Over the past decades there has been a significant decline in the birth rate in many
countries raising the question of the role and degree of involvement of biological factors in …

Background Cigarette smoking seems to have a negative impact on men's reproductive
health, but our knowledge of its effects on the reproductive function of Russian men is still …

Hypertension is a widespread chronic disease. Risk prediction of hypertension is an
intervention that contributes to the early prevention and management of hypertension. The …

Background Although high BP is one of the most important factors affecting renal function,
whether longitudinal BP trajectories in early life course are associated with renal function …

Background and aims The extent to which dietary patterns influence the risk of abnormal
blood lipids throughout young adulthood remains unclear. The aim was to investigate …

Background and aims Obesity and hypertension play important roles in the development of
arterial stiffness. We aimed to examine the sex differences in the impact of the cumulative …

Dyslipidemia is a major public health challenge worldwide and whether secondhand smoke
exposure (SHSE) is associated with dyslipidemia is yet to be understood. This study …

Rationale Although there is a growing body of empirical evidence on the relationship
between peers' parental education and adolescents' educational outcomes, little is known …

The joint effect of blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) on cardiovascular disease is
unclear. Rate pressure product (RPP), the product of systolic BP and HR, is assessed in this …

There is currently a lack of strong evidence linking childhood elevated blood pressure to
long-term cardiovascular risk in adulthood. Repeated observations of abnormal blood …