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Association of HIV and ART with cardiometabolic traits in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(Oxford University Press, 2013)
Background: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the highest burden of HIV in the
world and a rising prevalence of cardiometabolic disease; however,
the interrelationship between HIV, antiretroviral therapy (ART) and
cardiometabolic ...
Using different approaches to assess the reproducibility of a culturally sensitive quantified food frequency questionnaire
(MedPharm Publishers, 2011)
Objective: To report on the use of different approaches to assess the reproducibility of a culturally sensitive quantified food frequency questionnaire (QFFQ) used for assessment of the habitual dietary intake of ...
Fibrinogen concentration and its role in CVD risk in black South Africans – effect of urbanisationtion
(Schattauer, 2011)
The aim of this study was to investigate correlates of fibrinogen concentration in black South Africans, as well as its association with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and whether urbanisation influences this association. ...
Iron status and cardiovascular disease risk in black South African women: the PURE study
(MedPharm Publishers, 2011)
Objective: To examine the associations between measures of iron status and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in South African women. Method: In a cross-sectional study, demographic information and health history ...
Evaluation of the mental health continuum-short form (MHC-SF) in Setswana-speaking South Africans
(Wiley, 2008)
A continuous assessment and a categorical diagnosis of the presence of mental health, described as flourishing, and the absence of mental health, characterized as languishing, is applied to a random sample of 1050 ...
Does greater individual social capital improve the management of hypertension? Cross-national analysis of 61 229 individuals in 21 countries
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2017)
Introduction Social capital, characterised by trust,
reciprocity and cooperation, is positively associated with
a number of health outcomes. We test the hypothesis that
among hypertensive individuals, those with greater ...
Consumers’ expectations of furniture labels during their pre-purchase information search: an explication of proposed furniture labelling specifications
(Wiley, 2012)
This study aimed to investigate consumers' expectations of furniture labels during the pre-purchase information search, in order to propose furniture labels that would serve as a more relevant source of external information ...
Measuring micronutrient intakes at different levels of sugar consumption in a population in transition: the Transition and Health during Urbanisation in South Africa (THUSA) study
(MedPharm Publications, 2012)
Objective: The objective was to investigate the absolute micronutrient intake and the possibility of micronutrient dilution of added sugar in the
diets of an African population in nutritional transition.
Design: A ...
Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) is associated with metabolic changes in HIV-1 infected Africans: a prospective study
(Springer, 2012)
Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) is associated with inflammation and may predict lipodystrophy and dysmetabolism in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals on antiretroviral therapy. ...
Plasma clot lysis time and its association with cariovascular risk factors in black Africans
(Public Library of Science, 2012)
Studies in populations of European descent show longer plasma clot lysis times (CLT) in patients with cardiovascular disease
(CVD) than in controls. No data are available on the association between CVD risk factors and ...