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    Determinants of undernutrition prevalence in children aged 0–59 months in sub-Saharan Africa between 2000 and 2015. A report from the World Bank database 

    Ricci, Cristian; Carboo, Janet; Conradie, Cornelia; Dolman, Robin Claire; Lombard, Martani (Cambridge Univ Press, 2019)
    Objective To determine undernutrition prevalence in 0–59-month-old children and its determinants during the period 2000–2015 in sub-Saharan Africa. Design Ecological study of time series prevalence of undernutrition ...
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    Dietary intake and breast cancer risk in black South African women: the South African Breast Cancer study 

    Jacobs, Inarie; Taljaard-Krugell, Christine; Ricci, Cristian; Vorster, Hester; Van Zyl, Tertia (Cambridge Univ Press, 2019)
    Incidence rates of breast cancer (BC) are increasing in South Africa. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between dietary intake and BC risk in black South African women. The study population included ...
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    Skin-reducing mastectomy and direct-to-implant breast reconstruction with submuscular-dermal-mesh pocket 

    Bonomi, Stefano; Ricci, Cristian; Sala, Laura; Gennaro, Massimiliano; Cortinovis, Umberto (Wolters Kluwer, 2019)
    Background Despite skin-sparing mastectomy techniques have significantly improved reconstructive options and aesthetic outcomes, patients with large and ptotic breasts remain a challenging group to treat satisfactorily. ...
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    Associations of plasma total phospholipid fatty acid patterns with feeding practices, growth, and psychomotor development in 6‐month‐old South African infants 

    Siziba, Linda P.; Baumgartner, Jeannine; Ricci, Cristian; Jacobs, Adriaan; Rothman, Marinel; Matsungo, Tonderayi M.; Faber, Mieke; Smuts, Cornelius M. (Wiley, 2019)
    The objective of this study was to assess plasma fatty acid (FA) patterns of 6‐month‐old South African infants and to determine their association with feeding practices, growth, and psychomotor development. Plasma total ...
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    Food or nutrient pattern assessment using the principal component analysis applied to food questionnaires. Pitfalls, tips and tricks 

    Ricci, Cristian; Baumgartner, Jeannine; Wentzel-Viljoen, Edelweiss; Smuts, Cornelius M. (Taylor & Francis, 2019)
    We considered the Blom’s transformation, a statistical method aimed to normalise and standardise food intakes before principal component analysis. A simulation study was performed to evaluate the eigenvalue distribution ...
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    Maternal iron-deficiency is associated with premature birth and higher birth weight despite routine antenatal iron supplementation in an urban South African setting: the NuPED prospective study 

    Symington, Elizabeth A.; Baumgartner, Jeannine; Malan, Linda; Ricci, Cristian; Zandberg, Lizelle; Smuts, Cornelius M. (PLoS, 2019)
    Background Recent studies are suggesting a U-shaped relationship between antenatal iron exposure and birth outcomes. Little is known about the iron status and associated birth outcomes of pregnant women in South Africa. ...
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    Plasma phospholipid fatty acid patterns are associated with adiposity and the metabolic syndrome in black South Africans: a cross-sectional study 

    Ojwang, Alice Achieng; Kruger, Herculina Salome; Zec, Manja; Ricci, Cristian; Pieters, Marlien; Kruger, Iolanthé Marike; Wentzel-Viljoen, Edelweiss; Smuts, Cornelius Mattheus (Clinics Cardive Publishing, 2019)
    Background: Diets rich in n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and saturated fatty acids (SFA) have been associated with increased risk of obesity and the metabolic syndrome (MetS), but the evidence is inconsistent, ...
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    Substitution of sedentary time with light physical activity is related to increased bone density in U.S. women over 50 years old. An iso-temporal substitution analysis based on the National health and Nutrition Examination Survey 

    Ricci, Cristian; Havemann-Nel, Lize; Smuts, Cornelius M.; Kruger, Salome H.; Gervasi, Federico (Taylor & Francis, 2019)
    U.S. women are ageing. This is causing rises in osteoporosis prevalence and risk of fracture with related increases in health care costs. Replacing sedentary time with light physical activity may represent a cost effective ...
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    Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids are associated with blood pressure and hypertension over 10-years in black South African adults undergoing nutritional transition 

    Zec, Manja; Schutte, Aletta E.; Ricci, Cristian; Baumgartner, Jeannine; Kruger, Iolanthé M.; Smuts, Cornelius M. (MDPI, 2019)
    Nutritional transition in Africa is linked with increased blood pressure (BP). We examined 10-year fatty acid status and longitudinal associations between individual long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), BP and ...
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    Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 activity and the 4G/5G polymorphism are prospectively associated with blood pressure and hypertension status 

    Jacobs, Adriaan; Schutte, Aletta E.; Ricci, Cristian; Pieters, Marlien (Wolters Kluwer, 2019)
    Objectives: Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) has consistently shown positive associations with blood pressure (BP). Whether elevations in PAI-1 levels precede or result from raised BP is still under debate and ...

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