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Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 315 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE), 1990-2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
(Elsevier, 2016)
Background
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) provide summary measures of
health across geographies and time that can inform assessments of epidemiological patterns ...
Dietary sodium and cardiovascular disease risk
(Massachusetts Medical Society, 2016)
Measuring the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: a baseline analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
(Elsevier, 2016)
Background In September, 2015, the UN General Assembly established the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The SDGs specify 17 universal goals, 169 targets, and 230 indicators leading up to 2030. We provide an analysis ...
Leveraging ongoing research to evaluate the health impacts of South Africa s salt reduction strategy: a prospective nested cohort within the WHO-SAGE multicountry, longitudinal study
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2016)
Introduction. Attempting to curb the rising epidemic of hypertension, South Africa implemented legislation in June 2016 mandating maximum sodium levels in a range of manufactured foods that contribute significantly to ...
Vitamin K dependent protection of renal function in multi-ethnic population studies
(Elsevier, 2016)
Background: Following activation by vitamin K (VK), matrix Gla protein (MGP) inhibits arterial calcification, but
its role in preserving renal function remains unknown.
Methods: In 1166white Flemish (mean age, 38.2 years) ...
The relationship between cardiovascular risk factors and knowledge of cardiovascular disease in African men in the North–West Province
(Elsevier, 2016)
Background: South Africa has an established high prevalence of cardiovascular disease
(CVD), particularly amongst urban African communities. However, it was unknown
whether African men's CVD knowledge was associated with ...
Estimates of global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and mortality of HIV, 1980-2015: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
(Elsevier Inc, 2016)
Background
Timely assessment of the burden of HIV/AIDS is essential for policy setting and programme evaluation. In this report from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 (GBD 2015), we provide national estimates of ...
A century of trends in adult human height
(eLife Sciences Publications Ltd, 2016)
Being taller is associated with enhanced longevity, and higher education and earnings. We reanalysed 1472 population-based studies, with measurement of height on more than 18.6 million participants to estimate mean height ...
Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990-2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
(Elsevier, 2016)
Background The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2015 provides an up-to-date synthesis of
the evidence for risk factor exposure and the attributable burden of disease. By providing national and ...