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QTc prolongation, increased NT-proBNP and pre-clinical myocardial wall remodeling in excessive alcohol consumers: the SABPA study
(Elsevier, 2018)
Alcohol contributes greatly to vascular and structural modifications. Due to differences in the metabolism and tolerance of alcohol between ethnic groups, the manner of these modifications may differ. We investigated the ...
Association between nutritional awareness and diet quality: evidence from the observation of cardiovascular risk factors in Luxembourg (ORISCAV–LUX) study
(Mdpi Ag, 2015)
This study examined the association between nutritional awareness and diet quality, as indicated by energy density, dietary diversity and adequacy to achieve dietary recommendations, while considering the potentially ...
Defensive coping facilitated a smaller cortisol-to-estradiol ratio and a higher hypertension risk: the SABPA study
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)
Objectives: Taxing psychosocial stress and defensive coping have been associated with hypoactivity in cortisol, a vasoconstrictive agent. Estradiol has vasodilatory properties with cardio- and neuroprotective effects. It ...
Differences in MetS marker prevalence between black African and Caucasian teachers from the North West Province: Sympathetic activity and ambulatory blood pressure in Africans (SABPA) study
(Medpharm, 2011)
Background: The aim of this study was to compare metabolic syndrome (MetS) prevalence between black and Caucasian Africans using different definitions, and secondly, to determine the association between MetS, anthropometric ...
Dimethylarginines: their vascular and metabolic roles in Africans and Caucasians
(BioScintifica, 2010)
Objective
Alarming increases in hypertension and type 2 diabetes among Africans accentuate the need to identify factors that could serve as targets for prevention or treatment. In Caucasian populations, asymmetric ...
Cardiovascular function and psychological distress in urbanised black South African : The SABPA study
(Clinics cardiv publishing, 2010)
Serum calcium revisited: associations with 24-h ambulatory blood pressure and cardiovascular reactivity in Africans
(Nature, 2010)
Sub-Saharan Africans face an increasing burden of hypertension. Although controversial, recent experimental evidence strongly suggests that serum calcium contributes to elevated blood pressure through increased vascular ...
The contribution of the C-824T tyrosine hydroxylase polymorphism to the prevalence of hypertension in a South African cohort: the SABPA study
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)
The C-824T single nucleotide polymorphism in the promoter region of the tyrosine hydroxylase gene has been associated with hypertension. It is well documented that African South Africans exhibit a higher prevalence of ...
Validation of the Teacher Stress Inventory (TSI) in a multicultural context: the SABPA study
(UP, 2018)
The aim of this study was to validate the Teacher Stress Inventory (TSI) for use in a South African context. The process of
scale validation also sheds significant light on this culturally diverse group of participants’ ...
Blood pressure variability is significantly associated with ECG left ventricular mass in normotensive Africans: the SABPA study
(Nature Publishing Group, 2011)
The prognostic significance of blood pressure (BP) variability has lately enjoyed considerable attention. The need for early markers of cardiovascular dysfunction is imperative in black South Africans who have a significant ...