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Marianne Alberts

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Nonterah E, Agongo G, Crowther N, Mohamed S, Micklesfield L, Boua P, et al.
PLoS One . 2025 Jan; 20(1):e0316527. PMID: 39883633
Introduction: The contribution of obesity phenotypes to dyslipidaemia in middle-aged adults from four sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries at different stages of the epidemiological transition has not been reported. We characterized...
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Sengupta D, Choudhury A, Fortes-Lima C, Aron S, Whitelaw G, Bostoen K, et al.
Nat Commun . 2021 Apr; 12(1):2080. PMID: 33828095
South Eastern Bantu-speaking (SEB) groups constitute more than 80% of the population in South Africa. Despite clear linguistic and geographic diversity, the genetic differences between these groups have not been...
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Cook I, Mohlabe M, Alberts M
BMC Res Notes . 2020 Jul; 13(1):310. PMID: 32611438
Objectives: To investigate the descriptive nature of objectively-measured, free-living sleep quantity and quality, and the relationship to adiposity, in a rural African setting in 145 adults (≥ 40 years, female:...
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Akpa O, Made F, Ojo A, Ovbiagele B, Adu D, Motala A, et al.
Hypertension . 2020 Mar; 75(5):1167-1178. PMID: 32172619
Hypertension and obesity are the most important modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, but their association is not well characterized in Africa. We investigated regional patterns and association of obesity...
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George J, Brandenburg J, Fabian J, Crowther N, Agongo G, Alberts M, et al.
Lancet Glob Health . 2019 Nov; 7(12):e1632-e1643. PMID: 31708144
Background: Rapid epidemiological health transitions occurring in vulnerable populations in Africa that have an existing burden of infectious and non-communicable diseases predict an increased risk and consequent prevalence of kidney...
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Nonterah E, Boua P, Klipstein-Grobusch K, Asiki G, Micklesfield L, Agongo G, et al.
J Am Heart Assoc . 2019 Jul; 8(14):e011506. PMID: 31304842
Background Studies on the determinants of carotid intima-media thickness ( CIMT ), a marker of sub-clinical atherosclerosis, mostly come from white, Asian, and diasporan black populations. We present CIMT data...
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Ramsay M, Crowther N, Agongo G, Ali S, Asiki G, Boua R, et al.
Glob Health Action . 2019 Mar; 11(sup2):1556561. PMID: 30845902
Background: African populations are characterised by diversity at many levels including: demographic history, genetic ancestry, language, wealth, socio-political landscape, culture and behaviour. Several of these have a profound impact on...
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Mashinya F, Alberts M, Cook I, Ntuli S
Glob Health Action . 2018 Nov; 11(sup2):1537613. PMID: 30392446
Background: The study was conducted in the Dikgale Health and Demographic Surveillance System (DHDSS) site where we have observed increasing obesity levels, particularly in women, despite evidence of high physical...
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Ali S, Soo C, Agongo G, Alberts M, Amenga-Etego L, Boua R, et al.
Glob Health Action . 2018 Sep; 11(sup2):1507133. PMID: 30259792
There is an alarming tide of cardiovascular and metabolic disease (CMD) sweeping across Africa. This may be a result of an increasingly urbanized lifestyle characterized by the growing consumption of...
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Maimela E, Alberts M, Bastiaens H, Fraeyman J, Meulemans H, Wens J, et al.
BMC Health Serv Res . 2018 May; 18(1):331. PMID: 29728147
Background: Chronic disease management (CDM) is an approach to health care that keeps people as healthy as possible through the prevention, early detection and management of chronic diseases. The aim...