Modernity and obesity in coastal and Highland Papua New Guinea

Autor: Allison Hodge, Gk, Dowse, Koki G, Mavo B, Mp, Alpers, Pz, Zimmet

Publikováno v: Europe PubMed Central

To investigate the association between individual degree of modernization and obesity in Papua New Guineans using a score of relative 'modernity'.Cross-sectional survey in six populations with varying degrees of modernity. Independent effects of mode

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7780490

Abdominal fat distribution and insulin levels only partially explain adverse cardiovascular risk profile in Asian Indians

Autor: Allison Hodge, Gk, Dowse, Vr, Collins, Kg, Alberti, Gareeboo H, Tuomilehto J, Pz, Zimmet

Publikováno v: Europe PubMed Central

Asian Indians show an increased risk of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and coronary heart disease, together with adverse fat distribution and hyperinsulinaemia relative to other ethnic groups. Using population-based data, we investig

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http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/8863097

Incidence, increasing prevalence, and predictors of change in obesity and fat distribution over 5 years in the rapidly developing population of Mauritius

Autor: Allison Hodge, Gk, Dowse, Gareeboo H, Tuomilehto J, Kg, Alberti, Pz, Zimmet

Publikováno v: Europe PubMed Central

To investigate the incidence and trends in prevalence of obesity and adverse fat distribution in Mauritius over 5 years.Prevalence studies were conducted in 1987 and 1992, incidence was estimated in a sub-sample of subjects attending on both occasion

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http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/8646250

A protracted mumps outbreak in Western Australia despite high vaccine coverage: a population-based surveillance study.

Autor: Westphal DW; Communicable Disease Control Directorate, Public and Aboriginal Health Division, Western Australia Department of Health, Perth, WA, Australia; National Centre for Epidemiology & Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia. Electronic address: darren.westphal@health.wa.gov.au., Eastwood A; Kimberley Population Health Unit, Western Australia Country Health Service, Broome, WA, Australia., Levy A; PathWest Laboratory Medicine, Western Australia Department of Health, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Nedlands, WA, Australia; Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia., Davies J; Goldfields Population Health Unit, Western Australia Country Health Service, Kalgoorlie, WA, Australia., Huppatz C; Goldfields Population Health Unit, Western Australia Country Health Service, Kalgoorlie, WA, Australia., Gilles M; Midwest Population Health Unit, Western Australia Country Health Service, Geraldton, WA, Australia., Lyttle H; Pilbara Population Health Unit, Western Australia Country Health Service, South Hedland, WA, Australia., Williams SA; National Centre for Epidemiology & Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia., Dowse GK; Communicable Disease Control Directorate, Public and Aboriginal Health Division, Western Australia Department of Health, Perth, WA, Australia.

Publikováno v: The Lancet. Infectious diseases [Lancet Infect Dis] 2019 Feb; Vol. 19 (2), pp. 177-184. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Dec 14.

Rise in invasive serogroup W meningococcal disease in Australia 2013-2015.

Autor: Martin NV; Epidemiologist, Assistant Director, Immunisation Branch, Office of Health Protection, Australian Government Department of Health, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory., Ong KS; Senior Medical Advisor, Department of Health and Human Services, Victoria., Howden BP; Director, Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, Medical Director, Doherty Applied Microbial Genomics, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Victoria., Lahra MM; Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for STD and Neisseria Reference Laboratory, Microbiology Department, South Eastern Area Laboratory Services, the Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales., Lambert SB; Senior Medical Officer, Communicable Diseases Branch, Prevention Division, Queensland Health.; UQ Child Health Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, Queensland., Beard FH; Staff Specialist, Public Health Physician, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases, the Children's Hospital at Westmead, New South Wales., Dowse GK; Medical Epidemiologist, Communicable Disease Control Directorate, Department of Health, Western Australia., Saul N; Epidemiologist, Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Communicable Disease Branch, Health Protection NSW, Sydney New South Wales.

Publikováno v: Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report [Commun Dis Intell Q Rep] 2016 Dec 24; Vol. 40 (4), pp. E454-E459. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Dec 24.