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pro vyhledávání: '"Michèle Ramsay"'
Autor:
Lisa K. Micklesfield, Juliana Kagura, Richard Munthali, Nigel J. Crowther, Nicole Jaff, Philippe Gradidge, Michèle Ramsay, Shane A. Norris
Publikováno v:
Global Health Action, Vol 11, Iss 0 (2018)
Background: There is a high and increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity in South Africans of all ages. Risk factors associated with overweight and obesity must be identified to provide targets for intervention. Objective: To identify the demo
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/28ecbde7e6d04e4ab3b45b525b7dbd6b
Autor:
Stuart A. Ali, Cassandra Soo, Godfred Agongo, Marianne Alberts, Lucas Amenga-Etego, Romuald P. Boua, Ananyo Choudhury, Nigel J. Crowther, Cornelius Depuur, F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Issa Guiraud, Tilahun N. Haregu, Scott Hazelhurst, Kathleen Kahn, Christopher Khayeka-Wandabwa, Catherine Kyobutungi, Zané Lombard, Felistas Mashinya, Lisa Micklesfield, Shukri F. Mohamed, Freedom Mukomana, Seydou Nakanabo-Diallo, Hamtandi M. Natama, Nicholas Ngomi, Engelbert A. Nonterah, Shane A. Norris, Abraham R. Oduro, Athanase M. Somé, Hermann Sorgho, Paulina Tindana, Halidou Tinto, Stephen Tollman, Rhian Twine, Alisha Wade, Osman Sankoh, Michèle Ramsay
Publikováno v:
Global Health Action, Vol 11, Iss 0 (2018)
There is an alarming tide of cardiovascular and metabolic disease (CMD) sweeping across Africa. This may be a result of an increasingly urbanized lifestyle characterized by the growing consumption of processed and calorie-dense food, combined with ph
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/28bd9c8c018448498f6e9c18f8c655f9
Publikováno v:
Global Health Action, Vol 11, Iss 0 (2018)
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/9210ec14df944de2843957b2b80a1b6f
Autor:
Engelbert Adamwaba Nonterah, Cornelius Debpuur, Godfred Agongo, Lucas Amenga-Etego, Nigel J. Crowther, Michèle Ramsay, Abraham Rexford Oduro
Publikováno v:
Global Health Action, Vol 11, Iss 0 (2018)
Background: Obesity and associated cardiometabolic diseases are increasing in urban sub-Saharan Africa due to a complex epidemiological and nutritional transition. Related data on rural communities is scarce. Objectives: The study characterized the s
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/886de75e785d4967901aa9e1d075d7ba
Autor:
Romuald Palwende Boua, Hermann Sorgho, Toussaint Rouamba, Seydou Nakanabo Diallo, Joel D. Bognini, Sophie Z. Konkobo, Daniel Valia, Moussa Lingani, Serge Ouoba, Alain S. Tougma, Biebo Bihoun, Nigel J. Crowther, Shane A. Norris, Michèle Ramsay, Halidou Tinto
Publikováno v:
Global Health Action, Vol 11, Iss 0 (2018)
Background: The global health transition is linked with an increased burden of non-communicable diseases with cardiovascular diseases leading the epidemic. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the prevalence of obesity has increased during the past decades a
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/81f028a6f01d487e9ab21d1f782f684c
Autor:
Michèle Ramsay, Nigel J. Crowther, Godfred Agongo, Stuart A. Ali, Gershim Asiki, Romuald P. Boua, F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Kathleen Kahn, Christopher Khayeka-Wandabwa, Felistas Mashinya, Lisa Micklesfield, Freedom Mukomana, Engelbert A. Nonterah, Cassandra Soo, Hermann Sorgho, Alisha N. Wade, Ryan G. Wagner, Marianne Alberts, Scott Hazelhurst, Catherine Kyobutungi, Shane A. Norris, Abraham R. Oduro, Osman Sankoh, Halidou Tinto, Stephen Tollman, as members of AWI-Gen and the H3Africa Consortium
Publikováno v:
Global Health Action, Vol 11, Iss 0 (2018)
Background: African populations are characterised by diversity at many levels including: demographic history, genetic ancestry, language, wealth, socio-political landscape, culture and behaviour. Several of these have a profound impact on body fat ma
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/b560f7c5024544198b17cc22904e9be5
Autor:
Godfred Agongo, Engelbert Adamwaba Nonterah, Cornelius Debpuur, Lucas Amenga-Etego, Stuart Ali, Abraham Oduro, Nigel J Crowther, Michèle Ramsay, as members of AWI-Gen and the H3Africa Consortium
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 11, p e0206326 (2018)
Dyslipidaemia is a primary risk factor for cardiometabolic disease, causing over 17 million deaths globally in 2015. However, the burden of dyslipidaemia and factors associated with lipid levels remain unknown in many rural African populations. There
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/6f021b373b394721a8c0578d49979425
Autor:
Onoja Matthew Akpa, Akinkunmi Paul Okekunle, Osahon Jeffery Asowata, Tinashe Chikowore, Shukri F Mohamed, Fred Sarfo, Rufus Akinyemi, Albert Akpalu, Kolawole Wahab, Reginald Obiako, Morenikeji Komolafe, Lukman Owolabi, Godwin O Osaigbovo, Godwin Ogbole, Hemant K Tiwari, Joshua Akinyemi, Adekunle Fakunle, Ezinne Uvere, Abiodun M Adeoye, Daniel Lackland, Donna K Arnett, Bruce Ovbiagele, Michèle Ramsay, Mayowa Owolabi
Publikováno v:
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 29:2359-2371
Aims The relationship between vegetable consumption and hypertension occurrence remains poorly characterized in sub-Saharan Africa. This study assessed the association of vegetable consumption with odds of hypertension among indigenous Africans. Meth
Autor:
Evans M Mathebula, Dhriti Sengupta, Nimmisha Govind, Vincent A Laufer, S Louis Bridges Jr, Mohammed Tikly, Michèle Ramsay, Ananyo Choudhury
Publikováno v:
Human Molecular Genetics. 31:4286-4294
The complex pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is not fully understood, with few studies exploring the genomic contribution to RA in patients from Africa. We report a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of South-Eastern Bantu-Speaking South A
Autor:
Jean-Tristan Brandenburg, Melanie A. Govender, Cheryl A. Winkler, Palwende Romuald Boua, Godfred Agongo, June Fabian, Michèle Ramsay
Publikováno v:
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Recessive inheritance of African-specific APOL1 kidney risk variants is associated with higher risk of nondiabetic kidney disease, progression to kidney failure, and early-onset albuminuria that precedes eGFR decline. The e