In other words, their purchasing power or real âinflation-adjustedâincome falls. Real income is a proxy for the standard of living. When real incomes are rising, so is the standard of living, and vice versa. In reality, prices change at different paces.
Risk factors for coronary heart disease. A risk factor is something that that increases your likelihood of getting a disease. There are several factors that can increase the risk of developing CHD. The main ones are: Smoking. High blood pressure. High blood cholesterol.
Many children, even those as young as 5-6 years, have several risk factors for CHD, the most common of which are obesity, high blood pressure, and elevated serum cholesterol levels (Chandra, 1992). Obesity may be critical because it is associated with both high blood pressure and high cholesterol (Lohman, 1992).