Documents about Coronary Heart Disease
homework2
University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, PSYC 490
Excerpt: ... EdPsych/Psych/Soc 589 Applied Categorical Data Analysis C.J. Anderson Homework 2 Due Thursday Feb 12, 2008 1. Problem 2.19, p 5960 of Agresti (2007). 2. Problem 2.27, p 62 of Agresti (2007). Note: To nd the adjusted residuals using SAS/GENMOD, see page 333 in the text and/or lecture notes. 3. Problem 2.30, p 6263 of Agresti (2007). 4. Below is a cross-classication of coronary heart disease (CHD) by coee consumption. The data are from a case-control study of 66 CHD cases and 85 unmatched control cases. Coee Use Heavy Other CHD cases 40 26 66 non-cases 35 50 85 (a) Analyze these data using methods covered in lecture and/or the text. (b) Supposing that this is a relationship between CHD and coee usage, Can we conclude that coee usage causes/prevents coronary heart disease ? What other variable(s) may explain or account for the observed relationship. ...
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chdage
Michigan State University, STT 461
Excerpt: ... NAME: CORONARY HEART DISEASE DATA KEYWORDS: Logistic Regression SIZE: 100 Observations, 3 Variables NOTE: These data come from Hosmer and Lemeshow (2000) Applied Logistic Regression: Second Edition. These data are copyrighted by John Wiley & Sons Inc. and must be acknowledged and used accordingly. DESCRIPTIVE ABSTRACT: The goal of this study is explore the relationship between age and the presence or absence of CHD in this study population. Table: Code sheet for the variables in the Coronary Heart Disease data set. ColumnsVariableAbbreviation - 1-3Identification CodeID 9-10AgeAge 17 Coronary Heart Disease CHD (0=absent, 1=present) - PEDAGOGICAL NOTES: These data have been used in an introduction to logistic regression. These data illustrate the differences between logistic regression and other regression techniques and demonstrate the usefulness and purpose of logist ...
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Lecture.11.Notes
Michigan, MVS 110
Excerpt: ... Lecture #10 Notes Page 1 LECTURE #11 NOTES OBJECTIVES Understand average physical activity of typical males and females Understand differences between exercise and physical acitivity Why was the Surgeon Generals Report on physical activity (1996) so important?. Answer the question: How safe is exercise? Explain why is PA so important from a public health standpoint Explain the public cost of physical inactivity Describe research that shows that regular physical activity protects against disease and may even extend life. List major risk factors for coronary heart disease , and describe how regular exercise affects each. Explain how regular physical activity reduces the risk of coronary heart disease . PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EPIDEMIOLOGY SURGEON GENERALS REPORT ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY OF EXERCISING AGING AND BODILY FUNCTION Lecture #10 Notes Page 2 PUBLIC COST OF INACTIVITY REGULAR EXERCISE: A FOUNTAIN OF Y ...
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Psych 314 Lecture Notes - April 8th
UBC, PSYC 314
Excerpt: ... Psych 314 Lecture Notes Ch. 13 Heart Disease, Hypertension, Stroke & Diabetes Final Exam: - look at terms & chapter summaries for Ch. 1-7 - know more specific details for chapters after midterm - 50 MC, 2-3 SA April 8th, 2009 AIDS in Africa: (Video) - many orphans in Africa due to death of their parents because of AIDS (not as prominent in Western countries) Coronary Heart Disease (CHD): - number one killer in Canada What is CHD? - refers to an illness caused by atherosclerosis (narrowing of coronary arteries (vessels that supply the heart with blood) - causes angina pectoris (chest pain) pain that radiates across the chest & arms; caused by temporary shortage of oxygen - myocardial infarction (heart attack) Risk factors of CHD: - causes cardiovascular reactivity which damages endothelial cells & facilitates the deposit of lipids, increases inflammation & ultimately causes atherosclerosis lesions - biological (genetics, family diet) , psychological & sociological (poverty, stress) factors - biologic ...
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BIO 101 LECTURE OUTLINE 1
CSU Fullerton, BIOLOGY 101
Excerpt: ... od cholesterol (HDL) and bad cholesterol (LDL)? f. What is coronary heart disease , what causes this condition, and how is it generally treated? f. What are anabolic steroids used for? What are some side effects of anabolic steroid abuse? 4. CARBOHYDRATES a. What is the general structure of carbohydrates? b. What are examples of monosaccharides & disaccharides and their general functions? c. What are examples of polysaccharides found in plants & animals, and their general functions? 5. PROTEINS a. Proteins are made up of amino acids. What are the 3 main components of an amino acid? Which component is variable? b. Based on your lecture notes, be able to identify proteins involved in transport, muscle contraction, structural support for the body, and digestion. 6. NUCLEIC ACIDS a. What 3 components make up nucleic acids? b. What is the main function of nucleic aids and examples of nucleic acids? 7. How are molecules made? Describe the process of dehydration synthesis. 8. How are molecules broken down? D ...
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11 Stress and Health_1
Drake, PSY 001
Excerpt: ... Stress and Health What is stress? Anything that knocks us out of homeostasis or homeostatic balance Epinephrine & Norepinephrine Glucocorticoids Corticotropin-relasing hormone (CRH) Corticotropin (ACTH) Sapolsky, 2004 Stress Response "Fight or Flight" General Adaptation Syndrome (Selye, 1936) Alarm reaction Resistance Exhaustion HPA Axis Sources of stress Catastrophes Significant life changes Daily hassles Perception of no control & lack of predictability Poverty Pessimism Why don't Zebra's get ulcers? (Sapolsky, 2004) Stress and Health Coronary Heart disease Diabetes Compromised Immune system Cancer Impaired Reproduction system Pain Perception Depression Impaired memory Disrupted sleep Coronary Heart Disease During stress, the heart: Beats faster Beats with more force During stress, veins in the heart: Constrict Become more rigid During stress, your body: Conserves water Personality Types and ...
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NFS301-CHD & POPs
Kentucky, NFS NFS301
Excerpt: ... Coronary Heart Disease in association with living in a community near a Superfund site Patients in study living in ZIP codes near persistent organic pollutants (POPs) indicated: o 15% increase in CHD hospital discharge rates o 20% increase in AMI hospital discharge rates (AMI= Acute Myocardial Infarction) POPs of special concern include: o Dioxins/ furans o DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) o PCBs The above POPs are persistent in both the human body and the environment They can be ingested, inhaled or absorbed through the skin. They alter normal functioning of immune, nervous and endocrine systems and are carcinogenic Workers exposed to dioxins & PCBs have elevated serum lipids, which is a major risk factor for CHD! ...
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02OddsRatioGraphWorkedExample
Delaware, STAT 675
Excerpt: ... ing 2008 Page 1 02 Graphs and Odds Ratios 8. Add the statement agecat=5*floor(age/5) ; to the data step. 9. Use a print procedure step to display the data. Record the effect of the agecat calculation as a comment in your program. 10. Use a gplot procedure step to plot the chd variable on the vertical axis and age on the horizontal axis. Note: You must have eXceed running for gplot to work. 11. Use a means procedure step to display the number and average rate of coronary heart disease . Declare agecat to be the grouping variable using the class statement. Declare chd to be the analysis variable using the var statement. Use the types statement to restrict the summary combinations to those determined by agecat (That is, insert the statement types agecat; into the means procedure step). Use the output statement to create a dataset called chd5 that contains agecat and the average rate of coronary heart disease for each 5 year period, call this rate chd (That is, use the statement output out=chd5 mean(chd) ...
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Partyornot
Penn State, ENGL 015
Excerpt: ... LJ Palombo 10/15/07 Ms. Spanier To Party or Not to Party To live a healthy life, you must find a balance your free time. You should use some of your time for work and some for play. My preferred form of play would be to party. By party, I mean to go to a fraternity house with my fellow pledge brothers, drink alcohol, get drunk, meet new people (especially girls), play games, raid some kitchens, and just have lots of fun. Some people would say partying, by my definition, is not good for the mind and body, but I feel that partying like I do has many mental and physical health benefits that outweigh all the negatives. Most people know the negative effects, but few actually know the positives. When partying, I usually drink a lot of alcohol. It is a proven fact that drinking alcohol can cause liver disease, brain damage, and liver and breast cancers. However, studies have also shown that drinking alcohol can lower the risk of coronary heart disease and strokes. Coronary heart disease is the number one killer of A ...
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b19lec1708b
Allan Hancock College, BIAN 2119
Excerpt: ... Leading causes of death, all ages Australia 2005, male & female Cancer BIAN2119 / BIAN6119 Lecture 17 1 1 Coronary heart disease 2 Lung cancer 3 Cerebrovascular disease 4 Other heart diseases 5 Prostate cancer 6 Chronic obstructive lung disease 7 Colorectal cancer 8 Unknown primary site cancers 9 Diabetes 10 Suicide 1 Coronary heart disease 2 Cerebrovascular disease 3 Other heart diseases 4 Dementia & related causes 5 Breast cancer 6 Lung cancer 7 Chronic obstructive lung disease 8 Colorectal cancer 9 Diabetes 10 Pneumonia & influenza 2 Neoplastic diseases neoplasm = new growth/form i.e. solid tumour or other proliferation of cells neoplasms vary from benign to malignant malignancy refers to tendency to invade other tissues etc. malignant neoplasms are cancers Disease process of cancer disorder of normal process of tissue growth cells may evade normal homeostatic control malignant neoplasms also spread, invade, & metastasize two-stage concept: initiation & promotion 3 4 Main types of cancers carcinoma ...
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Exam1_ReviewQuestions
Washington, ACCTG 215
Excerpt: ... _. a) internal validity; external validity b) external validity; internal validity c) causation; correlation d) correlation; causation Correlation/Causation 4) A researcher discovers that there is a significant negative correlation between amount of time spent exercising and the development of coronary heart disease . This finding means that a) the more one exercises, the less likely she is to develop coronary heart disease . b) there is no relation between exercise and coronary heart disease . c) the more one exercises, the more likely she is to develop coronary heart disease . d) engaging in exercise causes one not to develop coronary heart disease . Interneuron Communication (lock-and-key) 5) The _ nature of neurotransmitters and receptor sites means that only transmitters that fit the receptor sites will influence membrane potentials. a) excitatory b) antagonistic c) lock-and-key d) random Brain Imaging Techniques 6) If a researcher is interested in obtaining an image of a particular brain ...
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HeartDiseaseChap15_webct
Georgia Tech, HPS 1040
Excerpt: ... Cardiovascular Health Teresa Snow 1040 Health Concepts and Strategies Georgia Institute of Technology Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Trends for Males and Females United States: 1979-2003* Deaths in Thousands 520 500 480 460 440 420 400 0 79 80 85 90 95 00 03 Years Males Females Source: CDC/NCHS. * Preliminary Trends in Age-Adjusted Prevalence of Health Conditions, U.S. Adults Ages 20-74 NHANES:1971-74 to 1999-2000 70 Percent of Population 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 1971-74 1976-80 29 28 48 40 47 40 56 65 24 20 29 18 1988-94 Hypertension 1999-00 Overweight/Obesity High Blood Cholesterol Source: Ann. Rev. of Nut. July 2004. Vol.24: 401-431 Percentage Breakdown of Deaths From Cardiovascular Diseases United States:2003* 53% 13% 0.4% 0% 1% 0.5% 4% 17% 6% 6% Stroke High Blood Pressure Congenital Cardiovascular Defects Stroke Other Coronary Heart Disease Heart HF Failure Diseases of the Arteries Coronary Heart Disease Heart Disease Rheumati ...
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Psychophysiological_1
East Los Angeles College, C 8512
Excerpt: ... lable to deal with them . not the situation/environment per se, but the way the person interprets the experience Moderators of stress Coping strategies (problem focused, emotion focused) Social support (structural, functional - critically NONEVALUATIVE) Social conflict predicts poor outcome in people with coronary heart disease Social isolation confers heightened risk for coronary heart disease Measuring stress Life Change Units - Combine life event frequency and intensity/salience Life event = something which demands resources and requires personal or social adjustment divorce or vacation +ve or ve LCU calculated for a particular period of time by adding weighted scores of events experienced Categories of `stressor' Life events Holmes & Rahe (1967): SCHEDULE OF RECENT EVENTS Daily Hassles? . unwanted visitors, parking tickets, no milk in the fridge. Population specific- daily hassles for college students (Kohn et al 1990) Traumatic stress. Higher death rate in wid ...
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11-27-06
Georgia Tech, HPS 1040
Excerpt: ... Cardiovascular Disease Objectives List the major components of the cardiovascular system and describe how blood is pumped and circulated throughout the body. Describe the controllable and uncontrollable risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease. Discuss the major forms of cardiovascular disease and how they develop. List the steps you can take to lower your personal risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Statistics Coronary heart disease is the #1 cause of death in the U.S., accounting over 40% of deaths annually. It is also the leading cause of death in 35-44 year old males. Over 1.5 million American experience a heart attack per year. For 25% of these people, cardiac arrest will be their first symptom. Women are 5 times more likely to develop cardiovascular disease than breast cancer. It has been estimated that cardiovascular disease costs our economy over $400 billion annually. System Blood vessels- classified by size and function Arteries- Away from heart Veins- ...
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chd
Harvard, BIOSUN 1
Excerpt: ... Data on risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD). Source: Table 12.18 (page 482) of Selvin (1995). Reprinted with permission of Brooks/Cole, a division of Thomson Learning: www.thomsonrights.com. Reference: Selvin, S. (1995). Practical Biostatistical Methods. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company. Description: The data arise from a prospective study of potential risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD). The study observed 3154 men aged 40-50 for an average of 8 years and recorded the incidence of cases of CHD. The potential risk factors included smoking, blood pressure, and personality/behaviour type. Variable List: Smoking (0,10,20,30), Blood Pressure (0 < 140, 1 >= 140), Behavior (1=Type A, 0=Type B), Count of Cases of CHD, Person Years of Follow-up. 0 0 0 20 5268.2 10 0 0 16 2542.0 20 0 0 13 1140.7 30 0 0 3 614.6 0 0 1 41 4451.1 ...
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smoking
MNSU, ENG 2712008
Excerpt: ... Smoking Increases Death Rates Total DeathsDeaths Attributable to Smoking Lung Cancer 152888 124813 Coronary Heart Disease 72358 29128 Chronic Bronchitis/Emphysema 82492 64735 Smoking Deaths over Time 1990 Lung Cancer 124813 Coronary Heart Disease 29128 Chronic Bronchitis/Emphysema 64735 1995 131986 32145 66784 2000 134635 31524 69034 2005 140831 29566 71190 ...
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wine
Uni. Westminster, RTM 0701
Excerpt: ... "Red red wine, you make me feel so fine" The Health Benefits of Moderate Red Wine Consumption Tommy Mitchell Just like Cecily, I too Love the Heart But I also love red wine Which is good because they love each other + = Reason:Red wine reduces Coronary heart disease Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) Plaque build up on artery walls Saturated & trans fats that stick to the walls Silent Killer Could have no signs for decades until fatal heart attack Major Killer Over 20 years of age, leading killer More on CHD of healthy 40-year old men will develop CHD in the future 1/3 of healthy 40-year old women will develop CHD future French Paradox 60 Minutes special French have relatively low CHD, despite high diets in saturated fats Cheese, butter, eggs, organ meats, fatty foods Sparked interest into health benefits of wine Wine consumption by region French have larger consumption; correlation between wine and CHD The J Curve Moderate wine consumption and heart disease follow ...
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Psy110Module39-outline
Wright State, PSY 110
Excerpt: ... s. 25 B. A closer look at stress and disease susceptibility 1. Stress and coronary heart disease : Type A/B personalities 2. Stress and its effect on the immune system 3. Stress and AIDS 4. Stress and cancer 5. Is it more than just stress? 26 1. Stress and coronary heart disease The slide below the percentages of different types of diseases during at the beginning of two centuries. In 1900, the most common "killers" were infectious diseases. In contrast, at the beginning of the 21st century, the most common killers were stress or behavior related illnesses. Heart disease remains the primary "killer" followed by cancer. 27 1. Stress and coronary heart disease Coronary heart disease consists of a weakening of the heart muscle due to restricted blood flow. Studies have been conducted to identify some of the high risk behaviors for heart disease. They include smoking, consuming a diet high in fat and cholesterol, assuming a sedentary lifestyle, etc. In addition, personality and other psychological fa ...
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cholesterol
Delaware, E 415
Excerpt: ... What You Need to Know About High Blood Cholesterol Why should you know your blood cholesterol level? There are important reasons for you to be concerned about your blood cholesterol level. Over time, cholesterol, fat, and other substances can build up in the walls of your arteries (a process called atherosclerosis) and can slow or block the flow of blood to your heart. Among many things, blood carries a constant supply of oxygen to the heart. Without oxygen, heart muscle weakens, resulting in chest pain, heart attacks, or even death. However, for many people there are no warning symptoms or signs until late in the disease process. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in this country. Scientists have known for a long time that high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, and smoking all increase the risk of heart disease. [ illustration of normal and narrowed artery wall] Research now shows that the risk of developing atherosclerosis or coronary heart disease also increases as the blood cholesterol leve ...
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taylor7e_ppt_ch13
Ohio State, PSYCH 531
Excerpt: ... Health Psychology 7th edition Shelley E. Taylor Chapter Thirteen Heart Disease, Hypertension, Stroke, and Diabetes 2009 McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Coronary Heart Disease What is Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)? - a general term referring to illnesses caused by atherosclerosis, the narrowing of coronary arteries, the vessels that supply the heart with blood - may be caused by inflammatory processes, high blood pressure, diabetes, cigarette smoking, obesity, high serum cholesterol level and low levels of physical activity 2009 McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Coronary Heart Disease (cont.) Role of stress: - chronic and acute stress have been linked to CHD - CHD more common in individuals low in socioeconomic status (SES) - job factors linked to CHD - balance of demand and control in daily life is associated with CHD - social instability tied to higher rates of CHD 2009 McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Coronary Heart Disease (cont.) Women and C ...
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Clinic 7
UC Riverside, BCH 120
Excerpt: ... 2, FDA required label warnings: In September, 2004, the preliminary results of a long-term trial (APPROVe) to look at the effect of Vioxx on benign colonic adenomas were announced and the trial was halted 2X in acute myocardial infarction (25 mg/day) vs. placebo 4X in thromboembolic events Meetings were held, reports were written and Vioxx was withdrawn http:/www.fda.gov/cder/drug/infopage/COX2/default.htm#COX2 Public health effects of not taking earlier action From Paper #2, Lancet, 2005 last 2 paragraphs 1999 launch September 2004: 106.7 x 106 prescriptions dispensed (18% high dose) Relative Risk for acute myocardial infarction in two Merck-sponsored trials: 5x at high dose, 2x at low dose Background rate for acute myocardial infarction in control groups: 7.0-12.4/1000 person-years An estimated 88,000-140,000 excess cases of coronary heart disease occurred over the market life of VIOXX. (40-50% of these were probably fatal) Lessons Learned From Paper #3, Lancet, 2005 1. Drug manufact ...
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IM25
Laurentian, CHEM 2200
Excerpt: ... ty Acid Oxidation Health Note: Stored Fat and Obesity Explore Your World: Fat Storage and Blubber 25.4 Ketogenesis and Ketone Bodies Health Note: Ketone Bodies and Diabetes 25.5 Fatty Acid Synthesis 25.6 Digestion of Proteins 25.7 Degradation of Amino Acids 25.8 Urea Cycle 25.9 Fates of the Carbon Atoms from Amino Acids 25.10 Synthesis of Amino Acids Health Note: Homocysteine and Coronary Heart Disease Health Note: Phenylketonurea (PKU) Chapter Summary The oxidation of fatty acids to acetyl CoA is described along with the ATP energy from fats and the formation of ketone bodies. Fatty acid synthesis from acetyl CoA describes the way in which carbohydrates contribute to fat stores. The digestion of proteins and the degradation of amino acids discuss how carbon atoms from amino acids can enter the citric acid cycle. We also see how components of the citric acid cycle are converted to nonessential amino acids for protein synthesis. The urea cycle discusses how ammonium ion from amino acid degradation is detoxifi ...
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