Browsing Research Output by Author "Schutte, Aletta Elisabeth"
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A 10-year follow-up study of demographic and cardiometabolic factors in HIV-infected South Africans
Phalane, Edith; Fourie, Carla Maria; Mels, Catharina Martha; Schutte, Aletta Elisabeth (Clinics Cardive Publishing, 2019)Objectives: Understanding of the interplay between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and cardiovascular disease, especially in Africa, is limited to evidence from longitudinal studies. Therefore the demographic profile ... -
Adipokines and cardiometabolic function: how are they interlinked?
Schutte, Aletta Elisabeth; Huisman, Hugo Willem; Schutte, Rudolph; Van Rooyen, Johannes Marthinus; Malan, Leoné; Fourie, Catharina Maria Theresia; Malan, Nicolaas Theodor (Elsevier, 2010)Objective Adipokines contribute directly to the coexistence of insulin resistance and endothelial dysfunction. Most studies focus on a single adipokine. We therefore investigated the independent relationships of leptin, ... -
Arterial stiffness profiles: investigating various sections of the arterial tree of African and caucasian people
Huisman, Hugo Willem; Malan, Nicolaas Theodor; Schutte, Aletta Elisabeth; Schutte, Rudolph; Van Rooyen, Johannes Marthinus; Malan, Leoné; Reimann, Manja (Informa healthcare, 2011)In Africans, arterial stiffness progression seems more pronounced compared to Caucasians. We compared the arterial stiffness profiles of different age groups and focused on muscular arteries and two more central arterial ... -
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. ... -
Blood glucose and nocturnal blood pressure in African and caucasian men: the SABPA study
Lammertyn, Leandi; Schutte, Aletta Elisabeth; Schutte, Rudolph (Elsevier, 2011)To investigate the relationship between nocturnal blood pressure and chronically elevated blood glucose to determine if these elevated blood glucose concentrations contribute to a non-dipping blood pressure, especially in ... -
Carotid cross-sectional wall area is significantly associated with serum leptin levels, independent of body mass index: the SABPA studyent of body mass index: the SABPA study
Mels, Catharina Martha Cornelia; Pieterse, Chiné; Schutte, Aletta Elisabeth; Schutte, Rudolph; Smith, Wayne (Japanese Society of HypertensionNature Publishing Group, 2012)Hypertension and obesity are serious health burdens in sub-Saharan Africa. Urbanized Africans seem to be more susceptible to the development of these diseases than Caucasians. Current research suggests that leptin may be ... -
Correcting for intra-individual variability in sodium excretion in spot urine samples does not improve the ability to predict 24 h urinary sodium excretion
Charlton, Karen Elizabeth; Schutte, Aletta Elisabeth; Wepener, Leanda; Corso, Barbara; Kowal, Paul (MDPI, 2020)Given a global focus on salt reduction efforts to reduce cardiovascular risk, it is important to obtain accurate measures of salt intake on a population level. This study determined firstly whether adjustment for ... -
Direct comparison of home versus ambulatory defined nocturnal hypertension for predicting cardiovascular events: the Japan morning surge-home blood pressure (J-HOP) study
Mokwatsi, Gontse Gratitude; Schutte, Aletta Elisabeth; Hoshide, Satoshi; Kanegae, Hiroshi; Fujiwara, Takeshi (American Heart Association, 2020)The home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) method that measures blood pressure during sleep hours was reported to be comparable to ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) in measuring nighttime blood pressure and detecting ... -
The Exercise, Arterial Modulation and Nutrition in Youth South Africa Study (ExAMIN Youth SA)
Kruger, Ruan; Monyeki, Makama Andries; Schutte, Aletta Elisabeth; Smith, Wayne; Mels, Catharina Martha Cornelia; Kruger, Herculina Salomé; Pienaar, Anita Elizabeth; Gafane-Matemane, Lebo Francina; Breet, Yolandi; Lammertyn, Leandi; Mokwatsi, Gontse Gratitude; Kruger, Ankebé; Deacon, Elmari (Frontiers Media, 2020)Background: The impact of a sedentary and unhealthy lifestyle on cardiovascular health is well-documented, however the current obesity and hypertension trends among children is concerning. The ExAMIN Youth SA study aims ... -
Health effects of dietary risks in 195 countries, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Afshin, Ashkan; Schutte, Aletta Elisabeth; Sur, Patrick John; Fay, Kairsten A.; Cornaby, Leslie (Elsevier, 2019)Background Suboptimal diet is an important preventable risk factor for non-communicable diseases (NCDs); however, its impact on the burden of NCDs has not been systematically evaluated. This study aimed to evaluate the ... -
High blood pressure in Sub-Saharan Africa: why prevention, detection, and control are urgent and important
Campbell, Norm R.C.; Bovet, Pascal; Schutte, Aletta Elisabeth; Lemogoum, Daniel; Nkwescheu, Armand Seraphin (Wiley-Blackwell, 2015)HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (BP) IS THE LEADING RISK FOR DEATH AND DISABILITY GLOBALLY ACCORDING TO THE 2010 GLOBAL BURDEN OF DISEASE STUDY "In 2010, hypertension in Sub–Saharan Africa was the leading risk for death, ... -
HIV infection and cardiovascular risk in black South Africans
Fourie, Catharina Maria Theresia; Schutte, Aletta Elisabeth; Van Rooyen, Johannes Marthinus (Clinics Cardive, 2011) -
Is HIV-1 infection associated with endothelial dysfunction in a population of African ancestry in South Africa?
Conradie, Karin Ronel; Fourie, Catharina Maria Theresia; Hoekstra, Tiny; Pieters, Marlien; Schutte, Aletta Elisabeth; Van Rooyen, Johannes Marthinus (Clinics Cardive, 2011)The chronic infection status suffered by HIV-infected individuals promotes chronic arterial inflammation and injury, which leads to dysfunction of the endothelium, atherosclerosis and thrombosis. Although HIV-1 subtype C ... -
Leptin and the retinal microvasculature in young black and white adults: the African-PREDICT study
Ahiante, Blessing Osemengbe; Smith, Wayne; Lammertyn, Leandi; Schutte, Aletta Elisabeth (Elsevier, 2020)Background Leptin is a vasoactive peptide that has been linked to diseases associated with macrovascular deterioration. What is still uncertain is its involvement in the microvasculature. Since microvascular changes are ... -
Lipid abnormalities in a never-treated HIV-1 subtype C-infected African population
Fourie, Catharina Maria Theresia; Kruger, Annamarie; Schutte, Aletta Elisabeth; Van Rooyen, Johannes Marthinus (SpringLink, 2010) -
Microcirculation: an early prognostic factor in the control of blood pressure
Malan, Nico T.; Malan, Wayne X.; Schutte, Aletta Elisabeth (Hogrefe, 2015) -
N-terminal prohormone B-type natriuretic peptide and cardiovascular function in Africans and Caucasians: the SAfrEIC study
Hindersson, Peter; Huisman, Hugo Willem; Kruger, Ruan; Olsen, Michael; Schutte, Aletta Elisabeth; Schutte, Rudolph (Elsevier, 2012)Background This study compared NT-proBNP levels and the association with cardiovascular markers between Africans and Caucasians from South Africa. Methods This cross-sectional study involved 201 Africans and 255 Caucasians ... -
NT-proBNP and potential vascular calcification in black and caucasian African men: the SAfrEIC study
Huisman, Hugo Willem; Kruger, Ruan; Olsen, Michael; Schutte, Aletta Elisabeth; Schutte, Rudolph (ISHIB, 2012)OBJECTIVE: The N-terminal prohormone B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is a reliable marker of cardiac strain. In hypertensive heart disease, NT-proBNP levels increase and may lose its protective function. Simultaneously, ... -
The prevalence of hypertension and the relationship with body composition in Grade 1 learners in the North West Province of South Africa
Kemp, Chanelle; Pienaar, Anita Elizabeth; Schutte, Aletta Elisabeth (Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2011)Objective. To determine the prevalence of hypertension in Grade 1 learners in the North West Province and to investigate the association between blood pressure (BP) and body composition of these children. Methods. Data ... -
Psychosocial stress but not hypertensive status associated with angiogenesis in Africans
Venter, Paul Cristiaan; Malan, Leoné; Schutte, Aletta Elisabeth (Taylor & Francis, 2014)Aim. Increased angiogenic factors [vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) and angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2)] have been associated with vascular dysfunction and hypertension. Black Africans undergoing rapid urbanization ...