PSYC 328 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Blood Vessel, Arteriosclerosis, Regular Insulin
8 Apr 2018
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Chapter 13: heart disease, hypertension, stroke, and diabetes. It is also a disease of modernization alterations in diet and reduction in activity level: at the turn of the 20th century, chd began to increase, although it has leveled off recently. Increased waist circumference and low levels of physical activity (both risk factors for. However, taking all known risk factors together accounts for less than 50% of all newly diagnosed cases of. Chs, so a number of risk factors remain to be identified. Heart disease is more common in individuals low in ses, especially in males, and the symptoms and signs develop earlier: these patterns are believed to reflect higher rates of physical inactivity, smoking, elevated cholesterol, and being overweight. Occupational stress has been related to the incidence of chd. Stress due to social instability may also be tied to higher rates of chd.
