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Pascal Bovet
Biostatistics
Medicine/Public Health, general
Public Health
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Open AccessThe associations between alcohol intake and cardiometabolic risk in African-origin adults spanning the epidemiologic transition
Cardiometabolic (CM) risk affects approximately 25% of adults globally, and is diagnosed by meeting 3 out of 5 of the following CM risk factors: elevated blood pressure, high triglycerides, elevated blood suga...
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Open AccessSociodemographic inequities associated with participation in leisure-time physical activity in sub-Saharan Africa: an individual participant data meta-analysis
Leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) is an important contributor to total physical activity and the focus of many interventions promoting activity in high-income populations. Little is known about LTPA in sub...
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Open AccessGut microbiota, short chain fatty acids, and obesity across the epidemiologic transition: the METS-Microbiome study protocol
While some of the variance observed in adiposity and weight change within populations can be accounted for by traditional risk factors, a new factor, the gut microbiota, has recently been associated with obesi...
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Open AccessCardiovascular risk status of Afro-origin populations across the spectrum of economic development: findings from the Modeling the Epidemiologic Transition Study
Cardiovascular risk factors are increasing in most develo** countries. To date, however, very little standardized data has been collected on the primary risk factors across the spectrum of economic developme...
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Open AccessThe social patterning of risk factors for noncommunicable diseases in five countries: evidence from the modeling the epidemiologic transition study (METS)
Associations between socioeconomic status (SES) and risk factors for noncommunicable diseases (NCD-RFs) may differ in populations at different stages of the epidemiological transition. We assessed the social p...
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Open AccessA comparison of indices of glucose metabolism in five black populations: data from modeling the epidemiologic transition study (METS)
Globally, Africans and African Americans experience a disproportionate burden of type 2 diabetes, compared to other race and ethnic groups. The aim of the study was to examine the association of plasma glucose...
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Open AccessAssociation of car ownership and physical activity across the spectrum of human development: Modeling the Epidemiologic Transition Study (METS)
Variations in physical activity (PA) across nations may be driven by socioeconomic position. As national incomes increase, car ownership becomes within reach of more individuals. This report characterizes asso...
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Open AccessComparisons of intensity-duration patterns of physical activity in the US, Jamaica and 3 African countries
This difference in how populations living in low-, middle or upper-income countries accumulate daily PA, i.e. patterns and intensity, is an important part in addressing the global PA movement. We sought to cha...
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Open AccessA mixed ecologic-cohort comparison of physical activity & weight among young adults from five populations of African origin
Examination of patterns and intensity of physical activity (PA) across cultures where obesity prevalence varies widely provides insight into one aspect of the ongoing epidemiologic transition. The primary hypo...
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Open AccessProtocol for the modeling the epidemiologic transition study: a longitudinal observational study of energy balance and change in body weight, diabetes and cardiovascular disease risk
The prevalence of obesity has increased in societies of all socio-cultural backgrounds. To date, guidelines set forward to prevent obesity have universally emphasized optimal levels of physical activity. Howev...
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Open AccessGender and socioeconomic disparities in BMI trajectories in the Seychelles: a cohort analysis based on serial population-based surveys
The relationship between body mass index (BMI) and socioeconomic status (SES) tends to change over time and across populations. In this study, we examined, separately in men and women, whether the association ...
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Open AccessAssociation between weight perception and socioeconomic status among adults in the Seychelles
Few studies have examined the association between weight perception and socioeconomic status (SES) in sub-Saharan Africa, and none made this association based on education, occupation and income simultaneously.
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Open AccessChanges of overweight and obesity in the adult Swiss population according to educational level, from 1992 to 2007
In many high income developed countries, obesity is inversely associated with educational level. In some countries, a widening gap of obesity between educational groups has been reported. The aim of this study...
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Open AccessLow utilization of health care services following screening for hypertension in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania): a prospective population-based study
Drug therapy in high-risk individuals has been advocated as an important strategy to reduce cardiovascular disease in low income countries. We determined, in a low-income urban population, the proportion of pe...
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Open AccessSecular trends in height and weight among children and adolescents of the Seychelles, 1956–2006
Height of individuals has long been considered as a significant index of nutrition and health of a population; still, there is little information regarding the trends of height and weight among develo** or t...
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Open AccessPrevalence, awareness and control of diabetes in the Seychelles and relationship with excess body weight
The evidence for a "diabesity" epidemic is accumulating worldwide but population-based data are still scarce in the African region. We assessed the prevalence, awareness and control of diabetes (DM) in the Sey...
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Open AccessClustering of smoking, alcohol drinking and cannabis use in adolescents in a rapidly develo** country
Smoking, alcohol drinking and cannabis use ("risk behaviors") are often initiated at a young age but few epidemiological studies have assessed their joined prevalence in children in develo** countries. This ...
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Open AccessPrevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in a middle-income country and estimated cost of a treatment strategy
We assessed the prevalence of risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a middle-income country in rapid epidemiological transition and estimated direct costs for treating all individuals at increased c...
