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BMI distribution across African communities: Africa Wits-INDEPTH Partnership for Genomic Studies (AWI-Gen)

Editorial

Editorial
Patterns of adult body mass in sub-Saharan Africa
Moffat J. Nyirenda, Michèle Ramsay & Peter Byass
Article: 1556497
Published online: 17 Jan 2019
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Study Design Article

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Genomic and environmental risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases in Africa: methods used for Phase 1 of the AWI-Gen population cross-sectional study
Stuart A. Ali, Cassandra Soo, Godfred Agongo, Marianne Alberts, Lucas Amenga-Etego, Romuald P. Boua, Ananyo Choudhury, Nigel J. Crowther, Cornelius Depuur, F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Issa Guiraud, Tilahun N. Haregu, Scott Hazelhurst, Kathleen Kahn, Christopher Khayeka-Wandabwa, Catherine Kyobutungi, Zané Lombard, Felistas Mashinya, Lisa Micklesfield, Shukri F. Mohamed, Freedom Mukomana, Seydou Nakanabo-Diallo, Hamtandi M. Natama, Nicholas Ngomi, Engelbert A. Nonterah, Shane A. Norris, Abraham R. Oduro, Athanase M. Somé, Hermann Sorgho, Paulina Tindana, Halidou Tinto, Stephen Tollman, Rhian Twine, Alisha Wade, Osman Sankoh, Michèle Ramsay & as members of AWI-Gen and the H3Africa Consortium
Article: 1507133
Published online: 27 Sep 2018
AbstractforGenomic and environmental risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases in Africa: methods used for Phase 1 of the AWI-Gen population cross-sectional study | Full Text | References | PDF (4.9 MB) | Supplemental
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Original Article

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Sociodemographic and behavioural factors associated with body mass index among men and women in Nairobi slums: AWI-Gen Project
Gershim Asiki, Shukri F. Mohamed, David Wambui, Caroline Wainana, Stella Muthuri, Michèle Ramsay, Catherine Kyobutungi & as members of AWI-Gen and the H3Africa Consortium
Article: 1470738
Published online: 03 Jul 2018
AbstractforSociodemographic and behavioural factors associated with body mass index among men and women in Nairobi slums: AWI-Gen Project | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Gender differences in sociodemographic and behavioural factors associated with BMI in an adult population in rural Burkina Faso – an AWI-Gen sub-study
Romuald Palwende Boua, Hermann Sorgho, Toussaint Rouamba, Seydou Nakanabo Diallo, Joel D. Bognini, Sophie Z. Konkobo, Daniel Valia, Moussa Lingani, Serge Ouoba, Alain S. Tougma, Biebo Bihoun, Nigel J. Crowther, Shane A. Norris, Michèle Ramsay, Halidou Tinto & as members of AWI-Gen and the H3Africa Consortium
Article: 1527557
Published online: 12 Oct 2018
AbstractforGender differences in sociodemographic and behavioural factors associated with BMI in an adult population in rural Burkina Faso – an AWI-Gen sub-study | Full Text | References | PDF (2 MB)
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Determinants of body mass index by gender in the Dikgale Health and Demographic Surveillance System site, South Africa
Felistas Mashinya, Marianne Alberts, Ian Cook, Sam Ntuli & as members of AWI-Gen and the H3Africa Consortium
Article: 1537613
Published online: 05 Nov 2018
AbstractforDeterminants of body mass index by gender in the Dikgale Health and Demographic Surveillance System site, South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Demographic, socio-economic and behavioural correlates of BMI in middle-aged black men and women from urban Johannesburg, South Africa
Lisa K. Micklesfield, Juliana Kagura, Richard Munthali, Nigel J. Crowther, Nicole Jaff, Philippe Gradidge, Michèle Ramsay, Shane A. Norris & as members of AWI-Gen and the H3Africa Consortium
Article: 1448250
Published online: 06 Aug 2018
AbstractforDemographic, socio-economic and behavioural correlates of BMI in middle-aged black men and women from urban Johannesburg, South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Socio-demographic and behavioural determinants of body mass index among an adult population in rural Northern Ghana: the AWI-Gen study
Engelbert Adamwaba Nonterah, Cornelius Debpuur, Godfred Agongo, Lucas Amenga-Etego, Nigel J. Crowther, Michèle Ramsay, Abraham Rexford Oduro & as members of AWI-Gen and the H3Africa Consortium
Article: 1467588
Published online: 11 Jul 2018
AbstractforSocio-demographic and behavioural determinants of body mass index among an adult population in rural Northern Ghana: the AWI-Gen study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB) | Supplemental
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Sociodemographic, socioeconomic, clinical and behavioural predictors of body mass index vary by sex in rural South African adults-findings from the AWI-Gen study
Ryan G. Wagner, Nigel J. Crowther, F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Chodziwadziwa Kabudula, Kathleen Kahn, Memory Mhembere, Zola Myakayaka, Stephen Tollman, Alisha N. Wade & as members of AWI-Gen and the H3Africa Consortium
Article: 1549436
Published online: 30 Nov 2018
AbstractforSociodemographic, socioeconomic, clinical and behavioural predictors of body mass index vary by sex in rural South African adults-findings from the AWI-Gen study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | Supplemental
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Regional and sex-specific variation in BMI distribution in four sub-Saharan African countries: The H3Africa AWI-Gen study
Michèle Ramsay, Nigel J. Crowther, Godfred Agongo, Stuart A. Ali, Gershim Asiki, Romuald P. Boua, F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Kathleen Kahn, Christopher Khayeka-Wandabwa, Felistas Mashinya, Lisa Micklesfield, Freedom Mukomana, Engelbert A. Nonterah, Cassandra Soo, Hermann Sorgho, Alisha N. Wade, Ryan G. Wagner, Marianne Alberts, Scott Hazelhurst, Catherine Kyobutungi, Shane A. Norris, Abraham R. Oduro, Osman Sankoh, Halidou Tinto, Stephen Tollman & as members of AWI-Gen and the H3Africa Consortium
Article: 1556561
Published online: 17 Jan 2019
AbstractforRegional and sex-specific variation in BMI distribution in four sub-Saharan African countries: The H3Africa AWI-Gen study | Full Text | References | PDF (3.2 MB) | Supplemental
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