Browsing Research Output by Subject "Body mass index"
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Association between dietary adherence, anthropometric measurements and blood pressure in an urban black population, South Africa
(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 ... -
Body mass index cut-points to identify cardiometabolic risk in black South Africans
(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 ... -
The cardiotonic steroid marinobufagenin is a predictor of increased left ventricular mass in obesity: the African-PREDICT study
(MDPI, 2020)The endogenous Na+/K+-ATPase inhibitor, marinobufagenin (MBG), strongly associates with salt intake and a greater left ventricular mass index (LVMi) in humans and was shown to promote cardiac fibrosis and hypertrophy in ... -
Changes in body composition and cardiometabolic risk among black South African adults
(Karger, 2017)Background and objectives: Obesity-related health risk may differ by ethnicity at the same body mass index (BMI). The objectives of this study were too determine the predictive value of the World Health Organization ... -
A pilot study comparing bioelectrical impedance analysis and body mass index in determining obesity among staff of a Ghanaian University
(Emerald, 2018)Purpose In Ghana, the body mass index (BMI) is widely used in clinical practice in assessing weight status, but it is limited as a measure of adiposity. The purpose of this study was to compare bioelectrical impedance ... -
Sex differences independent of other psycho-sociodemographic factors as a predictor of body mass index in black South African adults
(icddr,b, 2012)To better understand the sex differences in body mass index (BMI) observed in black South African adults in the Transition and Health during Urbanization of South Africans Study, the present study investigated whether these ... -
Trends in obesity and diabetes across Africa from 1980 to 2014: an analysis of pooled population-based studies
(Oxford Univ Press, 2017)Background The 2016 Dar Es Salaam Call to Action on Diabetes and Other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) advocates national multi-sectoral NCD strategies and action plans based on available data and information from countries ...