Search Results - "Danaei, Goodarz"
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Global Sodium Consumption and Death from Cardiovascular Causes
Published in The New England journal of medicine (14-08-2014)“…The authors estimate that in 2010, a total of 1.65 million deaths from cardiovascular causes occurred as a result of excess sodium consumption. They assess…”
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Trends and mortality effects of vitamin A deficiency in children in 138 low-income and middle-income countries between 1991 and 2013: a pooled analysis of population-based surveys
Published in The Lancet global health (01-09-2015)“…Summary Background Vitamin A deficiency is a risk factor for blindness and for mortality from measles and diarrhoea in children aged 6–59 months. We aimed to…”
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Anomalously warm temperatures are associated with increased injury deaths
Published in Nature medicine (01-01-2020)“…Temperatures that deviate from the long-term local norm affect human health, and are projected to become more frequent as the global climate changes 1 . There…”
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The prospective impact of food pricing on improving dietary consumption: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Published in PloS one (01-03-2017)“…While food pricing is a promising strategy to improve diet, the prospective impact of food pricing on diet has not been systematically quantified. To quantify…”
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Early Childhood Developmental Status in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: National, Regional, and Global Prevalence Estimates Using Predictive Modeling
Published in PLoS medicine (07-06-2016)“…The development of cognitive and socioemotional skills early in life influences later health and well-being. Existing estimates of unmet developmental…”
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Potential Impact of Time Trend of Life-Style Factors on Cardiovascular Disease Burden in China
Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (23-08-2016)“…Abstract Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death in China. Evaluation of risk factors and their impacts on disease burden is…”
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Linear growth and child development in low- and middle-income countries: a meta-analysis
Published in Pediatrics (Evanston) (01-05-2015)“…The initial years of life are critical for physical growth and broader cognitive, motor, and socioemotional development, but the magnitude of the link between…”
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Risk Factors for Childhood Stunting in 137 Developing Countries: A Comparative Risk Assessment Analysis at Global, Regional, and Country Levels
Published in PLoS medicine (01-11-2016)“…Stunting affects one-third of children under 5 y old in developing countries, and 14% of childhood deaths are attributable to it. A large number of risk…”
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Particulate matter air pollution and national and county life expectancy loss in the USA: A spatiotemporal analysis
Published in PLoS medicine (23-07-2019)“…Exposure to fine particulate matter pollution (PM2.5) is hazardous to health. Our aim was to directly estimate the health and longevity impacts of current…”
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The preventable causes of death in the United States: comparative risk assessment of dietary, lifestyle, and metabolic risk factors
Published in PLoS medicine (28-04-2009)“…Knowledge of the number of deaths caused by risk factors is needed for health policy and priority setting. Our aim was to estimate the mortality effects of the…”
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effect of multiple anthropometric deficits on child mortality: meta-analysis of individual data in 10 prospective studies from developing countries
Published in The American journal of clinical nutrition (01-04-2013)“…Background: Child stunting, wasting, and underweight have been individually associated with increased mortality. However, there has not been an analysis of the…”
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National, regional, and global trends in adult overweight and obesity prevalences
Published in Population health metrics (20-11-2012)“…Overweight and obesity prevalence are commonly used for public and policy communication of the extent of the obesity epidemic, yet comparable estimates of…”
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National, regional, and global trends in body-mass index since 1980: systematic analysis of health examination surveys and epidemiological studies with 960 country-years and 9·1 million participants
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (2011)“…Summary Background Excess bodyweight is a major public health concern. However, few worldwide comparative analyses of long-term trends of body-mass index (BMI)…”
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National, regional, and global trends in fasting plasma glucose and diabetes prevalence since 1980: systematic analysis of health examination surveys and epidemiological studies with 370 country-years and 2·7 million participants
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (2011)“…Summary Background Data for trends in glycaemia and diabetes prevalence are needed to understand the effects of diet and lifestyle within populations, assess…”
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Associations of suboptimal growth with all-cause and cause-specific mortality in children under five years: a pooled analysis of ten prospective studies
Published in PloS one (29-05-2013)“…Child undernutrition affects millions of children globally. We investigated associations between suboptimal growth and mortality by pooling large studies…”
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Long-term moderately elevated LDL-cholesterol and blood pressure and risk of coronary heart disease
Published in PloS one (30-07-2018)“…Harmful effects of long-term exposure to moderately elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol and blood pressure on coronary heart disease (CHD) have…”
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National, regional, and global trends in systolic blood pressure since 1980: systematic analysis of health examination surveys and epidemiological studies with 786 country-years and 5·4 million participants
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (2011)“…Summary Background Data for trends in blood pressure are needed to understand the effects of its dietary, lifestyle, and pharmacological determinants; set…”
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National, regional, and global trends in serum total cholesterol since 1980: systematic analysis of health examination surveys and epidemiological studies with 321 country-years and 3·0 million participants
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (2011)“…Summary Background Data for trends in serum cholesterol are needed to understand the effects of its dietary, lifestyle, and pharmacological determinants; set…”
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Hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control and predicted 10-year CVD risk: a cross-sectional study of seven communities in East and West Africa (SevenCEWA)
Published in BMC public health (13-11-2020)“…Few studies have characterized the epidemiology and management of hypertension across several communities with comparable methodologies in sub-Saharan Africa…”
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Geographic and sociodemographic variation of cardiovascular disease risk in India: A cross-sectional study of 797,540 adults
Published in PLoS medicine (19-06-2018)“…Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality in India. Yet, evidence on the CVD risk of India's population is limited. To inform health…”
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