Browsing Health Sciences by Subject "Blood pressure"
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Associations between cardiorespiratory fitness and changes in cardiovascular clustered risk factors in 10–3-year-old children : the NW-CHILD Study
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2022)International and South African literature indicated two main findings regarding adolescent body composition, blood pressure and cardiorespiratory fitness. Primarily, literature made it evident that as cardiorespiratory fitness ... -
Brain derived neurotrophic factor and structural vascular disease in black Africans : the SABPA study
(2014)Motivation - Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a protein complex, synthesised and secreted mainly by the central nervous system and is involved in neuronal maintenance. Research suggests that BDNF is implicated ... -
Dietary calcium intake and obesity in adult women : the POWIRS study
(North-West University, 2004)Background: The role of dietary calcium in weight management is gaining support in the nutrition research community. It has been hypothesized that high calcium diets protect against fat gain by creating a balance of lipolysis ... -
Endothelial function and vascular health of black South Africans : the significance of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2021)Background and motivation - Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), a serine protease inhibitor known for its classic role in fibrinolysis, has in recent years gained attention for its association with impaired vascular ... -
Haemostatic markers and cardiovascular function in black and white South Africans : the SABPA study
(2015)Motivation - In the black population of South Africa, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is rapidly increasing due to urbanisation. Stroke is usually accompanied by a pro-thrombotic haemostatic profile. Changing lifestyle factors ... -
Investigation of potential cardiovascular effects of the Pheroid® delivery system in conscious rats
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2019)Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible cardiovascular effects of the Pheroid® drug delivery system and to determine the possible central nervous effects of its combination with cannabidiol (CBD) in the ... -
Die invloed van musiek op die middelkinderjare–kind se stresbelewing tydens forensiese onderhoudvoering
(North-West University, 2010)This study describes and evaluates the possible stress experience of a child in his/her middle–childhood years during an social work interview in forensic practice. The possible use of a music intervention was investigated ... -
Longitudinale veranderinge in oorgewig, obesiteit, bloeddruk en motoriese behendigheid van laerskoolleerders in die Noordwes Provinsie : die NW-CHILD studie
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2022)Overweight and obesity are increasing among the child population. In addition to the health risk that an overweight and/or obese child may experience, increasing research indicates the negative association it has on motor ... -
'n Motoriese, fisieke en liggaamsamestellingsprofiel en die effek van 'n perseptueel–motoriese ontwikkelingsprogram by graad 1–leerders in die Noordwes–Provinsie
(North-West University, 2012)Several researchers have reported that the perceptual-motor skills of today’s children are not optimally developed. Furthermore, childhood obesity has increased worldwide and is a cause for concern due to the effect that ... -
Nurses' knowledge and skill of blood pressure measurement technique in a private hospital setting
(2013)Background: Nurses are responsible for the monitoring and assessment of blood pressure in the clinical setting. Increasing evidence has demonstrated that inaccurate measurement technique often leads to the misclassification ...