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Open AccessMaternal cigarette smoking before or during pregnancy increases the risk of birth congenital anomalies: a population-based retrospective cohort study of 12 million mother-infant pairs
The associations of maternal cigarette smoking with congenital anomalies in offspring have been inconsistent. This study aimed to clarify the associations of the timing and intensity of maternal cigarette smok...
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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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Trends in the prevalence of overweight, obesity, and abdominal obesity among Chinese adults between 1993 and 2015
Most previous studies on trends in the prevalence of obesity or abdominal obesity in Chinese adults were based on regional data and/or short time intervals, and recent trends are not available. We aimed to exa...
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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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Estimating the effect of a reduction of sodium intake in childhood on cardiovascular diseases later in life
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Open AccessThe epidemiological burden of obesity in childhood: a worldwide epidemic requiring urgent action
In recent decades, the prevalence of obesity in children has increased dramatically. This worldwide epidemic has important consequences, including psychiatric, psychological and psychosocial disorders in child...
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Height-specific blood pressure cutoffs for screening elevated and high blood pressure in children and adolescents: an International Study
Pediatric blood pressure (BP) reference tables are generally based on sex, age, and height and tend to be cumbersome to use in routine clinical practice. In this study, we aimed to develop a new, height-specif...
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A simple table based on height to assess elevated and high blood pressure in children
The 2017 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guideline for assessing “elevated blood pressure (BP) (90th BP percentile)” and “high BP (95th BP percentile)” includes a large number of BP cut-offs based on sex, ag...
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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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Performance of modified blood pressure-to-height ratio for identifying hypertension in Chinese and American children
Blood pressure-to-height ratio (BPHR) has been reported to perform well for identifying hypertension (HTN) in adolescents but not in young children. Our study was aimed to evaluate the performance of BPHR and ...
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Open AccessIndependent association of resting energy expenditure with blood pressure: confirmation in populations of the African diaspora
Obesity is a major risk factor for hypertension, however, the physiologic mechanisms linking increased adiposity to elevations in blood pressure are not well described. An increase in resting energy expenditur...
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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.
