Topic > Cardiovascular diseases: annotated bibliography

Capingana, DP, Magalhaes, P., Silca, AT, Goncalves, MA, Baldo, MP, Rodrigues, SL (2013). Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and socioeconomic level among public sector workers in Angola. BMC Public Health, 13(1), 1-9. Doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-732 The purpose of this article was to identify socioeconomic levels within the study group at UAN in Luanda, Angola. Within socioeconomic levels, researchers determined the presence of adjustable cardiovascular risks and the relationships between different social levels. The study was conducted at Agostinho Neto University on 615 public sector workers, aged between 20 and 71. The study timeline was from February 2009 to December 2010. Some of the data collected were personal, anthropometric (body measurements), biochemical, hemodynamic (blood tests), socioeconomic, and physical activity. I believe that the type of audience in which the research was conducted is that of the general population. Because the study group had a diverse number of socioeconomic levels ranging from lower to upper class and equal numbers of men and women, the study serves to differentiate which risk factors are more present at different levels. This study helps to deepen the knowledge of women's health and cardiovascular diseases because it demonstrates how the disease affects the lower classes more as they are less educated and unaware of the effects of the disease. Unique elements of this research are the fact that it is the first study conducted in Angola and that the population below poverty in Angola is 33.6%. I think the research itself contained very solid data, but since it was only conducted within UAN employees, then there could be......half of the article......regarding levels of low to moderate arsenic and cardiovascular incidents Disease. Annals of Internal Medicine, 159(10), 649-665. Nagao, M., Iso, H., Yamagishi, K., Date, C., & Tamakoshi, A. (2012). Meat consumption in relation to cardiovascular disease mortality among Japanese men and women. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 66(6), 687-693. doi:10.1038/ejcn.2012.6Skak-Nielsen, H., Torp-Pedersen, C., Finer, N., Caterson, I.D., Van Gaal, L., James, W., & ... Andersson, C. ( 2013). Uric acid as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and mortality in overweight/obese individuals. Plos ONE, 8(3), 1-9. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059121Sultan-Taïeb, H., Chastang, J., Mansouri, M., & Niedhammer, I. (2013). The annual costs of cardiovascular disease and mental disorders attributable to work stress in France. BMC Public Health, 13(1), 1-11. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-13-748