Search Results - "Mtabaji, Jacob"

Gender-related differences in the prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors and their correlates in urban Tanzania by Njelekela, Marina A, Mpembeni, Rose, Muhihi, Alfa, Mligiliche, Nuru L, Spiegelman, Donna, Hertzmark, Ellen, Liu, Enju, Finkelstein, Julia L, Fawzi, Wafaie W, Willett, Walter C, Mtabaji, Jacob

“…Urban areas in Africa suffer a serious problem with dual burden of infectious diseases and emerging chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and…”
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Hypertension, Periodontal Disease, and Potassium Intake in Nonsmoking, Nondrinker African Women on No Medication by Yamori, Masashi, Njelekela, Marina, Mtabaji, Jacob, Yamori, Yukio, Bessho, Kazuhisa

“…The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the association of periodontitis and/or tooth loss with hypertension by excluding the common…”
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Deterioration of traditional dietary custom increases the risk of lifestyle-related diseases in young male Africans by Hamada, Atsumi, Mori, Mari, Mori, Hideki, Muhihi, Alfa, Njelekela, Marina, Masesa, Zablon, Mtabaji, Jacob, Yamori, Yukio

“…Prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) is rapidly increasing worldwide. To investigate the spread of MS risks and its relationship with eating habits including…”
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Physical activity and cardiovascular disease risk factors among young and middle-aged men in urban Mwanza, Tanzania by Muhihi, Alfa, Njelekela, Marina, Mpembeni, Rose, Masesa, Zablon, Kitamori, Kazuya, Mori, Mari, Kato, Norihiro, Mtabaji, Jacob, Yamori, Yukio

“…Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) risk factors are increasing at an unprecedented rate in developing countries. However, fewer studies have evaluated the role of…”
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The relation of oxidative DNA damage to hypertension and other cardiovascular risk factors in Tanzania by Negishi, Hiroko, Ikeda, Katsumi, Kuga, Sachiko, Noguchi, Takanori, Kanda, Tomo, Njelekela, Marina, Liu, Longjian, Miki, Tomohiro, Nara, Yasuo, Sato, Toshiaki, Mashalla, Yohana, Mtabaji, Jacob, Yamori, Yukio

“…OBJECTIVESTo clarify the mechanism of involvement of oxidative stress in hypertensives, we investigated the relationship between the marker of oxidative DNA…”
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Prevalence of obesity and dyslipidemia in middle-aged men and women in Tanzania, Africa: Relationship with resting energy expenditure and dietary factors by Njelekela, M. (Kyoto Univ. (Japan)), Kuga, S, Nara, Y, Ntogwisangu, J, Masesa, Z, Mashalla, Y, Ikeda, K, Mtabaji, J, Yamori, Y, Tsuda, K

“…The prevalence of obesity and dyslipidemia and the mean frequency of intake of selected dietary factors were studied in 545 participants aged 46-58y and living…”
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Prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors among young and middle-aged men in urban Mwanza, Tanzania by Njelekela, Marina, Muhihi, Alfa, Mpembeni, Rose, Masesa, Zablon, Kitamori, Kazuya, Mori, Mari, Kato, Norihiro, Mtabaji, Jacob, Yamori, Yukio

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Prevalence of overweight and hypertension in Tanzania: Special emphasis on resting energy expenditure and leptin by Kuga, Sachiko, Njelekela, Marina, Noguchi, Takanori, Kanda, Tomo, Yamori, Masashi, Sato, Toshiaki, Miki, Tomohiro, Ikeda, Katsumi, Nara, Yasuo, Mtabaji, Jacob

“…Summary 1. In the present study we investigated the difference in the distribution of selected cardiovascular disease risk factors among three middle‐aged…”
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Hypertension-related diseases as a common cause of hospital mortality in Tanzania: a 3-year prospective study by Peck, Robert N, Green, Ethan, Mtabaji, Jacob, Majinge, Charles, Smart, Luke R, Downs, Jennifer A, Fitzgerald, Daniel W

“…Hypertension is believed to be an increasingly common driver of the epidemic of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in sub-Saharan Africa, but prospective data are…”
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New chromone derivative terminalianone from African plant Terminalia brownii Fresen (Combretaceae) in Tanzania by Negishi, Hiroko, Maoka, Takashi, Njelekela, Marina, Yasui, Naomi, Juman, Sachiko, Mtabaji, Jacob, Miki, Tomohiro, Nara, Yasuo, Yamori, Yukio, Ikeda, Katsumi

“…A new chromone derivative named terminalianone (1) was isolated from the African plant, Terminalia brownii Fresen (Combretaceae) in Tanzania. Its structure was…”
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Prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors among young and middle-aged men in urban Mwanza, Tanzania by Njelekela, Marina, Muhihi, Alfa, Mpembeni, Rose, Masesa, Zablon, Kitamori, Kazuya, Mori, Mari, Kato, Norihiro, Mtabaji, Jacob, Yamori, Yukio

“…Aim We conducted a health survey to assess the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and explore their socioeconomic correlates in a…”
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Obesity, Overweight, and Perceptions about Body Weight among Middle-Aged Adults in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by Muhihi, Alfa J., Njelekela, Marina A., Mpembeni, Rose, Mwiru, Ramadhani S., Mligiliche, Nuru, Mtabaji, Jacob

“…Background. Prevalence of obesity is increasing throughout the world at an alarming rate. Appropriate perception of one’s own body weight is important for…”
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Cardiovascular risk factors in Tanzania: a revisit by Njelekela, Marina, Negishi, Hiroko, Nara, Yasuo, Tomohiro, Miki, Kuga, Sachiko, Noguchi, Takanori, Kanda, Tomo, Yamori, Masashi, Mashalla, Yohana, Jian Liu, Long, Mtabaji, Jacob, Ikeda, Katsumi, Yamori, Yukio

“…In this assessment of cardiovascular risk factors, we examined the prevalence of selected risk factors according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) CARDIAC…”
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Nutritional variation and cardiovascular risk factors in Tanzania: rural-urban difference by NJELEKELA, Marina, SATO, Toshiaki, MASHALLA, Yohana, MTABAJI, Jacob, YAMORI, Yukio, NARA, Yasuo, MIKI, Tomohiro, KUGA, Sachiko, NOGUCHI, Takanori, KANDA, Tomo, YAMORI, Masashi, NTOGWISANGU, Josiah, MASESA, Zablon

“…To assess the relationship between dietary factors and cardiovascular (CVD) risk factors in middle-aged men and women, in urban, rural and pastoral settings in…”
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Obesity and other risk factors for cardiovascular diseases among Africans: results from CARDIAC study in Tanzania by Njelekela, Marina, Ikeda, Katsumi, Mtabaji, Jacob, Yamori, Yukio

“…Objective: To investigate the prevalence of obesity and central adiposity and to assess if any significant relationship exists between obesity and other risk…”
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Nutritional variation and cardiovascular risk factors in Tanzania - rural-urban difference : original article by Noguchi, Takanori, Ntogwisangu, Josiah, Miki, Tomohiro, Mashalla, Yohana, Njelekela, Marina, Yamori, Masashi, Nara, Yasuo, Masesa, Zablon, Yamori, Yukio, Kanda, Tomo, Sato, Toshiaki, Kuga, Sachiko, Mtabaji, Jacob

“…Objective. To assess the relationship between dietary factors and cardiovascular (CVD) risk factors in middle-aged men and women, in urban, rural and pastoral…”
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Effects of α-human atrial natriuretic polypeptide on vascular strips and perfused mesenteric vessels of SHR and WKY by Mtabaji, Jacob P., Kobayashi, Yuta, Kihara, Masahiro, Nakao, Kazuwa, Sugawara, Akira, Suda, Mituaki, Morii, Narito, Sakamoto, Makoto, Shimokura, Masanori, Kiso, Yoshiaki, Imura, Hiroo, Yamori, Yukio, Hattori, Keisuke

“…These results show that α-hANP relaxed arterial strips but had no effect on pressor responses obtained in perfused mesenteric vessels. These results are…”
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Release of Fatty Acids by Perfused Vascular Tissue in Normotensive and Hypertensive Rats by MTABAJI, JACOB P, MANKU, MEHAR S, HORROBIN, DAVID F

“…The release of fatty acids from perfused mesenteries of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and control Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY) was studied. The release of…”
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Prevalence of overweight and hypertension in Tanzania: special emphasis on resting energy expenditure and leptin by Kuga, Sachiko, Njelekela, Marina, Noguchi, Takanori, Kanda, Tomo, Yamori, Masashi, Sato, Toshiaki, Miki, Tomohiro, Ikeda, Katsumi, Nara, Yasuo, Mtabaji, Jacob

“…1. In the present study we investigated the difference in the distribution of selected cardiovascular disease risk factors among three middle-aged Tanzanian…”
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