In the present study, we examined whether high blood pressure would be a risk factor for total and cardiovascular mortality in a group of very elderly Japanese. Six hundred and thirty-nine participants who were 80 years old in 1997 were enrolled. The subjects were divided into three groups on...
The total amount of blood in humans varies with age, sex, weight, body type, and other factors, but a rough average figure for adults is about 60 millilitres per kilogram of body weight. An average young male has a plasma volume of about 35 millilitres and a red cell volume of about...
You're under 35 and feel fine, yet the doctor says your blood pressure is high and you'd better come back to have it checked again. Being a red-blooded male, you figure five years will be soon enough. After all, isn't high blood pressure an old man's disease? "Young men are les...
In the meantime, it is well known that illnesses can have different gender-specific courses. There are also differences in blood pressure between the male and female sexes: in general, it can be said that women’s blood pressure is lower than men’s until their menopause33After the menopause...
BLOOD PRESSURE IN THE HEALTHY YOUNG MALE ADULTdoi:10.1016/S0140-6736(00)71123-8TreadgoldH.A.Elsevier Ltd.Lancet
There were no differences between male and female outcomes, although age significantly moderated the association, with considerably less benefit found in participants aged 80 years or older compared with those aged 61 to 70 years. However, a key challenge with randomized clinical trials is their ...
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To investigate the associations between nine phthalate metabolites (mPAEs) and systolic/diastolic BP, pulse pressure (PP), mean arterial pressure (MAP), and the risk of HBP. Methods In this cross-sectional study, a total of 1044 primary school children (6–8 years old) were enrolled from Sh...
C 答案解析:Hypertension is confirmed by two or more readings with systolic pressure of at least 140mmHg and diastolic pressure of at least 90mmHg. Option A is premature. Option B isn"t as specific as option C and also is insensitive to the client"s anxiety. Option D gives false reassuran...
To develop age- and sex-specific centile reference curves for fat-free mass (FFM) and fat mass (FM) adjusted for height in an adult Kenyan population and to investigate the association between FM, FFM and blood pressure (BP). Subjects/methods Measures of body composition from bioimpedance anal...