Levitt, Naomi S

Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults

Abarca-Gómez, L., Abdeen, Z. A., Hamid, Z. A., Abu-Rmeileh, N. M., Acosta-Cazares, B., Acuin, C., Adams, R. J., Aekplakorn, W., Afsana, K., Aguilar-Salinas, C. A., et al. (2017) · The Lancet

Obesity, Physical Activity, DietCancer Risks and Factors

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Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants

Zhou, B., Carrillo-Larco, R. M., Danaei, G., Riley, L. M., Paciorek, C. J., Stevens, G. A., Gregg, E. W., Bennett, J. E., Solomon, B., Singleton, R. K., et al. (2021) · The Lancet

Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesSodium Intake and Health

Cited by 3,902

Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants

Zhou, B., Bentham, J., Di Cesare, M., Bixby, H., Danaei, G., Cowan, M. J., Paciorek, C. J., Singh, G., Hajifathalian, K., Bennett, J. E., et al. (2017) · The Lancet

Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesSodium Intake and Health

Cited by 2,579

Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults

Phelps, N. H., Singleton, R. K., Zhou, B., Heap, R. A., Mishra, A., Bennett, J. E., Paciorek, C. J., Lhoste, V. P., Carrillo-Larco, R. M., Stevens, G. A., et al. (2024) · The Lancet

Obesity, Physical Activity, DietDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins

Cited by 2,544

IDF Diabetes Atlas: Estimation of Global and Regional Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Prevalence for 2021 by International Association of Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group’s Criteria

Wang, H., Li, N., Chivese, T., Werfalli, M., Sun, H., Yuen, L., Hoegfeldt, C. A., Elise Powe, C., Immanuel, J., Karuranga, S., et al. (2022) · Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Gestational Diabetes Research and ManagementDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins

Cited by 1,260

Associations of fats and carbohydrate intake with cardiovascular disease and mortality in 18 countries from five continents (PURE): a prospective cohort study

Dehghan, M., Mente, A., Zhang, X., Swaminathan, S., Li, W., Mohan, V., Iqbal, R., Kumar, R., Wentzel-Viljoen, E., Rosengren, A., et al. (2017) · The Lancet

Nutritional Studies and DietFatty Acid Research and Health

Cited by 1,101

The Lancet Commission on diabetes: using data to transform diabetes care and patient lives

Chan, J. C. N., Lim, L.-L., Wareham, N. J., Shaw, J. E., Orchard, T. J., Zhang, P., Lau, E. S. H., Eliasson, B., Kong, A. P. S., Ezzati, M., et al. (2020) · The Lancet

Diabetes Management and ResearchDiabetes Management and Education

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Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults

NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), Bixby, H., Bentham, J., Zhou, B., Di Cesare, M., Paciorek, C. J., Bennett, J. E., Taddei, C., Stevens, G. A., Rodriguez-Martinez, A., et al. (2019) · Nature

Obesity, Physical Activity, DietIndigenous Health and Education

Cited by 735

Enabling the genomic revolution in Africa

The H3Africa Consortium, Matovu, E., Bucheton, B., Chisi, J., Enyaru, J., Hertz-Fowler, C., Koffi, M., Macleod, A., Mumba, D., Sidibe, I., et al. (2014) · Science

Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical ResearchBiotechnology and Related Fields

Cited by 519

Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories: a pooled analysis of 2181 population-based studies with 65 million participants

Rodriguez-Martinez, A., Zhou, B., Sophiea, M. K., Bentham, J., Paciorek, C. J., Iurilli, M. L., Carrillo-Larco, R. M., Bennett, J. E., Di Cesare, M., Taddei, C., et al. (2020) · The Lancet

Obesity, Physical Activity, DietHuman Health and Disease

Cited by 417

Mobile Phone Text Messages to Support Treatment Adherence in Adults With High Blood Pressure (SMS-Text Adherence Support [StAR]): A Single-Blind, Randomized Trial

Bobrow, K., Farmer, A. J., Springer, D., Shanyinde, M., Yu, L.-M., Brennan, T., Rayner, B., Namane, M., Steyn, K., Tarassenko, L., et al. (2016) · Circulation

Mobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsMedication Adherence and Compliance

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Association of dietary nutrients with blood lipids and blood pressure in 18 countries: a cross-sectional analysis from the PURE study

Mente, A., Dehghan, M., Rangarajan, S., McQueen, M., Dagenais, G., Wielgosz, A., Lear, S., Li, W., Chen, H., Yi, S., et al. (2017) · The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology

Nutritional Studies and DietFatty Acid Research and Health

Cited by 268

Multimorbidity of non-communicable diseases in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Asogwa, O. A., Boateng, D., Marzà-Florensa, A., Peters, S., Levitt, N., van Olmen, J., & Klipstein-Grobusch, K. (2022) · BMJ Open

Chronic Disease Management StrategiesGlobal Health and Epidemiology

Cited by 221

Availability and affordability of blood pressure-lowering medicines and the effect on blood pressure control in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: an analysis of the PURE study data

Attaei, M. W., Khatib, R., McKee, M., Lear, S., Dagenais, G., Igumbor, E. U., AlHabib, K. F., Kaur, M., Kruger, L., Teo, K., et al. (2017) · The Lancet Public Health

Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesPharmaceutical Economics and Policy

Cited by 209

An assessment of community health workers' ability to screen for cardiovascular disease risk with a simple, non-invasive risk assessment instrument in Bangladesh, Guatemala, Mexico, and South Africa: an observational study

Gaziano, T. A., Abrahams-Gessel, S., Denman, C. A., Montano, C. M., Khanam, M., Puoane, T., & Levitt, N. S. (2015) · The Lancet Global Health

Health Promotion and Cardiovascular PreventionCardiovascular Health and Risk Factors

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Educational outreach with an integrated clinical tool for nurse-led non-communicable chronic disease management in primary care in South Africa: a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial

Fairall, L. R., Folb, N., Timmerman, V., Lombard, C., Steyn, K., Bachmann, M. O., Bateman, E. D., Lund, C., Cornick, R., Faris, G., et al. (2016) · PLoS Medicine

Nursing Roles and PracticesChronic Disease Management Strategies

Cited by 99

Evaluating the use of mobile phone technology to enhance cardiovascular disease screening by community health workers

Surka, S., Edirippulige, S., Steyn, K., Gaziano, T., Puoane, T., & Levitt, N. (2014) · International Journal of Medical Informatics

Mobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsHealth Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention

Cited by 91

Efficacy of a text messaging (SMS) based intervention for adults with hypertension: protocol for the StAR (SMS Text-message Adherence suppoRt trial) randomised controlled trial

Bobrow, K., Brennan, T., Springer, D., Levitt, N. S., Rayner, B., Namane, M., Yu, L.-M., Tarassenko, L., & Farmer, A. (2014) · BMC Public Health

Mobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsMedication Adherence and Compliance

Cited by 83

Dietary intake and barriers to dietary compliance in black type 2 diabetic patients attending primary health-care services

Nthangeni, G., Steyn, N. P., Alberts, M., Steyn, K., Levitt, N. S., Laubscher, R., Bourne, L., Dick, J., & Temple, N. (2002) · Public Health Nutrition

Diabetes Management and EducationNutritional Studies and Diet

Cited by 77

Preventing diabetes blindness: Cost effectiveness of a screening programme using digital non-mydriatic fundus photography for diabetic retinopathy in a primary health care setting in South Africa

Khan, T., Bertram, M. Y., Jina, R., Mash, B., Levitt, N., & Hofman, K. (2013) · Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Retinal Imaging and AnalysisRetinal Diseases and Treatments

Cited by 74

Experiences of lifestyle change among women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM): A behavioural diagnosis using the COM-B model in a low-income setting

Muhwava, L. S., Murphy, K., Zarowsky, C., & Levitt, N. (2019) · PLOS ONE

Gestational Diabetes Research and ManagementDiabetes Management and Education

Cited by 71

Diminishing benefits of urban living for children and adolescents' growth and development

NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), Mishra, A., Zhou, B., Rodriguez-Martinez, A., Bixby, H., Singleton, R. K., Carrillo-Larco, R. M., Sheffer, K. E., Paciorek, C. J., Bennett, J. E., et al. (2023) · Nature

Obesity, Physical Activity, DietHuman Health and Disease

Cited by 70

Glucocorticoid metabolism within superficial subcutaneous rather than visceral adipose tissue is associated with features of the metabolic syndrome in South African women

Goedecke, J. H., Wake, D. J., Levitt, N. S., Lambert, E. V., Collins, M. R., Morton, N. M., Andrew, R., Seckl, J. R., & Walker, B. R. (2006) · Clinical Endocrinology

Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic DiseasesCardiovascular Disease and Adiposity

Cited by 67

Community health worker-delivered counselling for common mental disorders among chronic disease patients in South Africa: a feasibility study

Myers, B., Petersen-Williams, P., van der Westhuizen, C., Lund, C., Lombard, C., Joska, J. A., Levitt, N. S., Butler, C., Naledi, T., Milligan, P., et al. (2019) · BMJ Open

Mental Health Treatment and AccessHealth Policy Implementation Science

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