cardiovascular prevention programs in Latin American Caribbean (LAC) region.Prevalence hypertension, diabetes mellitus, abnormal lipoprotein levels, obesity, smoking were estimated from individual-level patient data pooled population-based surveys (1998-2007, n=31,009) eight LAC countries a national survey United States (US) population (1999-2004) Age gender specific age-gender adjusted...
Nonadherence to drug treatment is a major contributor antihypertensive failure. Mood disorders could impair the patient's desire and ability follow physician's recommendations. We evaluated role of symptoms depression anxiety on adherence treatment. conducted longitudinal cohort study in 20–70 years old patients starting treatment, without other chronic conditions, not taking mood-modifying drugs. Severity were at enrollment 3, 6, 9, 12 months follow-up, using Beck inventory-II (BDI-II)...
Experimental studies suggest oxidative stress could lead to the development of hypertension. Serum bilirubin is a major contributor antioxidant capacity in blood plasma and has been identified as an independent cardiovascular risk factor cohort studies. However, data on relationship between pressure are scarce inconclusive.We analysed from National Health Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) 1999-2012 (N=31069). Fifty multiple imputed sets were generated avoid selection/confounding bias...
Although cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of death in region, there few data on prevalence risk factors Latin American. We studied distribution and impact Bucaramanga, Colombia. conducted a cross-sectional study random sample 2989 subjects 15–64 years old. Population attributable risks were estimated from Framingham scores. Smoking was 16.2% (men 26.3%; women 10.5%). Hypertension 9.9% 8.8% men, but reached 50% those 60–64 After adjustment for body mass index, men more likely to be...