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Comparison of the prevalence of overweight and obesity in 9-13 year-old children from two countries using CDC and IOTF reference charts
(ANSINET, 2018)
Background and Objectives:
The epidemic of obesity
is frequently prevailing, certainly am
ong pediatric inhabitants and could be influenced
by environmental and heritable factors. So, the aim of this study was to ...
Die identifisering van fenielbottersuur aromatiese metaboliete in die urien van die blou-aap
(Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2018)
Phenylbutyrate (PBA) is used as treatment of urea cycle disorders and as an alternative
treatment option for adrenoleykodystrophy, has neuroprotective
effects and provides
protection against oxidative stress. Known ...
Association of predicted 10 years cardiovascular mortality risk with duration of HIV infection and antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected individuals in Durban, South Africa
(BMC, 2019)
Background: South Africa has the largest population of human immunodefciency virus (HIV) infected patients
on antiretroviral therapy (ART) realising the benefts of increased life expectancy. However, this population may ...
Gene interactions observed with the HDL-c blood lipid, intakes of protein, sugar and biotin in relation to circulating homocysteine concentrations in a group of black South Africans
(Elsevier, 2020)
Background
Elevated homocysteine (Hcy) is associated with several pathologies. Gene–diet interactions related to Hcy might be used to customize dietary advice to reduce disease incidence. To explore this possibility, we ...
The development of generalized motor program in constant and variable practice conditions
(Frontiers Media, 2019)
The main objective of our study was to determine whether constant and variable practice
conditions lead to the development of different memory representations (GMP) and as a
result, they benefit performance of a skill ...
Four-oil intravenous lipid emulsion effect on plasma fatty acid composition, inflammatory markers and clinical outcomes in acutely ill patients: a randomised control trial (Foil fact)
(Elsevier, 2019)
Background and aims
Data in critically ill patients on the effect of intravenous lipid emulsions (LEs), containing omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), in parenteral nutrition (PN) are scarce and conflicting. This ...
Prevalence and associated factors of enacted, internalized and anticipated stigma among people living with HIV in South Africa: results of the first national survey
(Dove Press, 2019)
Background: This paper reports on the first national implementation of the “People Living with
HIV (PLHIV) Stigma Index” in South Africa. The aim of this study was to investigate the
prevalence and correlates of HIV-related ...
Circular economy and environmental health in low- and middle-income countries
(BMC, 2019)
Background
The circular economy framework for human production and consumption is an alternative to the traditional, linear concept of ‘take, make, and dispose’. Circular economy (CE) principles comprise of ‘design out ...
Microvascular function in non-dippers: potential involvement of the salt sensitivity biomarker, marinobufagenin-the African-PREDICT study
(Wiley, 2020)
Suppressed nighttime blood pressure dipping is associated with salt sensitivity and may increase the hemodynamic load on the microvasculature. The mechanism remains unknown whereby salt sensitivity may increase the ...
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and morning surge in blood pressure in adult black and white South Africans
(Wiley, 2020)
We examined whether there were differences in the circadian variation in blood pressure and the morning surge in blood pressure between black and white Africans. Clinic and ambulatory blood pressure data obtained from the ...