Search for dissertations about: "lifestyle factors"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 446 swedish dissertations containing the words lifestyle factors.
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1. Beyond the established risk factors of myocardial infarction : lifestyle factors and novel biomarkers
Abstract : Age, male sex, hypertension, smoking, diabetes, dyslipidaemia, and obesity are considered as established risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. Several of these established cardiovascular risk factors are strongly influenced by lifestyle. READ MORE
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2. Environmental Factors of Importance in Myasthenia Gravis : Emphasis on Physical Activity
Abstract : Myasthenia Gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease caused by antibodies directed against proteins at the neuromuscular junction (NMJ). The disturbed neuromuscular transmission induces fatigable weakness in skeletal muscles. READ MORE
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3. Parental Perspectives on Preschool Children’s Lifestyle : quantitative and qualitative aspects
Abstract : Children’s lifestyle has changed significantly during the recent decades, with an increasing prevalence of obesity as one outcome. Parents are usually the most influential people in young children’s lives. READ MORE
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4. Identifying risk of type 2 diabetes : epidemiologic perspectives from biomarkers to lifestyle
Abstract : Type 2 diabetes is a significant health problem because of its high prevalence and strong association with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. An increase of type 2 diabetes is predicted due to increasing obesity and sedentary lifestyle habits. READ MORE
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5. Inflammation and lifestyle in cardiovascular medicine
Abstract : Despite major advances in the treatment and prevention of atherosclerosis the last several decades, cardiovascular disease still accounts for the majority of deaths in Sweden. With the population getting older, more obese and with rising numbers of diabetics, the cardiovascular disease burden may increase further in the future. READ MORE