Browsing Faculty of Education by Author "10056173 - Malan, Nicolaas Theodor"
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Acute cardiometabolic responses facilitating a state of chronic hyperglycemia and renal impairment: the SABPA study
Joosten, Liezl (Wolters Kluwer, 2014)"Background: Augmented α-adrenergic response patterns are associated with vascular risk in Africans. The aims of this study were 1) to assess ethnic differences between glucose and cardiovascular responses during acute ... -
A challenged sympathetic system is associated with retinal vascular calibre in a black male cohort: the SABPA Study
Malan, Nicolaas T.; Von Känel, Roland; Smith, Wayne; Lambert, Gavin W.; Vilser, Walthard; Eikelis, Nina; Reimann, Manja; Malan, Leoné (Intech, 2016)Sympathetic system hyperactivity and depression are related to cardiac remodelling in Black men. We investigated whether sympathetic system hyperactivity and depressive symptoms are related to retinal vascular dysregulation. ... -
Coping and autonomic dysfunction act in tandem with alcohol-related subclinical atherosclerosis: the SAPBA study
Malan, L.; Oosthuizen, W.; Scheepers, J.D.; Malan, N.T. (Nova Science Publishers, 2014)"Introduction: Alcohol abuse is among the Westernized world‘s most common lifestyle factors contributing to sensitization of vascular structure and pathology. Gamma glutamyl transferase (γ-GT), as a marker of alcohol abuse, ... -
Coping mechanisms, perception of health and cardiovascular dysfunction in Africans
Malan, Leoné; Schutte, Aletta Elisabeth; Malan, Nicolaas Theodor; Wissing, Maria Philipina; Vorster, Hester Hendrina; Steyn, Hendrik Stefanus; Van Rooyen, Johannes Marthinus; Huisman, Hugo Willem (Elsevier, 2006)The purpose of this study was to compare active and passive coping strategies of Africans with perception of own health and cardiovascular data. The subjects included 236 apparently healthy Africans (men = 109; women = 127). ... -
Emotional stress as a risk for hypertension in sub-Saharan Africans: Are we ignoring the odds?
Malan, Leoné; Malan, Nico T. (Springer Link, 2017)"Globally most interventions focus on improving lifestyle habits and treatment regimens to combat hypertension as a non-communicable disease (NCD). However, despite these interventions and improved medical treatments, blood ... -
Microcirculation: an early prognostic factor in the control of blood pressure
Malan, Nico T.; Malan, Wayne X.; Schutte, Aletta Elisabeth (Hogrefe, 2015) -
The protective role of oestradiol against silent myocardial ischemia and hypertension risk in South African men: the SABPA study
Malan, Nicolaas T.; Von Känel, Roland; Steyn, Hendrik S.; Kruger, Ruan; Malan, Leoné (Elsevier, 2017)"Background: Oestradiol has a protective effect on coronary artery health in women but the effect it has on men, is controversial. A translational approach was followed to assess whether sex hormone levels are associated ... -
Specific coping strategies of Africans during urbanization: comparing cardiovascular responses and perception of health data
Malan, Leoné; Schutte, Aletta Elisabeth; Malan, Nicolaas Theodor; Wissing, Maria Philipina; Vorster, Hester Hendrina; Steyn, Hendrik Stefanus; Van Rooyen, Johannes Marthinus; Huisman, Hugo Willem (Elsevier, 2006)Specific coping mechanisms of Africans during urbanization were compared to and correlated with cardiovascular responses and perception of health data. Subjects included men (N = 286) and women (N = 360). The COPE questionnaire ...