Race and sex differentials in the impact of hypertension in the United States. The National Health and Nutrition Examina...
Hypertension was evaluated longitudinally in a nationally representative sample of the US population. This study, based on the data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey NHANES I Epidemiologic Follow-up Study, analyzed changes in blood pressure and frequency of treatment, hypertension incidence, and ten-year survival of the coho...
The coronary risk factor status of patients prior to and following coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) has been poorly investigated. Two consecutive series of CABG patients were surveyed following CABG. One hundred and thirty patients were assessed immediately following CABG and 530 patients were assessed 12-30 months following CABG. For the long...
A population-based register of cases of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in the zero- to 19-years' age-group was established in the Southern Metropolitan Health Region of Sydney. The aims of the register were to provide accurate incidence and prevalence data for comparison with those of studies from elsewhere in the world and to evaluate diabete...
Thiazide diuretic agents lower the urinary excretion of calcium. Their use has been associated with increased bone density, but their role in preventing hip fracture has not been established. We prospectively studied the effect of thiazide diuretic agents on the incidence of hip fracture among 9518 men and women 65 years of age or older residing in...