Browsing Research Output by Author "10061568 - Kruger, Herculina Salome"
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A century of trends in adult human height
Bentham, James; Kruger, Herculina S.; Schutte, Aletta E.; Di Sesare, Maria; Stevens, Gretchen A. (eLife Sciences Publications Ltd, 2016)Being taller is associated with enhanced longevity, and higher education and earnings. We reanalysed 1472 population-based studies, with measurement of height on more than 18.6 million participants to estimate mean height ... -
Added sugar intake in South Africa: findings from the Adult Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology cohort study1-4
Vorster, Hester H.; Kruger, Annamarie; Wentzel-Viljoen, Edelweiss; Kruger, H. Salome; Margetts, Barrie, M. (American Society for Nutrition (ASN), 2014)Background: Obesity and other noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk factors are increasing in low- and middle-income countries. There are few data on the association between increased added sugar intake and NCD risk in these ... -
Added sugar, macro- and micronutrient intakes and anthropometry of children in a developing world context
Maunder, Eleni M.W.; Nel, Johanna H.; Steyn, Nelia P.; Kruger, H. Salome; Labadarios, Demetre (Public Library of Science, 2015)Objective The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between added sugar and dietary "diversity, micronutrient intakes and anthropometric status in a nationally representative" "study of children, 1 8.9 ... -
Addressing non-communicable diseases in the Western Cape, South Africa
Solomons, Nasheetah; Kruger, H. Salome; Pouane, Thandi R. (PAGEPress, 2019)Background: Chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCDs) are increasing with grave consequences to countries’ development. The purpose of this study was three-fold: (1) to determine challenges PURE study participants faced ... -
Adherence challenges encountered in an intervention programme to combat chronic non-communicable diseases in an urban black community, Cape Town
Solomons, Nasheetah; Kruger, Herculina Salomé; Puoane, Thandi Rose (AOSIS, 2017)Background: Chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCD) have become the greatest contributor to the mortality rate worldwide. Despite attempts by Governments and various non-governmental organisations to prevent and control ... -
The African prospective study on the early detection and identification of cardiovascular disease and hypertension (African-PREDICT): design, recruitment and initial examination
Schutte, Aletta E.; Uys, Aletta S.; Burger, Adele; Mels, Catharina M.C.; Kruger, Ruan; Smith, Wayne; Fourie, Carla M.T.; Botha, Shani; Lammertyn, Leandi; Van Rooyen, Johannes M.; Gafane-Matemane, Lebo F.; Mokwatsi, Gontse G.; Breet, Yolandi; Kruger, H. Salome; Van Zyl, Tertia; Pieters, Marlien; Zandberg, Lizelle; Louw, Roan; Moss, Sarah J.; Huisman, Hugo W. (Sage, 2019)Background: Globally hypertension is stabilising, but in sub-Saharan Africa the incidence of hypertension remains on an increase. Although this might be attributed to poor healthcare and ineffective antihypertensive ... -
Agreement between specific measures of adiposity and associations with high blood pressure in black South African women
Kruger, Herculina S.; Botha-Ravyse, Chrisna; Havemann-Nel, Lize; Doubell, Maretha; Van Rooyen, Johannes M. (Wiley, 2017)Objectives To derive percentage body fat (%BF) cut-points according to body mass index (BMI) categories for adult black South African women and to investigate the agreement between adiposity classifications according to ... -
The association between anthropometric measures and physical performance in black adults of the North West Province, South Africa
Mamphwe, P.; Kruger, H.S.; Moss, S.J.; Cockeran, M.; Ricci, C.; Ukegbu, P.O.; Kruger, I.M. (Wiley, 2020)OBJECTIVE: This study investigated associations between anthropometric measures and physical performance in black South African adults. It was hypothesized that noninvasive, simple anthropometric measurements, such as ... -
Association between blood pressure, measures of body composition and lifestyle factors in township adolescents, North-West Province, South Africa
Kruger, Herculina Salome; Mamabolo, Ramoteme Lesley; Monyeki, Makama Andries; Schutte, Aletta Elisabeth; Van Rooyen, Johannes Marthinus (LAM Publications, 2011)Risk factors for development of cardiovascular disease develop early in life and track into adulthood. This study investigated the relationship between blood pressure (BP) and measures of body composition in adolescents. ... -
The association between calf circumference and appendicular skeletal muscle mass index of black urban women in Tlokwe City
Ukegbu, P.O.; Kruger, H.S.; Meyer, J.D.; Nienaber-Rousseau, C.; Botha-Ravyse, C.; Moss, S.J.; Kruger, M.I. (Taylor & Francis, 2018)Background: Sarcopenia, the loss of muscle mass and strength, is associated with adverse health outcomes. Calf circumference (CC) has been proposed as a surrogate measure of muscle mass in the elderly; however, ethnic/sex ... -
Association between dietary adherence, anthropometric measurements and blood pressure in an urban black population, South Africa
Solomons, Nasheetah; Kruger, H. Salome; Puoane, Thandi (Medpharm, 2020)Objectives: The aim was to determine participants’ dietary adherence by calculating a diet adherence score based on the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH)-style diet; (2) to determine if there was an association ... -
Association between insulin-like growth factor-1, measures of overnutrition and undernutrition and insulin resistance in black adolescents living in the north-west province, South Africa
Mamabolo, Ramoteme, L.; Berti, Christiana; Monyeki, Makama, A.; Kruger, H. Salome (Wiley, 2014)Objective To determine if insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) is a significant predictor of body fat percentage (%BF), lean body mass, and insulin resistance (IR) in black adolescents presenting with overnutrition and ... -
Association of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and parathyroid hormone with the metabolic syndrome in black South African women
Sotunde, Olusola Funmilayo; Kruger, Herculina Salome; Wright, Hattie H.; Havemann-Nel, Lize; Mels, Carina M.C.; Ravyse, Chrisna; Pieters, Marlien (Canadian Science Publishing, 2017)The relationship between 25 hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D), parathyroid hormone (PTH) and metabolic traits appear to differ among ethnicities and may be influenced by obesity. The aim of the study was to examine the association ... -
The association of clot lysis time with total obesity is partly independent from the association of PAI-1 with central obesity in African adults
Eksteen, Philna; Pieters, Marlien; De Lange, Zelda; Kruger, Herculina S. (Elsevier, 2015)Introduction: Preliminary evidence indicates that the association of fibrinolytic potential, measured as clot lysis time (CLT), with body composition may differ from that of plasminogen activator inhibitor type–1 (PAI–1). ... -
Associations of linoleic acid with markers of glucose metabolism and liver function in South African adults
Pertiwi, Kamalita; Kruger, Herculina S.; Van Zyl, Tertia; Kruger, Iolanthé M.; Smuts, Cornelius M. (BMC, 2020)Background The relation between dietary and circulating linoleic acid (18:2 n-6, LA), glucose metabolism and liver function is not yet clear. Associations of dietary and circulating LA with glucose metabolism and liver ... -
Beauty and the body of the beholder: raters’ BMI has only limited association with ratings of attractiveness of the opposite sex
Wang, Guanlin; Kruger, Herculina S.; Seru, Tumelo; Ekeleme-Egedigwe, Chima A.; El Hamdouchi, Asmaa (Wiley, 2018)Objective Assortative mating for adiposity increases the genetic burden on offspring, but its causes remain unclear. One hypothesis is that people who have high adiposity find other people with obesity more physically ... -
Beneficial effect of physical activity on linear growth rate of adolescents in a South African shanty town
Doak, Colleen; Kruger, Herculina Salome; Margetts, Barrie Maxwell; Stegman, Inge; Vorster, Hester Hendrina (Sabinet, 2012)It is not known if nutritional and/or other interventions could improve linear growth in adolescents. The purpose of this study was to assess the role of physical activity in promoting linear growth velocity of black ... -
Body composition in stunted, compared to non-stunted, black South African children, from two rural communities
Motswagole, B.S.; Kruger, H.S.; Faber, M.; Monyeki, K. D. (MedPharm Publications, 2012)Background: The objective was to compare the body composition of black stunted, and non-stunted, children, from two rural communities in South Africa, and investigate whether increased total and central adiposity is found ... -
Body mass index cut-points to identify cardiometabolic risk in black South Africans
Kruger, H. Salome; Schutte, Aletta E.; Kruger, Annamarie; Walsh, Corinna M.; Rennie, Kirsten L. (Springer, 2017)Purpose To determine optimal body mass index (BMI) cut-points for the identification of cardiometabolic risk in black South African adults. Methods We performed a cross-sectional study of a weighted sample of healthy ... -
Bone turnover markers in HIV-infected women on tenofovir-based antiretroviral therapy
Mulubwa, Mwila; Viljoen, Michelle; Kruger, Iolanthé M.; Kruger, Herculina S.; Rheeders, Malie (AOSIS, 2017)Background: Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) antiretroviral therapy is associated with disruption of the bone turnover process. Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine the association between tenofovir ...