Browsing by Subject "Perception of health"
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The association between central obesity and psychological distress in a group of urban Africans : the SABPA study
(North-West University, 2012)Introduction: Obesity plays an important role in the development of the metabolic syndrome, with central obesity being included as a required prerequisite in the most recent definition of the metabolic syndrome by the ... -
Cardiovascular function and psychological distress in urbanised black South Africans : the SABPA study
(North-West University, 2009)Motivation: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, with the greatest mortality rates occurring in low and middle income countries. The increase in the prevalence of risk factors such ... -
Psychological well-being and cardiovascular function in obese African women : the POWIRS study
(North-West University, 2006)Motivation: Abdominal obesity (hereafter referred to as "obesity") is becoming the biggest "global epidemic" of our modern times. It is associated with a range of diseases, including cardiovascular diseases and hypertension. ...