Ana Ivičević

Biographic Data

ID4191198
NAMEAna Ivičević
GIVEN NAMESAna
FAMILY NAMEIvičević
SIGNATUREIVIČEVIĆ A
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS1
AUTHOR COUNT5
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
H-INDEX1

  • Risk of Angina Pectoris, Non-fatal Myocardial Infarction and Non-fatal Stroke Among Hypertensives

    Open AccessAna Ivičević, Marijan Erceg et al.ARTICLECollegium Antropologicum2012

    Aim of this study was to investigate association of controlled and uncontrolled hypertension with angina pectoris, non-fatal myocardial infarction and non-fatal cerebrovascular insult on a cohort from Croatian Adult Health Cohort Study (CroHort). Odds for angina pectoris, non-fatal myocardial infarction and non-fatal cerebrovascular insult were calculated for 227 respondents with controlled hypertension and 1,287 respondents with uncontrolled hyp…

  • Association of Hypertension with Long-term Overweight Status and Weight Gain

    Open AccessAna Ivičević, Marijan Erceg et al.ARTICLECollegium Antropologicum2012

    Overweight is associated with hypertension, but longitudinal studies on the effect of weight gain on blood pressure are relatively rare. Aim of this study was to investigate association of long-term overweight status as well as of becoming overweight with hypertension. Odds of hypertension in 2008 were calculated for 1,383 respondents from Croatian Adult Health Cohort Study (CroHort) who had normal blood pressure in 2003. The results showed that …

  • Obesity – new threat to Croatian longevity

    Open AccessSanja Musić, Davor Ivankovic et al.ARTICLECollegium Antropologicum2012

    The aim of this study was to examine the association of weight gain and life expectancy at birth in Croatia. Mean body mass index was based on the data from the Croatian Adult Health Survey 2003. Birth rate and mortality data needed for life expectancy calculation were supplied by the Central Bureau of Statistics. The results suggest that the increase in mean body mass index value (1.31 kg m(-2) for women and 1.41 kg m(-2) for men) will shorten l…

  • The CroHort Study

    Open AccessSanja Musić, Sanja Musić Milanović et al.ARTICLECollegium Antropologicum2012

    Based on repeated measurement of health behaviors the CroHort Study showed that health behavior explains a great deal more of class inequalities in mortality than observed in previous studies. These include decreasing prevalence of smoking and increase in obesity, hypertension and diabetes mellitus. The lowest prevalence of health risks was recorded among children and adolescents, followed by general adult population from the CroHort Study. Hospi…

  • Five-year Cumulative Incidence of Obesity in Adults in Croatia

    Open AccessSanja Musić, Sanja Musić Milanović et al.ARTICLECollegium Antropologicum2012Cited by: 1

    The objective of this paper was to evaluate the 5-year incidence of obesity on a sample of 3229 adults and investigate the potential effect of several sociodemographic and lifestyle habits on weight change and obesity incidence in these individuals. The average annual rate of increase in the prevalence of obese adults between 2003 and 2008 was 10.60% for men and 11.08% for women. Analysis showed that development of obesity in 5-year period in wom…