"Prevalence"

Sodium and potassium excretion in an adult Caribbean population of African descent with a high burden of cardiovascular disease.
BACKGROUND: High sodium diets with inadequate potassium and high sodium-to-potassium ratios are a known determinant of hypertension and …
Rachel M. Harris, Angela M. C. Rose, Ian R. Hambleton, Christina Howitt, Nita G. Forouhi, Anselm J. M. Hennis, T. Alafia Samuels, Nigel Unwin
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Social determinants of prostate cancer in the Caribbean: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
BACKGROUND: Prostate cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths among Caribbean men. However, little data exists on the …
Catherine R. Brown, Ian Hambleton, Shawn M. Hercules, Nigel Unwin, Madhuvanti M. Murphy, E. Nigel Harris, Rainford Wilks, Marlene MacLeish, Louis Sullivan, Natasha Sobers-Grannum
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Prevalence and phenotype of diabetes and prediabetes using fasting glucose vs HbA1c in a Caribbean population.
BACKGROUND: Both fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and HbA1c are recommended for the diagnosis of diabetes and prediabetes by the American …
Nigel Unwin, Christina Howitt, Angela Mc Rose, T. Alafia Samuels, Anselm Jm Hennis, Ian R. Hambleton
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Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults.
BACKGROUND: Underweight, overweight, and obesity in childhood and adolescence are associated with adverse health consequences …
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Social determinants of depression and suicidal behaviour in the Caribbean: a systematic review.
BACKGROUND: Depressive disorder is the largest contributor to years lived with disability in the Caribbean, adding 948 per 100,000 in …
Catherine R. Brown, Ian R. Hambleton, Natasha Sobers-Grannum, Shawn M. Hercules, Nigel Unwin, E. Nigel Harris, Rainford Wilks, Marlene MacLeish, Louis Sullivan, Madhuvanti M. Murphy
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Monitoring Caribbean tobacco use: baseline adolescent smoking prevalence and regional disparities.
OBJECTIVE: To provide baseline information on tobacco use among adolescents in the Caribbean for the period before country-level …
Ian R. Hambleton, Selvi M. Jeyaseelan, Christina Howitt, Anselm J. Hennis
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Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants.
BACKGROUND: Raised blood pressure is an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and chronic kidney disease. We estimated …
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A cross-sectional study of physical activity and sedentary behaviours in a Caribbean population: combining objective and questionnaire data to guide future interventions.
BACKGROUND: Current understanding of population physical activity (PA) levels and sedentary behaviour in developing countries is …
Christina Howitt, Soren Brage, Ian R. Hambleton, Kate Westgate, T. Alafia Samuels, Angela Mc Rose, Nigel Unwin
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Systems Science for Caribbean Health: the development and piloting of a model for guiding policy on diabetes in the Caribbean.
BACKGROUND: Diabetes is highly prevalent in the Caribbean, associated with a high morbidity and mortality and is a recognised threat to …
L. Guariguata, C. Guell, T. A. Samuels, E. A. J. A. Rouwette, J. Woodcock, I. R. Hambleton, N. Unwin
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Worldwide trends in diabetes since 1980: a pooled analysis of 751 population-based studies with 4.4 million participants.
BACKGROUND: One of the global targets for non-communicable diseases is to halt, by 2025, the rise in the age-standardised adult …
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