The association of menopause with cardiometabolic disease risk factors in women living with and without HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: Results from the AWI-Gen 1 study

Authors: Chikwati, Raylton P. ^{a, b, ⁎}, Jaff, Nicole G. ^a, Mahyoodeen, Nasrin Goolam ^c, Micklesfield, Lisa K. ^d, Ramsay, Michéle ^b, Gómez-Olivé, F. Xavier ^e, Mohamed, Shukri F. ^f, Choma, Solomon S.R. ^g, George, Jaya A. ^{a, h, i}, Crowther, Nigel J. ^{a, i}

Source: In Maturitas September 2024 187

Cardiometabolic disease risk factors in pre- and postmenopausal women from four sub-Saharan African countries: A cross-sectional study

Authors: Chikwati, Raylton P., Mahyoodeen, Nasrin Goolam, Jaff, Nicole G., Ramsay, Michele, Micklesfield, Lisa K., Wade, Alisha N., Agongo, Godfred, Asiki, Gershim, Choma, Solomon S.R., Boua, Palwende R., George, Jaya A., Crowther, Nigel J.

Source: Maturitas. 172:60-68

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The Impact of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Menopause on Bone Mineral Density: A Longitudinal Study of Urban‐Dwelling South African Women

Authors: Madanhire, Tafadzwa, Goedecke, Julia H., Ward, Kate A., Jaff, Nicole, Crowther, Nigel J., Norris, Shane, Ferrand, Rashida A., Rehman, Andrea M., Micklesfield, Lisa K., Gregson, Celia L.

Source: Journal of bone and mineral research. 38(5):619-630

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Estimating population level 24-h sodium excretion using spot urine samples in older adults in rural South Africa

Authors: Du Toit, Jacques D., Kapaon, David, Crowther, Nigel J., Abrahams-Gessel, Shafika, Fabian, June, Kabudula, Chodziwadziwa W., Wade, Alisha N., Tollman, Stephen, Gaziano, Thomas A.

Source: Journal of hypertension. 41(2):280-287

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Physical Activity and Its Association With Body Mass Index: A Cross-Sectional Analysis in Middle-Aged Adults From 4 Sub-Saharan African Countries

Authors: Muti, Monica, Ware, Lisa J., Micklesfield, Lisa K., Ramsay, Michele, Agongo, Godfred, Boua, Palwende R., Kisiangani, Isaac, Cook, Ian, Gómez-Olivé, Francesc Xavier, Crowther, Nigel J.

Source: Journal of physical activity & health. 20(3):217-225

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Menopause is associated with bone loss, particularly at the distal radius, in black South African women: Findings from the Study of Women Entering and in Endocrine Transition (SWEET)

Authors: Ó Breasail, Mícheál, Gregson, Celia L., Norris, Shane A., Madanhire, Tafadzwa, Jaff, Nicole, Crowther, Nigel J., Micklesfield, Lisa K., Ward, Kate A.

Source: In Bone November 2022 164

Biomarkers of Endothelial Activation in Black South African HIV-Positive Subjects are Associated with Both High Viral Load and Low CD4 Counts

Authors: Mezoh, Genevieve, Lutchman, Nereshni, Worsley, Catherine, Gededzha, Maemu, Mayne, Elizabeth, Martinson, Neil, Moore, Penny L., Crowther, Nigel J.

Source: AIDS research and human retroviruses. 38(2):152-161

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Waist circumference thresholds predicting incident dysglycaemia and type 2 diabetes in Black African men and women

Authors: Goedecke, Julia H., Nguyen, Kim A., Kufe, Clement, Masemola, Maphoko, Chikowore, Tinashe, Mendham, Amy E., Norris, Shane A., Crowther, Nigel J., Karpe, Fredrik, Olsson, Tommy, Kengne, Andre Pascal, Micklesfield, Lisa K.

Source: Diabetes, obesity & metabolism. 24(5):918-927

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Cohort Profile: Africa Wits-INDEPTH partnership for Genomic studies (AWI-Gen) in four sub-Saharan African countries.

Authors: Tluway, Furahini, Agongo, Godfred, Baloyi, Vukosi, Boua, Palwende Romuald, Kisiangani, Isaac, Lingani, Moussa, Mashaba, Reneilwe Given, Mohamed, Shukri F, Nonterah, Engelbert A, Ntimana, Cairo Bruce, Rouamba, Toussaint, Mathema, Theophilous, Madala, Siyanda, Maghini, Dylan G, Choudhury, Ananyo, Crowther, Nigel J, Hazelhurst, Scott, Sengupta, Dhriti, Ansah, Patrick, Choma, Solomon Simon Rampai

Source: International Journal of Epidemiology; Feb2025, Vol. 54 Issue 1, p1-8, 8p

Subject Terms: CAROTID intima-media thickness, SINGLE nucleotide polymorphisms, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, GUT microbiome, DIASTOLIC blood pressure

Geographic Terms: SUB-Saharan Africa

Obesity phenotypes and dyslipidemia in adults from four African countries: An H3Africa AWI-Gen study.

Authors: Nonterah, Engelbert A., Agongo, Godfred, Crowther, Nigel J., Mohamed, Shukri F., Micklesfield, Lisa K., Boua, Palwendé Romuald, Wade, Alisha N., Choma, Solomon S. R., Sorgho, Hermann, Kissiangani, Isaac, Asiki, Gershim, Ansah, Patrick, Oduro, Abraham R., Norris, Shane A., Tollman, Stephen M., Raal, Frederick J., Alberts, Marianne, Ramsay, Michele

Source: PLoS ONE; 1/30/2025, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p1-16, 16p

Subject Terms: MIDDLE-aged persons, EPIDEMIOLOGICAL transition, WAIST-hip ratio, RANDOM effects model, POISSON regression

Regional Adiposity and Insulin Sensitivity—Interactions With Menopause and HIV in Middle-Aged Black African Women.

Authors: Masemola, Maphoko, Mendham, Amy E, Micklesfield, Lisa K, Pheiffer, Carmen, Hawley, James, Kengne, Andre Pascal, Chikowore, Tinashe, Kufe, Clement Nyuyki, Crowther, Nigel J, Norris, Shane, Storbeck, Karl-Heinz, Olsson, Tommy, Karpe, Fredrik, Goedecke, Julia H

Source: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism; Jan2025, Vol. 110 Issue 1, p16-29, 14p

Subject Terms: BLACK South Africans, BLACK Africans, ESTROGEN receptors, BODY composition, ADIPOSE tissues, ADIPOKINES

The hospital as a sorting machine

Authors: Pantanowitz, Adam, Rosman, Benjamin, Crowther, Nigel J., Rubin, David M.

Source: In Informatics in Medicine Unlocked 2021 26

Endothelial Dysfunction as a Primary Consequence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Authors: Mezoh, Genevieve, Crowther, Nigel J.

Source: Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1321:33-44

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Tissue non-specific alkaline phosphatase mediates the accumulation of cholesterol esters in the murine Y1 adrenal cortex cell line

Authors: Cave, Eleanor, Crowther, Nigel J.

Source: In Annals of Anatomy January 2020 227

Kidney damage and associated risk factors in rural and urban sub-Saharan Africa (AWI-Gen): a cross-sectional population study

Authors: George, Jaya A ^*, Brandenburg, Jean-Tristan, Fabian, June, Crowther, Nigel J, Agongo, Godfred, Alberts, Marianne, Ali, Stuart, Asiki, Gershim, Boua, Palwende R, Gómez-Olivé, F Xavier, Mashinya, Felistas, Micklesfield, Lisa, Mohamed, Shukri F, Mukomana, Freedom, Norris, Shane A, Oduro, Abraham R, Soo, Cassandra, Sorgho, Hermann, Wade, Alisha, Naicker, Saraladevi, Ramsay, Michèle

Source: In The Lancet Global Health December 2019 7(12):e1632-e1643

A Polymorphism in the Gene Encoding the Insulin Receptor Binding Protein ENPP-1 Is Associated with Decreased Glomerular Filtration Rate in an Under-Investigated Indigenous African Population

Authors: Cave, Eleanor M., Prigge, Katherine L., Crowther, Nigel J., George, Jaya A., Padoa, Carolyn J.

Source: Kidney and blood pressure research. 45(6):1009-1017

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SHBG, Free Testosterone, and Type 2 Diabetes Risk in Middle-aged African Men: A Longitudinal Study.

Authors: Seipone, Ikanyeng D, Mendham, Amy E, Storbeck, Karl-Heinz, Oestlund, Imken, Kufe, Clement N, Chikowore, Tinashe, Masemola, Maphoko, Crowther, Nigel J, Kengne, Andre Pascal, Norris, Shane, Olsson, Tommy, Brown, Todd, Micklesfield, Lisa K, Goedecke, Julia H

Source: Journal of the Endocrine Society; Aug2024, Vol. 8 Issue 8, p1-10, 10p

Subject Terms: BLACK South Africans, INSULIN sensitivity, TYPE 2 diabetes, MIDDLE-aged men, GLUCOSE metabolism

Geographic Terms: AFRICA

High burden of the metabolic syndrome and its component disorders in South Africans with psoriasis

Authors: Goolam Mahyoodeen, Nasrin, Crowther, Nigel J., Snyman, Tracy, Pillay, Lushen, Tikly, Mohammed

Source: International journal of dermatology. 58(5):557-562

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Deciphering Endothelial Dysfunction in the HIV-Infected Population

Authors: Mezoh, Genevieve, Crowther, Nigel J.

Source: Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1134:193-216

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The Use of 3T3-L1 Murine Preadipocytes as a Model of Adipogenesis

Authors: Cave, Eleanor, Crowther, Nigel J.

Source: Methods in molecular biology. 1916:263-272

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