A5056135407- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- HIV-related health complications and treatments
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Diabetes Management and Education
- HIV Research and Treatment
- HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
- Sodium Intake and Health
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Birth, Development, and Health
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Diabetes Management and Research
University of Cape Town
2016-2025
South African Medical Research Council
2015-2024
Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit
2023
University of Pretoria
2021
University of KwaZulu-Natal
2021
Universidade do Porto
2017
Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences
2016
Medical Research Council
2013
The association between intake of fruits, vegetables, and legumes with cardiovascular disease deaths has been investigated extensively in Europe, the USA, Japan, China, but little or no data are available from Middle East, South America, Africa, south Asia.We did a prospective cohort study (Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology [PURE] 135 335 individuals aged 35 to 70 years without 613 communities 18 low-income, middle-income, high-income countries seven geographical regions: North America...
BackgroundThe 2016 Dar Es Salaam Call to Action on Diabetes and Other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) advocates national multi-sectoral NCD strategies action plans based available data information from countries of sub-Saharan Africa beyond. We estimated trends 1980 2014 in age-standardized mean body mass index (BMI) diabetes prevalence these countries, order assess the co-progression assist policy formulation.
The goal of this study was to assess whether diabetes prevalence varies by countries at different economic levels and can be explained known risk factors.The diabetes, defined as self-reported or fasting glycemia ≥7 mmol/L, documented in 119,666 adults from three high-income (HIC), seven upper-middle-income (UMIC), four lower-middle-income (LMIC), low-income (LIC) countries. Relationships between its factors within these country groupings were assessed using multivariable analyses.Age-...
Objective To examine the prevalence of and association psychosocial risk factors with diabetes in 25–74-year-old black Africans Cape Town 2008/09 to compare a 1990 study. Research Design Methods A randomly selected cross-sectional sample had oral glucose tolerance tests. The (1998 WHO criteria), other cardiovascular measures, including sense coherence (SOC), locus control adverse life events, were determined. comparison between this study used 1985 criteria. Results There 1099 participants,...
Objective To determine the prevalence, associations and management of hypertension in 25–74-year-old urban black population Cape Town examine change between 1990 2008/09 25–64-year-olds. Methods In 2008/09, a representative cross-sectional sample, stratified for age sex, was randomly selected from same townships sampled 1990. Cardiovascular disease risk factors were determined by administered questionnaires, clinical measurements fasting biochemical analyses. Logistic regression models...
Background : Non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs) have increased in South Africa over the past 15 years. While these usually manifest during mid-to-late adulthood, development of modifiable risk factors that contribute to NCDs are adopted early life. Objective To describe urban–rural and gender patterns NCD black adolescents young adults (15- 24-year-olds) from two African Demographic Health Surveys conducted 5 years apart. Design An observational study based on interviews measurements...
Factors influencing the increasing prevalence of overweight/obesity among children and adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa remain unclear. We assessed determinants overweight obesity effects on cardio-metabolic profile school learners Western Cape, South Africa.Cross-sectional data were collected from 7 to 18-year-old African attending 14 schools, randomly selected 107 government schools areas. The through stratified random sampling techniques. Logistic regressions used assess its association...
AimsTo determine the metabolic syndrome prevalence by 2009 harmonised criteria in 25–74-year-old urban Africans Cape Town.
Abstract Objective To assess the impact of a food-based intervention on blood pressure (BP) in free-living South African men and women aged 50–75 years, with drug-treated mild-to-moderate hypertension. Methods A double-blind controlled trial was undertaken eighty hypertensive subjects randomised to an ( n 40) or control arm. The 8-week provision six food items modified cation content (salt replacement (SOLO™), bread, margarine, stock cubes, soup mix flavour enhancer) 500 ml maas (fermented...
To determine the obesity indices, specifically waist circumference (WC), that identified ≥2 other metabolic syndrome (MS) components (2009 criteria) in 25- to 74-year-old Africans Cape Town. Data were collected from a cross-sectional sample by administered questionnaires, clinical measurements and biochemical analyses. The cut points estimated Youden Index. Logistic regression analyses determined whether identifying MS occurred at true inflection points. Among 1099 participants, calculated...
Representative data on the prevalence of hypertension, a major non-infectious comorbidity in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected people, is lacking. We assessed prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control, as well determinants hypertension HIV-infected adults South Africa. A cross-sectional survey was conducted between March 2014 February 2015 random sample 827 (77.7% women), receiving care for HIV infection at 17 randomly selected public health facilities across Western Cape...