The start of every new year is a time for fresh starts and healthier habits. Yet, for millions of Filipinos chronic health ...

Filipino, Other Asian). Six CVD risk factors were assessed: hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, smoking, overweight, and physical inactivity. Poisson regression models estimated prevalence ...

Maintaining systolic blood pressure consistently below 130 mmHg could help decrease the risk for new-onset diabetes in the general elderly population. Hypertension and female sex increase the risk ...

“Our findings call for targeted interventions addressing specific risk factors, particularly during the critical middle-aged decade. Hypertension and smoking should be the primary focus of ...

As compared with no changes in the presence of all risk factors, modification of hypertension at an age of 55 to less than 60 years was associated with the most additional life-years free of ...

In rural areas, age-standardized rates of cardiometabolic risk factors were significantly higher, including hypertension (37.1 versus 30.9 percent), hyperlipidemia (29.3 versus 26.7 percent ...

And when blood doesn’t flow, the consequences are dire. South Africans face a perfect storm of hypertension risk factors: high salt diets, sedentary lifestyles, chronic stress, poor access to ...

This longitudinal approach allowed scientists to identify specific blood pressure trajectories during pregnancy that correlate with increased hypertension risk years later. The study found three ...

While it usually resolves after delivery, it can increase the risk of complications. Preeclampsia is a more severe form of hypertension during pregnancy, characterized by high blood pressure and ...