Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Subject "cardiovascular diseases"
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The relationship between indices of iron status and selected anthropometric cardiovascular disease risk markers in an African population: the THUSA study
(Clinics Cardive, 2011)There is evidence that certain indices of iron status are associated with anthropometric measures, which are used independently as markers of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. This study examined whether this association ... -
The usefulness of Y-glutamyltransferase as a marker of cardiovascular function in Africans and caucasians: the SABPA study
(Informa HealthcareTaylor & Francis, 2012)Aim. Serum γ-glutamyltransferase (GGT) is increasingly regarded as a marker of vascular function. However, the usefulness of this marker is in dispute. Gender and ethnic differences, as well as the serum level range where ...