Racial and regional disparities in the risk of noncommunicable disease between sub-Saharan black and European white patients.

Autor: Yu YL; Research Unit Environment and Health, KU Leuven Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Leuven, Leuven.; Non-Profit Research Association Alliance for the Promotion of Preventive Medicine, Mechelen, Belgium., An DW; Non-Profit Research Association Alliance for the Promotion of Preventive Medicine, Mechelen, Belgium.; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, National Research Centre for Translational Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.; Center for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium., Chori BS; Non-Profit Research Association Alliance for the Promotion of Preventive Medicine, Mechelen, Belgium.; Center for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.; Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria., Kaleta BP; First Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology and Hypertension, Jagellonian University, Kraków, Poland., Mokwatsi G; Hypertension in Africa Research Team, Medical Research Council Unit for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa., Martens DS; Center for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium., Abiodun OO; Department of Internal Medicine, Federal Medical Center Jabi, Abuja, Nigeria., Anya T; Department of Internal Medicine, Federal Medical Center Jabi, Abuja, Nigeria., Łebek-Szatańska A; Department of Hypertension, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland., Yeh JS; Taipei Municipal Wang-Fang Hospital.; Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan., Mels CMC; Hypertension in Africa Research Team, Medical Research Council Unit for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa., Latosinska A; Mosaiques Diagnostics GmbH, Hannover, Germany., Kruger R; Hypertension in Africa Research Team, Medical Research Council Unit for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa., Isiguzo G; Department of Medicine, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, Ebonyi, Nigeria., Narkiewicz K; Department of Hypertension and Diabetology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland., Shehu MN; Federal Teaching Hospital Katsina, Nigeria., Salazar M; Universidad Nacional de La Plata | UNLP Departamento de Medicina Interna y Especialidades Clínicas, La Plata, Argentina., Espeche W; Universidad Nacional de La Plata | UNLP Departamento de Medicina Interna y Especialidades Clínicas, La Plata, Argentina., Mujaj B; Non-Profit Research Association Alliance for the Promotion of Preventive Medicine, Mechelen, Belgium., Brgulian-Hitij J; Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hypertension, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia., Olszanecka A; First Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology and Hypertension, Jagellonian University, Kraków, Poland., Wojciechowska W; First Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology and Hypertension, Jagellonian University, Kraków, Poland., Reyskens P; RDSM NV, Hasselt, Belgium., Rajzer M; First Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology and Hypertension, Jagellonian University, Kraków, Poland., Januszewicz A; Department of Hypertension, National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland., Stolarz-Skrzypek K; First Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology and Hypertension, Jagellonian University, Kraków, Poland., Asayama K; Non-Profit Research Association Alliance for the Promotion of Preventive Medicine, Mechelen, Belgium.; Tohoku Institute for Management of Blood Pressure, Sendai, Japan.; Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan., Allegaert K; Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences.; KU Leuven Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.; Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands., Verhamme P; Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences., Mischak H; Mosaiques Diagnostics GmbH, Hannover, Germany., Nawrot TS; Research Unit Environment and Health, KU Leuven Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Leuven, Leuven.; Center for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium., Odili AN; Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria., Staessen JA; Non-Profit Research Association Alliance for the Promotion of Preventive Medicine, Mechelen, Belgium.; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, National Research Centre for Translational Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.; Biomedical Science Group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

Publikováno v: Journal of hypertension [J Hypertens] 2024 Nov 22. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Nov 22.

Urinary Proteomics and Systems Biology Link Eight Proteins to the Higher Risk of Hypertension and Related Complications in Blacks Versus Whites.

Autor: An DW; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, National Research Center for Translational Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.; Non-Profit Research Association Alliance for the Promotion of Preventive Medicine, Mechelen, Belgium.; Research Unit Environment and Health, KU Leuven Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium., Martens DS; Center for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium., Mokwatsi GG; Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), SAMRC Extramural Unit for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa., Yu YL; Non-Profit Research Association Alliance for the Promotion of Preventive Medicine, Mechelen, Belgium.; Research Unit Environment and Health, KU Leuven Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium., Chori BS; Center for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.; Circulatory Health Research Laboratory, College of Health Sciences, University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria., Latosinska A; Mosaiques Diagnostiques GmbH, Hannover, Germany., Isiguzo G; Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital & Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria., Eder S; Department of Internal Medicine IV, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria., Zhang DY; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, National Research Center for Translational Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.; Non-Profit Research Association Alliance for the Promotion of Preventive Medicine, Mechelen, Belgium.; Research Unit Environment and Health, KU Leuven Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium., Mayer G; Department of Internal Medicine IV, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria., Kruger R; Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), SAMRC Extramural Unit for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa., Brguljan-Hitij J; Division of Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center, Ljubljana, Slovenia., Delles C; School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK., Mels CMC; Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), SAMRC Extramural Unit for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa., Stolarz-Skrzypek K; First Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology and Hypertension, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland., Rajzer M; First Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electrocardiology and Hypertension, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland., Verhamme P; Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium., Schutte AE; Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), SAMRC Extramural Unit for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.; Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia., Nawrot TS; Research Unit Environment and Health, KU Leuven Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.; Center for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium., Li Y; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, National Research Center for Translational Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China., Mischak H; Mosaiques Diagnostiques GmbH, Hannover, Germany., Odili AN; Circulatory Health Research Laboratory, College of Health Sciences, University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria., Staessen JA; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Hypertension, Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, National Research Center for Translational Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.; Non-Profit Research Association Alliance for the Promotion of Preventive Medicine, Mechelen, Belgium.; Biomedical Sciences Group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

Publikováno v: Proteomics [Proteomics] 2024 Nov 24, pp. e202400207. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Nov 24.

Exploring the interplay between kidney function and urinary metabolites in young adults: the African-PREDICT study.

Autor: du Toit WL; Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa.; Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit (CPGRU), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa., Kruger R; Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa.; MRC Research Unit for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa., Gafane-Matemane LF; Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa.; MRC Research Unit for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa., Schutte AE; Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa.; MRC Research Unit for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.; School of Population Health, University of New South Wales, The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, Australia., Louw R; Human Metabolomics, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Potchefstroom, South Africa., Mels CMC; Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa. carina.mels@nwu.ac.za.; MRC Research Unit for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa. carina.mels@nwu.ac.za.

Publikováno v: Amino acids [Amino Acids] 2024 Aug 29; Vol. 56 (1), pp. 53. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 29.

Twenty-four-hour ambulatory, but not clinic blood pressure associates with leptin in young adults with overweight or obesity: The African-PREDICT study.

Autor: van Niekerk E; Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa., Botha-Le Roux S; Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.; Medical Research Council: Research Unit for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa., Mels CMC; Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.; Medical Research Council: Research Unit for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa., Swanepoel M; Physical activity, Sport and Recreation (PhASRec), North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa., Delles C; School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK., Welsh P; School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK., Kruger R; Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa. Ruan.Kruger@nwu.ac.za.; Medical Research Council: Research Unit for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa. Ruan.Kruger@nwu.ac.za.

Publikováno v: Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension [Hypertens Res] 2024 Feb; Vol. 47 (2), pp. 478-486. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 23.

High prevalence but lack of awareness of hypertension in South Africa, particularly among men and young adults.

Autor: Woodiwiss AJ; Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. angela.woodiwiss@wits.ac.za., Orchard A; Clinical Pharmacy Division, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa., Mels CMC; Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.; SAMRC Research Unit for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa., Uys AS; Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.; SAMRC Research Unit for Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa., Nkeh-Chungag BN; Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Science, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa., Kolkenbeck-Ruh A; Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.; SAMRC-Wits Developmental Pathways to Health Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa., Ware LJ; SAMRC-Wits Developmental Pathways to Health Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa., Yates S; Department of Life and Consumer Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA), Science Campus, Roodepoort, South Africa., Jones ESW; Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa., Peterson VR; Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa., Poulter NR; Imperial Clinical Trials Unit, Imperial College London, Stadium House, 68 Wood Lane, London, W12 7RH, UK.

Publikováno v: Journal of human hypertension [J Hum Hypertens] 2023 Oct 25. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 25.