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Abstract TMP26: Density of Physical Activity Resources is Associated With Post-Stroke Physical Activity

Stroke Journal

Models were adjusted for age, gender, race/ethnicity, education, insurance, BMI, and intervention.Results:A total of 333 participants had 12-month PA data with 17.2% Selection bias due to loss-to-follow-up was accounted for using stablized inverse probability weights with robust standard errors. being about the same at 12 months.

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Risk Assessment Score and Chi-Square Automatic Interaction Detection Algorithm for Hypertension Among Africans: Models From the SIREN Study

Hypertension Journal

BACKGROUND:This study aimed to develop a risk-scoring model for hypertension among Africans.METHODS:In this study, 4413 stroke-free controls were used to develop the risk-scoring model for hypertension. Logistic regression models were applied to 13 risk factors.

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Getting Too Little Sleep Linked to High Blood Pressure

DAIC

Short sleep duration was significantly associated with a higher risk of developing hypertension after adjusting for demographic and cardiovascular risk factors, including age, sex, education, BMI, blood pressure, smoking status etc. to 18 years). 13:15 UTC in Hall B4-5.

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Smoking Cannabis Associated with Increased Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke

DAIC

a data analyst at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and formerly a researcher at the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education at the University of California, San Francisco , where she conducted the study as part of her postdoctoral work. However, there are gaps in knowledge about the adverse effect of cannabis on the heart.