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Socioeconomic status and risk of cardiovascular disease in 20 low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries: the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiologic (PURE) study
(Elsevier, 2019)
Background Socioeconomic status is associated with differences in risk factors for cardiovascular disease incidence
and outcomes, including mortality. However, it is unclear whether the associations between cardiovascular ...
Receptor-mediated potencies of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in urban sediments: comparisons of toxic equivalency risk assessment
(Springer, 2019)
The Klip River, flowing through South Africa’s most populated urban area—Soweto and Lenasia—is subject to various pollution and anthropogenic influences, including great concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. ...
May Measurement Month 2017: results of 39 national blood pressure screening programmes
(Oxford Univ Press, 2019)
Raised blood pressure is the biggest single risk factor responsible for mortality worldwide. Despite this, the majority of people with hypertension are unaware of having it, are untreated, or are on treatment but uncontrolled. ...
An optimistic vision for biosciences in South Africa: reply to Thaldar et al. (2019)
(ASSAf, 2019)
Our reply to Thaldar et al.’s1
response to the ASSAf report2
on human genetics and genomics focuses on two
elements of the Report which they highlight, namely ubuntu and sovereignty. The lack of engagement with ...
The use of herbal medicines among chronic disease patients in Thailand: a cross-sectional survey
(Dove Medical Press, 2019)
Background: The study aimed to assess the prevalence and correlates of herbal medicine use among chronic disease patients in health care settings in Thailand.
Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 1374 adult chronic disease ...
Unintentional injuries and socio-psychological correlates among school-going adolescents in four ASEAN countries
(Dove Medical Press, 2019)
Objectives: The study aimed to report the prevalence and socio-psychological correlates of non-fatal injury among school adolescents in four ASEAN countries.
Materials and methods: Cross-sectional research data from the ...
Use of traditional medicines and traditional practitioners by children in Indonesia: findings from a national population survey in 2014-2015
(Dove Medical Press, 2019)
Background: Little data are available about traditional and complementary medicine use in children in the general population in Southeast Asia, including Indonesia. The aim of this investigation was to assess the prevalence ...
Consumers’ snack choices: current factors contributing to obesity
(Emerald, 2019)
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to indicate the need for and create an insightful understanding of the current factors contributing to consumer’s obesity levels due to their snack choices.
Design/methodology/app ...
Towards a reliable, non‐invasive melanin assessment for pigmented skin
(Wiley, 2019)
Spectrophotometry is used to estimate melanin density (MD) in Caucasians1 but applicability of the calculation to people with pigmented skin, who also experience sun sensitivity, is not known. Here, we directly compared ...
Food or nutrient pattern assessment using the principal component analysis applied to food questionnaires. Pitfalls, tips and tricks
(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 ...