This study examined the prevalence of eating disorders within Division I and Division III intercollegiate athletic programs. A secondary purpose was to examine gender and sport differences. The participants, 191 head coaches from 31 purposefully selected colleges and/or universities, completed a respondent information sheet and questionnaire which were created specifically for the purposes of this study.A chi-square analysis indicated no difference in the prevalence of eating disorders between Division I and Division III athletes. The results also indicated that the female athletes had a higher proportion of eating disorders than the male athletes. Women's gymnastics and cross country and men's wrestling and cross country had higher proportions of eating disorders than the other sports examined. / School of Physical Education

The research focused on three main themes in the Kuwait society. The first study is developed to measure the differences in the characteristics of the work environment between the public and the private sectors within Kuwait labor force. The study had been conducted on 80 managers of both sexes and 266 employees of both sexes from the public sector, and 80 managers of both sexes and 274 employees of both sexes from the private sector. The results had indicated that according to the combined group (employees and managers, both sexes), the private sector exceeded the public sector regarding: involvement, peer-cohesion, task orientation, work-pressure, clarity, control, innovation and physical-comfort. Only the employees sample showed similar results. By comparing the male employees and the female employees in both sectors, it was clear that males had higher mean scores than females regarding involvement, task orientation, work-pressure, clarity, and control. Also, the results of the manager group is consistent with the combined group (both employees and managers, both sexes). However, the comparison between the male managers and female managers in both sectors indicated that, involvement, staff-support, clarity, control, innovation, and physical-comfort were higher in males than their females counterparts. The second study is designed to clarify any differences in personality traits between male and female Kuwaiti managers. The study has been conducted on 150 male and 150 female managers from Kuwait society. The results showed few differences between male and female managers. It was clear that males were more lively or enthusiastic and more imaginative than females. While, females were more depressive (as a personality characteristic) or apprehensive than male managers. The third study is concerned with the status profile of Kuwaiti women during the oil era (1946-1960) and developing period (1960-1985) regarding her social, educational, and vocational status. So, regarding work environment, work in the private sector was more likely to be seen as high in the involvement factor, more concerned with the work's regulations, conscientious, and more likely to remain and conform to the organization's disciplinary systems, more committed to new styles and modern systems in their jobs to achieve their targets, and they were more interested with their work place, than their public staff counterparts. Also, the private sector is often seen as an efficient and productive work sector in comparison with the public sector. Regarding the personality traits, Kuwaiti male managers appear to be more enthusiastic and lively with strong and imaginative personality traits. However, the Kuwaiti female managers appear to have strong apprehensive personality traits.

The objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence, incidence and lifetime risk of developing hypertension after a given age in the Province of Quebec. An administrative database was used to form a cohort of 20,000 subjects selected in 1987 from a random sample of individuals aged 45 or older, living in the Province of Quebec. These individuals were followed from 1986 to 2003. Incident cases of essential hypertension were selected on the basis of an outpatient diagnosis of hypertension. The Framingham approach was used to calculate incidence rate. The incidence of hypertension in the Quebec cohort was 22 per 1,000 person-years for men and 31 per 1,000 person-years for women; it was higher for women for all the age groups under study. The lifetime risk of developing hypertension for subjects who attained the age of 46 free of hypertension in the Quebec cohort was 66%; this was 20% higher for women than for men (72% compared with 59%). In the Quebec cohort, the incidence of hypertension is very high particularly for women. The data provide evidence that, in Quebec, detection of hypertension is to be maximized, for both men and women.

[Truncated thesis] Background & Aims- The determinants of atherosclerosis in elderly postmenopausal women are poorly understood. We do not know if the traditional coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors remain important in this group. Despite the growing body of data relating to exogenous estrogen, we know very little about the relationship of endogenous estrogen with inflammation, CHD risk factors and subclinical atherosclerosis in elderly women. Genes that may play a role in post-menopausal cardiovascular disease (CVD)(ER-α and Apo E gene polymorphisms) have not been examined in this population for their effect on sub-clinical atherosclerosis and whether this effect is modified by the level of endogenous estrogen. We have examined the effect of established cardiovascular risk factors, endogenous estrogen and Apo E genotype on carotid artery atherosclerosis in a large group of women over the age of 70 years. In smaller sub-groups, we have examined the relationship between ER-α gene polymorphisms and atherosclerosis and the relationship between endogenous estrogen and CRP. Methods- We studied 1149 ambulatory elderly women who were recruited from the electoral role in Perth, Western Australia in 1998 and subsequently underwent carotid ultrasound assessment in 2001 according to a standardised protocol (for detection of focal plaque and measurement of intimal-medial thickness). The subjects had a mean age of 75 years (range 70 to 82 years) at baseline. We assessed the following variables in almost all subjects at baseline; time from menopause, FEI (molar ratio of plasma estradiol to sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) x 1000), systolic and diastolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, LDL and HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, body mass index, glycated haemoglobin, homocysteine, apolipoprotein E (ApoE) genotype, history of smoking, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and medication use. Four hundred and thirty three women were analysed for estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) genotype and 100 underwent measurement of high sensitivity C-reactive protein.

Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karolinska institutet, 2007. / Härtill 4 uppsatser.

Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karol. inst., 2002. / Härtill 5 uppsatser.

Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karol. inst., 2004. / Härtill 5 uppsatser.

Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karol. inst., 2003. / Härtill 5 uppsatser.

Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karol. inst., 2005. / Härtill 4 uppsatser.

Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karolinska institutet, 2007. / Härtill 4 uppsatser.