Search for dissertations about: "dyslipidaemia"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 30 swedish dissertations containing the word dyslipidaemia.
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16. Dog Ownership and Cardiovascular Disease
Abstract : The relationship between pet ownership and human health has been studied extensively; however, the effect of dog ownership on human health has had conflicting results. The overall aim of this research project was to investigate the impact of dog ownership, and the death of the dog, on human cardiovascular health and all-cause mortality. READ MORE
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17. Bariatric surgery : predictors of outcome : results from a national database (SOREG) with particular emphasis on patients’ age
Abstract : A global pandemic of obesity and its health-related concerns, in form of comorbidities, increased risk of mortality, and reduced health-related quality of life, is ongoing. At the same time, conservative treatment for obesity, including life-style changes (mainly diet regimens and physical activity), is most often associated with unsatisfactory long-term results, and the most effective treatment for obesity itself as well as obesity-related health problems is surgery (1-3). READ MORE
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18. Movement performance in elderly women. Relation to neuroimaging findings, medical conditions and activities of daily living
Abstract : Aims: To study age-related changes of movement performance and their relation to cerebral white matter lesions, brain atrophy, obesity indices, serum lipids, medical conditions and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL).Methods: Study samples were part of the Prospective Population Study of Women and the Gerontological and Geriatric Population Studies (H 70) in Göteborg, Sweden. READ MORE
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19. Genes implicated in the development of obesity and obesity-related disease
Abstract : Obesity is a major health problem because of its dramatic increase in prevalence and the association of obesity with type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, hypertension and stroke. Although mutations in certain genes have been shown to cause obesity, the molecular mechanisms underlying obesity and obesity-related disease are still largely unknown. READ MORE
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20. Ischaemic heart disease - risk assessment, diagnosis, and secondary preventive treatment in primary care : with special reference to the relevance of exercise ECG
Abstract : Background: Ischaemic heart disease is a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to most general practitioners. We sought to identify diagnostic characteristics and prognoses of patients in primary care that received exercise electrocardiography (ECG). We compared the ECG test results with respect to probability of subsequent cardiologist referrals. READ MORE