Avina Sarna
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Rana G, Abraham R, Sachdev H, Nair K, Kumar G, Agarwal P, et al.
Indian Pediatr
. 2023 Jan;
60(3):202-206.
PMID: 36604939
Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency (VDD) and its correlates among apparently healthy children and adolescents. Methods: We carried out a secondary analysis of data of Comprehensive...
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Ramesh S, Abraham R, Sarna A, Sachdev H, Porwal A, Khan N, et al.
BMC Endocr Disord
. 2022 Oct;
22(1):258.
PMID: 36280821
Background: In India, the prevalence of overweight among adolescents is on the rise, setting the stage for an increase in metabolic syndrome (MS). This paper presents the national prevalence of...
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Okal J, Sarna A, Lango D, Matheka J, Owuor D, Kinywa E, et al.
Front Glob Womens Health
. 2022 Jun;
3:785194.
PMID: 35720809
Background: The prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) is considered one of the most successful HIV prevention strategies in detecting and reducing HIV acquisition or at birth. It is anticipated that...
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Porwal A, Agarwal P, Ashraf S, Acharya R, Ramesh S, Khan N, et al.
Asia Pac J Clin Nutr
. 2021 Dec;
30(4):675-686.
PMID: 34967196
Background And Objectives: Child undernutrition remains an area of public health concern across the globe, particularly in developing countries like India. Previous studies have focused on the association of maternal...
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Sarna A, Porwal A, Acharya R, Ashraf S, Ramesh S, Khan N, et al.
Obes Sci Pract
. 2021 Aug;
7(4):392-404.
PMID: 34401198
Objective: Nationally representative percentiles for waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height-ratio (WHtR), and body mass index (BMI) are not available for children and adolescents in India. Methods: Using LMS method, age- and...
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Porwal A, Acharya R, Ashraf S, Agarwal P, Ramesh S, Khan N, et al.
Int J Equity Health
. 2021 Jul;
20(1):176.
PMID: 34330292
Background: Conventional indicators used to access the nutritional status of children tend to underestimate the overall undernutrition in the presence of multiple anthropometric failures. Further, factors contributing to the rich-poor...
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Abraham R, Rana G, Agrawal P, Johnston R, Sarna A, Ramesh S, et al.
J Lab Physicians
. 2021 May;
13(1):6-13.
PMID: 34054235
The stability of biological samples is vital for reliable measurements of biomarkers in large-scale survey settings, which may be affected by freeze-thaw procedures. We examined the effect of a single...
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Schensul S, Ha T, Schensul J, Grady J, Burleson J, Gaikwad S, et al.
AIDS Behav
. 2021 May;
25(Suppl 3):290-301.
PMID: 34014429
Alcohol use has a deleterious effect on the health status of persons living with HIV, negatively affecting antiretroviral adherence and increasing the risk of transmission. Alcohol use is not an...
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Sachdev H, Porwal A, Sarna A, Acharya R, Ramesh S, Kapil U, et al.
Eur J Clin Nutr
. 2021 Apr;
75(8):1205-1217.
PMID: 33893450
Background: Intra-individual coexistence of anthropometrically defined undernutrition and 'metabolic obesity', characterised by presence of at least one abnormal cardiometabolic risk factor, is rarely investigated in young children and adolescents, particularly...
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Sachdev H, Porwal A, Acharya R, Ashraf S, Ramesh S, Khan N, et al.
Lancet Glob Health
. 2021 Apr;
9(6):e822-e831.
PMID: 33872581
Background: WHO's haemoglobin cutoffs to define anemia were based on five studies of predominantly White adult populations, done over 50 years ago. Therefore, a general re-examination of the existing haemoglobin...