Search Results - "Ferguson, Trevor S."

Laboratory-based and office-based risk scores and charts to predict 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease in 182 countries: a pooled analysis of prospective cohorts and health surveys by Ueda, Peter, PhD, Woodward, Mark, Prof, Lu, Yuan, ScD, Hajifathalian, Kaveh, MD, Al-Wotayan, Rihab, MD, Aguilar-Salinas, Carlos A, PhD, Ahmadvand, Alireza, MD, Azizi, Fereidoun, Prof, Bentham, James, PhD, Cifkova, Renata, Prof, Di Cesare, Mariachiara, PhD, Eriksen, Louise, PhD, Farzadfar, Farshad, MD, Ferguson, Trevor S, DM, Ikeda, Nayu, PhD, Khalili, Davood, PhD, Khang, Young-Ho, Prof, Lanska, Vera, PhD, León-Muñoz, Luz, PhD, Magliano, Dianna J, PhD, Margozzini, Paula, MD, Msyamboza, Kelias P, PhD, Mutungi, Gerald, MD, Oh, Kyungwon, PhD, Oum, Sophal, DrPH, Rodríguez-Artalejo, Fernando, MD, Rojas-Martinez, Rosalba, PhD, Valdivia, Gonzalo, Prof, Wilks, Rainford, Prof, Shaw, Jonathan E, Prof, Stevens, Gretchen A, DSc, Tolstrup, Janne S, Prof, Zhou, Bin, MSc, Salomon, Joshua A, Prof, Ezzati, Majid, Prof, Danaei, Goodarz, Dr

“…Summary Background Worldwide implementation of risk-based cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention requires risk prediction tools that are contemporarily…”
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Vitamin D Deficiency at Diagnosis Increases All-Cause and Prostate Cancer-specific Mortality in Jamaican Men by McGrowder, Donovan, Tulloch-Reid, Marshall K., Coard, Kathleen C. M., McCaw-Binns, Afette M., Ferguson, Trevor S., Aiken, William, Harrison, Leroy, Anderson, Simon G., Jackson, Maria D.

“…Background 25 hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and serum calcium have been associated with incident prostate cancer (PCa). However, there is limited data on whether…”
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Assessing the effectiveness and implementation of a chronic disease self-management programme in faith-based organisations in Barbados: protocol for a cluster randomised parallel trial by Sobers, Natasha P, Hambleton, Ian Richard, Hassan, Saria, Anderson, Simon George, Brathwaite-Graham, Lisa, Lewis, Kia, Ferguson, Trevor S

“…IntroductionIn the COVID-19 environment of reduced patient interaction with the healthcare system, evidenced-based self-care of chronic disease is vital. We…”
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Neighbourhood socioeconomic characteristics and blood pressure among Jamaican youth: a pooled analysis of data from observational studies by Ferguson, Trevor S, Younger-Coleman, Novie O M, Mullings, Jasneth, Francis, Damian, Greene, Lisa-Gaye, Lyew-Ayee, Parris, Wilks, Rainford

“…Neighbourhood characteristics are associated with several diseases, but few studies have investigated the association between neighbourhood and health in…”
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Community stressors (violence, victimization, and neighborhood disorder) with cardiometabolic outcomes in urban Jamaica by Gary-Webb, Tiffany L, Dyer, Harika, Mckenzie, Joette, Younger-Coleman, Novie, Tulloch-Reid, Marshall, Blake, Alphanso, Govia, Ishtar, Bennett, Nadia, McFarlane, Shelly, Wilks, Rainford J, Williams, David R, Ferguson, Trevor S

“…Despite limited data on neighborhood factors and health risk in Caribbean populations, previous analyses from Jamaica have shown that neighborhood and home…”
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Social support and ideal cardiovascular health in urban Jamaica: A cross-sectional study by Blake, Alphanso L, Bennett, Nadia R, McKenzie, Joette A, Tulloch-Reid, Marshall K, Govia, Ishtar, McFarlane, Shelly R, Walters, Renee, Francis, Damian K, Wilks, Rainford J, Williams, David R, Younger-Coleman, Novie O, Ferguson, Trevor S

“…Recent studies have suggested that high levels of social support can encourage better health behaviours and result in improved cardiovascular health. In this…”
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Excess Cardiovascular Risk Burden in Jamaican Women Does Not Influence Predicted 10-Year CVD Risk Profiles of Jamaica Adults: An Analysis of the 2007/08 Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey by Tulloch-Reid, Marshall K, Younger, Novie O, Ferguson, Trevor S, Francis, Damian K, Abdulkadri, Abdullahi O, Gordon-Strachan, Georgiana M, McFarlane, Shelly R, Cunningham-Myrie, Colette A, Wilks, Rainford J, Anderson, Simon G

“…Black Caribbean women have a higher burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors than their male counterparts. Whether this results in a difference in…”
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Factors associated with elevated blood pressure or hypertension in Afro-Caribbean youth: a cross-sectional study by Ferguson, Trevor S, Younger-Coleman, Novie O M, Tulloch-Reid, Marshall K, Bennett, Nadia R, Rousseau, Amanda E, Knight-Madden, Jennifer M, Samms-Vaughan, Maureen E, Ashley, Deanna E, Wilks, Rainford J

“…Although several studies have identified risk factors for high blood pressure (BP), data from Afro-Caribbean populations are limited. Additionally, less is…”
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The Jamaica Salt Consumption Study Protocol: Sodium Intake; Sodium Content in Restaurant Foods; Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices; Spot Urine Sodium Validation [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Ferguson, Trevor S., Webster-Kerr, Karen, Tulloch-Reid, Marshall K., Bennett, Nadia R., Ho, James, Davidson, Tamu, Grant, Andriene, Gordon-Johnson, Kelly-Ann, Govia, Ishtar, Soares-Wynter, Suzanne, Younger-Coleman, Novie, McKenzie, Joette, Walker, Evelyn, Anderson, Simon, Edwards, Sharmaine, Spence, Simone

“…Background Excess dietary salt consumption is a major contributor to hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Public education programs on the dangers of high…”
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Exploring ways to respond to rising obesity and diabetes in the Caribbean using a system dynamics model by Guariguata, Leonor, Garcia, Leandro, Sobers, Natasha, Ferguson, Trevor S, Woodcock, James, Samuels, T Alafia, Guell, Cornelia, Unwin, Nigel

“…Diabetes and obesity present a high and increasing burden of disease in the Caribbean that have failed to respond to prevention policies and interventions…”
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Prevalence of prehypertension and its relationship to risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Jamaica: analysis from a cross-sectional survey by Ferguson, Trevor S, Younger, Novie O M, Tulloch-Reid, Marshall K, Wright, Marilyn B Lawrence, Ward, Elizabeth M, Ashley, Deanna E, Wilks, Rainford J

“…Recent studies have documented an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in persons with systolic blood pressures of 120-139 mmHg and/or diastolic…”
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Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and its components in relation to socioeconomic status among Jamaican young adults: a cross-sectional study by Ferguson, Trevor S, Tulloch-Reid, Marshall K, Younger, Novie O M, Knight-Madden, Jennifer M, Samms-Vaughan, Maureen, Ashley, Deanna, Van den Broeck, Jan, Wilks, Rainford J

“…The metabolic syndrome has a high prevalence in many countries and has been associated with socioeconomic status (SES). This study aimed to estimate the…”
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Farming, reported pesticide use, and prostate cancer by Ragin, Camille, Davis-Reyes, Brionna, Tadesse, Helina, Daniels, Dennis, Bunker, Clareann H, Jackson, Maria, Ferguson, Trevor S, Patrick, Alan L, Tulloch-Reid, Marshall K, Taioli, Emanuela

“…Prostate cancer is the leading cancer type diagnosed in American men and is the second leading cancer diagnosed in men worldwide. Although studies have been…”
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P130: Test-Retest Reliability for Pulse Wave Velocity and Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index Among Afro-Caribbean Young Adults by Williams, Janeil M., Ferguson, Trevor S., Bennett, Nadia R., Rousseau, Amanda, Walters, Renee, Younger-Coleman, Novie O., Tulloch-Reid, Marshall K., Harding, Seeromanie, Cruickshank, J. Kennedy, Wilks, Rainford J.

“…Background This study evaluated the test-retest reliability of carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV) and cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) among young…”
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High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein is Related to Central Obesity and the Number of Metabolic Syndrome Components in Jamaican Young Adults by Bennett, Nadia R, Ferguson, Trevor S, Bennett, Franklyn I, Tulloch-Reid, Marshall K, Younger-Coleman, Novie O M, Jackson, Maria D, Samms-Vaughan, Maureen E, Wilks, Rainford J

“…High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) has been shown to predict cardiovascular disease (CVD) endpoints and is associated with CVD risk factors and the…”
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Educational Health Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: Findings from Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey 2007-2008 by Ferguson, Trevor S, Younger-Coleman, Novie O M, Tulloch-Reid, Marshall K, Hambleton, Ian R, Francis, Damian K, Bennett, Nadia R, McFarlane, Shelly R, Bidulescu, Aurelian, MacLeish, Marlene Y, Hennis, Anselm J M, Wilks, Rainford J, Harris, E Nigel, Sullivan, Louis W

“…Socioeconomic disparities in health have emerged as an important area in public health, but studies from Afro-Caribbean populations are uncommon. In this…”
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Differences in COVID-19 Vaccination and Experiences among Patients with Hypertension in Colombia and Jamaica during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Duncan, Jacqueline P, Geng, Siyi, Lindsay, Carene, Ferguson, Trevor S, Mills, Katherine T, Lopez-Lopez, Jose Patricio, He, Hua, Lanza, Paola, Marshall, Allison N, Williams, Makeda J, Tonwe, Veronica, Reyes, Mabel, Campo, Alfonso, Lopez-Jaramillo, Patricio, Tulloch-Reid, Marshall K

“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, hypertensive patients had increased infection and healthcare disruption in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) with…”
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Gangrene of the Digits of the Right Lower Limb in a Patient with Homozygous Sickle Cell Disease and Ulcerative Colitis by Rankine-Mullings, Angela E., Knight-Madden, Jennifer M., Reid, Marvin, Ferguson, Trevor S.

“…Thrombosis may play an important role in the pathophysiology of certain complications of sickle cell disease (SCD). While the association between SCD and…”
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Sodium and potassium consumption in Jamaica: National estimates and associated factors from the Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey 2016-2017 by Ferguson, Trevor S, Younger-Coleman, Novie O M, Webster-Kerr, Karen, Tulloch-Reid, Marshall K, Bennett, Nadia R, Davidson, Tamu, Grant, Andriene S, Gordon-Johnson, Kelly-Ann M, Govia, Ishtar, Soares-Wynter, Suzanne, McKenzie, Joette A, Walker, Evelyn, Cunningham-Myrie, Colette A, Anderson, Simon G, Blake, Alphanso L, Ho, James, Stephenson, Robyn, Edwards, Sharmaine E, McFarlane, Shelly R, Spence, Simone, Wilks, Rainford J

“…This study aimed to estimate dietary sodium and potassium consumption among Jamaicans and evaluate associations with sociodemographic and clinical…”
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Central adiposity at diagnosis may reduce prostate cancer-specific mortality in African-Caribbean men with prostate cancer: 10-year follow-up of participants in a case–control study by Jackson, Maria D., Tulloch-Reid, Marshall K., McCaw-Binns, Affette M., Aiken, William, Ferguson, Trevor S., Bennett, Nadia R., Harrison, Leroy, Badaloo, Asha, McGrowder, Donovan, Grindley, Annielle, Walker, Evelyn, Anderson, Simon G.

“…Purpose General and central adiposity are associated with the risk of developing prostate cancer (PCa), but the role of these exposures on PCa survival among…”
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