The effect of chronic arthritis and hypertension on general well-being

The purpose of the investigation is to elucidate the effect of chronic symptomatic and asymptomatic disease, i.e. arthritis and hypertension, on general well-being, and to quantify the contribution that the duration of the disorder makes to this effect. The data is drawn from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES I). The results show that arthritics do not have a significant effect on GWB scores while hypertension has a significantly negative impact on GWB. The most striking difference is seen between those without knowledge of hypertension and those recently diagnosed. This difference is attributed to the labeling effect on changes in perceived wellness. ^

Effect of five enological practices and of the general phenolic composition on fermentation-related aroma compounds in Mencia young red wines

The effects of five technological procedures and of the contents of total anthocyanins and condensed tan- nins on 19 fermentation-related aroma compounds of young red Mencia wines were studied. Multifactor ANOVA revealed that levels of those volatiles changed significantly over the length of storage in bottles and, to a lesser extent, due to other technological factors considered; total anthocyanins and condensed tannins also changed significantly as a result of the five practices assayed. Five aroma compounds pos- sessed an odour activity value >1 in all wines, and another four in some wines. Linear correlation among volatile compounds and general phenolic composition revealed that total anthocyanins were highly related to 14 different aroma compounds. Multifactor ANOVA, considering the content of total anthocy- anins as a sixth random factor, revealed that this parameter affected significantly the contents of ethyl lactate, ethyl isovalerate, 1-pentanol and ethyl octanoate. Thus, the aroma of young red Mencia wines may be affected by levels of total anthocyanins