Document Type
Thesis
Major/Program
Dietetics and Nutrition
First Advisor's Name
Evelyn Enrione
First Advisor's Committee Title
Committee Chair
Second Advisor's Name
Marcia Magnus
Third Advisor's Name
Victoria Castellanos
Date of Defense
4-1-2010
Abstract
Women are a high-risk population for cardiovascular diseases (CVD); however relationships between CVD and subpopulations of mothers are sparse. A secondary data analysis of the 2006 Health Survey of Adults and Children in Bermuda was conducted to compare the prevalence of CVD risk factors in single (n=77) and partnered (n=241) mothers. A higher percentage of single mothers were Black (p25 kg/m2 (p=0.01) and reported high blood pressure (p=0.004) and high cholesterol (0.017). Single mothers were nearly three times (OR=2.66) more likely to experience high blood pressure and two times (OR= 2.22) more likely to have high cholesterol. Single mothers may benefit from nutrition education programs related to lowering CVD risk.
Identifier
FI10041630
Recommended Citation
Dill, Courtney, "Comparison of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors between Single and Partnered Mothers: Data from the 2006 Health Survey of Adults and Children in Bermuda" (2010). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 158.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/158
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