PMID: 11903385Mar 21, 2002Paper

Lifestyle behaviors affect cardiovascular risk status in men 1 year after kidney transplantation

Clinical Transplantation
J C MartinA O Gaber

Abstract

Persons with end-stage renal disease have an accelerated risk for cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality. Unfortunately, their accelerated CV risk persists even after kidney transplantation associated with pretransplant and post-transplant vascular disease. number of rejections treated with high-dose steroids, prolonged use of immunosuppressive therapy post-transplant, effects of comorbid chronic conditions and male gender. Unhealthy, modifiable lifestyle practices often augment their CV risk. The purpose of this study was to examine health-related lifestyle behaviors and estimate CV risks of men 1 year following kidney transplantation. Using the Healthier People Network Health Risk Appraisal (HPN-HRA), we examined CV risk characteristics of 34 men (M age=47.3 years) enrolled in an urban, mid-southern transplant center. Participants were assessed via self-administered paper-and-pencil questionnaires and medical record review provided biological data for analyses. HPN-HRA software was used to analyze biological and behavioral characteristics to compute CV risk estimates. Data were analyzed using descriptive, inferential and correlational analyses. The majority of participants reported smoke cessation (n= 19) or never having...Continue Reading

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Jan 7, 2004·Pancreas·S BenzU T Hopt
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