Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Subject "Longitudinal"
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The African prospective study on the early detection and identification of cardiovascular disease and hypertension (African-PREDICT): design, recruitment and initial examination
(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 ... -
Anti-epileptic prescribing patterns in the South African private health sector (2008-2013)
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)Background: Little is known about longitudinal prescribing practices for anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) in South Africa. The prescribing patterns and associated direct medicine costs of AEDs in the private ... -
Attenuated IGF-1 predicts all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in a Black population: a five-year prospective study
(Sage Publications Ltd, 2016)Background: Inconsistent findings are reported on whether insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) is protective or harmful in predicting hypertension, carotid wall thickness and mortality. We determined the five-year ... -
Evaluating several biomarkers as predictors of aortic stiffness in young and older Africans, not consuming alcohol based on self-report
(Elsevier, 2018)Aims Black populations from sub-Saharan Africa have a high prevalence of cardiovascular disease, which places significant strain on public health systems. Aortic stiffness is a prominent risk factor for cardiovascular ... -
A health profile associated with excessive alcohol use independently predicts aortic stiffness over 10 years in black South Africans
(Wolters Kluwer, 2017)Objective: Black populations exhibit higher arterial stiffness than whites and suffer a disproportionate burden of cardiovascular disease. It is therefore important to identify modifiable health behaviours predicting large ...