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The African prospective study on the early detection and identification of cardiovascular disease and hypertension (African-PREDICT): design, recruitment and initial examination
Schutte, Aletta E.; Uys, Aletta S.; Burger, Adele; Mels, Catharina M.C.; Kruger, Ruan; Smith, Wayne; Fourie, Carla M.T.; Botha, Shani; Lammertyn, Leandi; Van Rooyen, Johannes M.; Gafane-Matemane, Lebo F.; Mokwatsi, Gontse G.; Breet, Yolandi; Kruger, H. Salome; Van Zyl, Tertia; Pieters, Marlien; Zandberg, Lizelle; Louw, Roan; Moss, Sarah J.; Huisman, Hugo W. (Sage, 2019)Background: Globally hypertension is stabilising, but in sub-Saharan Africa the incidence of hypertension remains on an increase. Although this might be attributed to poor healthcare and ineffective antihypertensive ... -
Interventions to prevent iron deficiency during the first 1000 days in low-income and middle-income countries: recent advances and challenges
Lewies, Angélique; Zandberg, Lizelle; Baumgartner, Jeannine (Wolters Kluwer, 2019)Purpose of review Iron deficiency remains highly prevalent in women and young children in low-income and middle-income countries. To prevent the potentially life-long consequences of iron deficiency when occurring during ... -
Iron and a mixture of DHA and EPA supplementation, alone and in combination, affect bioactive lipid signalling and morbidity of iron deficient South African school children in a two-by-two randomised controlled trial
Malan, L.; Baumgartner, J.; Zandberg, L.; Smuts, C.M.; Calder, P. (Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2016)We recently reported that iron supplementation increased respiratory morbidity in iron deficient South African children. This increase, however, was attenuated when iron was provided in combination with a mixture of DHA/EPA. ... -
Maternal iron-deficiency is associated with premature birth and higher birth weight despite routine antenatal iron supplementation in an urban South African setting: the NuPED prospective study
Symington, Elizabeth A.; Baumgartner, Jeannine; Malan, Linda; Ricci, Cristian; Zandberg, Lizelle; Smuts, Cornelius M. (PLoS, 2019)Background Recent studies are suggesting a U-shaped relationship between antenatal iron exposure and birth outcomes. Little is known about the iron status and associated birth outcomes of pregnant women in South Africa. ...