Browsing Faculty of Education by Subject "Africans"
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Acute cardiometabolic responses facilitating a state of chronic hyperglycemia and renal impairment: the SABPA study
(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
(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
(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
(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). ... -
Specific coping strategies of Africans during urbanization: comparing cardiovascular responses and perception of health data
(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 ...