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Treatment of early hypertension among persons living with HIV in Haiti: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundPeople living with HIV (PLWH) are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and death, with greater burdens of both HIV and CVD in lower-middle income countries.
Lily D Yan, Vanessa Rouzier, Eliezer Dade, Collette Guiteau, Jean Lookens Pierre, Stephano St-Preux, Miranda Metz, Suzanne Oparil, Jean William Pape, Margaret McNairy   +9 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Association of triglyceride glucose index and its combination of obesity indices with prehypertension in lean individuals: A cross‐sectional study of Chinese adults

The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 2020
For normal‐weight population, the management of prehypertension may be more beneficial by identifying insulin resistance (IR) status than relying solely on traditional indicators of obesity.
Z. Zeng, Suxuan Liu, Hao Xu, Xia Xu, X. Liu, Xian-Xian Zhao   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Prehypertension

Current Pharmaceutical Design, 2011
Blood pressure within prehypertensive levels confers higher cardiovascular risk. As prehypertension is also an intermediate stage for full hypertension, a precocious intervention with lifestyle changes or drugs is therefore appealing. Endothelial injury and dysfunction are thought to contribute to cardiovascular risk in prehypertension.
DI STEFANO, ROSSELLA, Barsotti MC, FELICE, FRANCESCA, Vlachopoulos C, BALBARINI, ALBERTO   +4 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Prevalence and risk factors for metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease in Sweden: Insights from the SCAPIS cohort

Journal of Internal Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Aims Metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is the most common chronic liver disease globally, but its prevalence and severity remain poorly characterized in the general population. Our aim was to estimate the prevalence of MASLD and the risk of advanced fibrosis in a large Swedish general population ...
Oumarou Nabi, Jonas Spaak, Göran Bergström, Gunnar Engström, Carl Johan Östgren, Andrei Malinovschi, Joel Kullberg, Anders Blomberg, Tomas Jernberg, Daniel P. Andersson, Hannes Hagström   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of prehypertension and associated risk factors among Chinese adults from a large-scale multi-ethnic population survey

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background Up to date, most of previous studies about Chinese prehypertension were conducted based on a small sample or in only one province, which could not represent the general population in China.
Tao Xu, Junting Liu, Guangjin Zhu, Junxiu Liu, Shaomei Han   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Significantly increased visceral adiposity index in prehypertension. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
The prevalence of prehypertension has increased in China, and prehypertension frequently progress to hypertension over a short time period; both have become public health problems. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the relationship between
Yanan Ding, Dongfeng Gu, Yanxuan Zhang, Wenjie Han, Hengliang Liu, Qingshan Qu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of Periodontal Treatment on Metabolic Syndrome Parameters: A Systematic Review

Oral Diseases, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To evaluate the effects of periodontal treatment on metabolic syndrome (MS) parameters and systemic inflammatory biomarker levels in patients affected by both MS and periodontitis. Methods A systematic search was conducted to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with a follow‐up ≥ 1 month comparing a more intense periodontal ...
Anna Simonelli, Filippo Citterio, Fabio Falcone, Francesco D'Aiuto, Nicola Marco Sforza, Salvatore Corrao, Giorgio Sesti, Leonardo Trombelli   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does Weight Status Impact Metabolic Health in Adolescents When Controlling for Physical Fitness? [PDF]

, 2019
Purpose: To determines whether adolescents who are fit with overweight/obesity are similar in their metabolic profile to adolescents who are fit and normal weight. Methods: Adolescents participated in 3 sessions: (1) resting vitals and anthropometrics;
Bement, Marie K. Hoeger, Harkins, April L., Skelton, Joseph, Stolzman, Stacy   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Vascular health and exercise in females throughout the lifespan: Exploring puberty, pregnancy and menopause

Experimental Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract This narrative review highlights the impact of exercise on vascular health in females over the lifespan with an emphasis on puberty, pregnancy and menopause. These events encompass substantial changes in sex hormone levels, particularly oestrogens and progesterone.
Kathleen B. Miller, M. Erin Moir, Brandon G. Fico   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence and risk factors associated with prehypertension in Shunde District, southern China

BMJ Open, 2014
Objective To explore the prevalence and combined cardiovascular risk factors of prehypertension in southern China.Design A retrospective study; the logistic regression model was used to find the risk factors of prehypertension.Setting The study was ...
Yuli Huang, Yunzhao Hu, Xiaoyan Cai, Wenke Qiu, Changhua Liu, Dingji Zhu, Jinghai Hua, Yanxian Wu, Dingli Xu   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source