SMJ articles in the category "NHANES"

Original Article

Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Young Adolescents: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1988–2016

Objectives: Lifestyle behaviors relevant to cardiovascular health are learned during childhood and continued into adulthood. Children and adolescents who participate in unhealthy behaviors have a higher lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease in adulthood. Public health institutions publish behavior and clinical recommendations designed for adolescents to reduce their lifetime cardiovascular risk….

Posted in: adolescence 3 NHANES 3 Pediatric 12

Original Article

CME Article: Association of Hypertension and Hyperthyroidism in a Subspecialty Clinic and a National Database

Objective: Hypertension can cause significant morbidity and reduced life expectancy. Most patients with hypertension have primary hypertension; however, 10% to 15% have secondary hypertension. Endocrine disorders as a secondary cause occur in approximately 10% of patients with secondary hypertension, and thyroid disorders account for approximately 1% of all patients with…

Posted in: Hypertension 41 hyperthyroidism 10 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2 NHANES 3

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Obesity and Mortality in Persons with Obstructive Lung Disease Using Data from the NHANES III

Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between obesity and all-cause mortality among participants with obstructive lung disease in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III). Methods: Public data from a retrospective cohort of the 33,994 participants in NHANES III was analyzed to determine…

Posted in: BMI 4 COPD 10 mortality 38 NHANES 3 Obesity 70
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