Risk factors

2011). Some risk factors for developing an eating disorder are biological and psychological predisposition, family dysfunction, and societal and developmental pressure (Silvestri, 2017). In addition to those risk factors an individual may get positive reinforcement from family or friends about their weight and this may lead to perpetuating the poor eating habits. While watching the documentary, Dying to be think (NOVA, 2016), many of the women who shared their stories had risk factors and…

2.2 Risk Factors Genetics has a strong impact on atherosclerosis, however only a fraction of cases are due to Mendelian disorders, such as LDL receptor gene mutations. Familial traits that predispose an individual to atherosclerosis include conditions such as, hypertension and diabetes and inflammatory disorders (Crowther, 2005, Falk, 2006, Kumar, 2010). Age also plays a role, as individuals between 40 to 60 years of age are at elevated risk of manifesting atherosclerosis, whilst ischemic heart…

they were for cultural purpose and to limit skin contact with abundance of sunshine the Middle East countries get. Vitamin D can be obtained through sun exposure. There are modifiable risk factors that include taking multivitamins, avoiding over consumption of alcohol, and sun exposure, some non-modifiable risk factors would be age and ethnicity (Melamed, 2010). Vitamins are organic molecules, which a necessity for cellular metabolism. Vitamin D is the only vitamin that is created by the human…

can be treated but not cured. No single factor is thought to cause schizophrenia; rather multiple factors contribute to the development of this disorder (Atchison & Dirette, 2012). These factors include: genetic vulnerability, perinatal risk factors, environmental triggers, and structural/functional neuroanatomical differences (Atchison & Dirette, 2012; Brown, Stoffel, & Munoz, 2011; Tandon,…

Risk Factors for Girls For more than three years, CASA examined the reasons why girls and young women use drugs and alcohol. “The Formative Years” is the most exhaustive study of its kind. Researchers spent the time trying to find out why girls and young women use drugs like tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, Ecstasy, and prescription narcotics recreationally. The study found girls had different reasons for using substances than boys. They determined girls are not only more vulnerable to…

the 5 different categories: surgeon demographics, subject demographics, anesthesia risk factors,, procedure-related, and anesthetic medications. Surgeon demographic variables included age, sex, degree-status (single- or dually-qualified), board certification status (board-certified yes or no) and census region (midwest, northeast, south, west). Subject demographic variables were age and sex. Anesthesia risk factors variables included ASA status (I,II,III/IV, V), alcohol use (yes or no, if yes…

a paragraph, summarize the article overall. In today’s society, Obesity, a common problem found in almost every state is a new disease that is fast approaching. This article provided a lot of statistics on the variety of people who are obese, risk factors, causes of overweight and obesity, and provided many questions and answers that were very informational. Between 2003-2006 and 2007-2008 the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey found that over two-thirds of adults in the United…

suicide the leading cause of death among women in our country, but this problem contributes to increased health care costs, loss of production at work, as well as severe emotional and financial burdens for families and communities. The most salient risk factors for suicide in Nepal are mental illness, poverty, and a lack of awareness and social stigma surrounding the issue. This problem can be combatted by increasing funding for mental health related initiatives in Nepal (which currently amounts…

A sedentary person’s susceptibility to obesity may increase if they have the genes for obesity. The risk for obesity is two to eight times higher for a person that has a family history of obesity. Another risk factor for obesity is the social determinates that a person is under. The way that we eat has dramatically changed. People are now unable to eat at home often because they are usually not at home. We…

HealthSouth & Fraud Risk Factors HealthSouth was faced with a number of incentives and pressures that contributed to its fraudulent actions. For instance, the doubling of pretax earnings in 2000 although sales only grew about 3%, management’s commitment to meeting the Wall Street analysts’ expectations, and the significant financial interest and business dealings that the directors had with the company. The financial interest of the directors certainly increased their motivation and drives to…