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Factors associated with hypertension prevalence, unawareness and treatment among Costa Rican elderly
(BMC Public Health 8(275):1-11, 2008-08-05)
Background: Reliable information on the prevalence of hypertension is crucial in the development of health policies for prevention, control, and early diagnosis of this condition. This study describes the prevalence of ...
Pulse blood pressure and cardiovascular mortality in a population-based cohort of elderly Costa Ricans
(2016-09)
We studied the relationships between blood pressure (BP), pulse pressure (PP) and cardiovascular (CV) death in older adults using data from 2346 participants enrolled in the Costa Rican CRELES study, mean age 76 years (s.d. ...
Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in rural and urban Puriscal
(1992)
Background. Coronary artery disease (CAD) is becoming more prevalent in developing countries, particularly in the urban areas, in contrast to the CAD mortality trends observed in some industrialized nations. Methods and ...
Surprising SES Gradients in Mortality, Health, and Biomarkers in a Latin American Population of Adults
(Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences 64B(1):105-117, 2009-02-04)
Background. To determine socioeconomic status (SES) gradients in the different dimensions of health among elderly
Costa Ricans. Hypothesis: SES disparities in adult health are minimal in Costa Rican society.
Methods. ...
Síndrome metabólico: ¿Un elefante en una caja?
(Revista Costarricense de Cardiología, volumen 8, número 3, p. 19-23, 2006)
El síndrome metabólico (SM) es una entidad compleja, que incluye factores de riesgo predictores de enfermedad
cardiovascular. Entre ellos podemos mencionar la obesidad, diabetes e hipertensión arterial, pero sus criterios ...
Novel Mutations in the MYOC/GLC1A Gene in a Large Group of Glaucoma Patients
(Human Mutant ion 20 (6): 479-484, 2002)
Mutations at the myocflin (MYOC) gene within the GLC1A locus have been revealed in 2-
4% of patients suffering primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) worldwide. In our ongoing
glaucoma study sixhundred eighty two persons ...
Exploring why Costa Rica outperforms the United States in life expectancy: A tale of two inequality gradients
(2016)
Mortality in the United States is 18% higher than in Costa Rica among adult men and 10% higher among middle-aged women, despite the several times higher income and health expenditures of the United States. This comparison ...
Acute Effects of Exercise on Blood Pressure: A Meta-Analytic Investigation
(2015)
Hypertension affects 25% of the world’s population and is considered a risk factor for cardiovascular disorders and other diseases. The aim of this study was to examine the evidence regarding the acute effect of exercise ...
Incidencia de diabetes tipo 2 en un área urbano marginal de Costa Rica
(Acta Médica Costarricense 50(1) p 29-34, 2008-01)
Justification and Objective: Diabetes is now a global epidemic. Once thought to be a disease primarily affecting developed nations, diabetes is growing rapidly and exponentially in developing nations, seriously impacting ...
Leptina, lípidos y sobrepeso en escolares de sexto grado de un área urbano-marginal
(Acta Médica Costarricense 45 (3) 107-112, 2003-06)
Introduction: The hormone called Leptine has been associated with several factors of the Metabolic Syndrome, including hypertension, obesity, insulin resistance and high density lipoprotein, not only in adults but also in ...