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Urbanization and obesity in The Gambia: a country in the early stages of the demographic transition by Siervo, M, Grey, P, Nyan, O.A, Prentice, A.M

“…Objective: To investigate the distribution of overweight and obesity and its relationship with socio-economic and behavioural factors in a developing-country…”
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Atopy, intestinal helminth infection and total serum IgE in rural and urban adult Gambian communities by Nyan, O. A., Walraven, G. E. L., Banya, W. A. S., Milligan, P., Van Der Sande, M., Ceesay, S. M., Del Prete, G., McAdam, K. P. W. J.

“…Background The rarity of atopy in traditional societies has been attributed to high parasite‐driven blocking IgE concentrations. Information is lacking on the…”
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Absence of association between delayed type hypersensitivity to tuberculin and atopy in children in The Gambia by Ota, M. O. C., Van Der Sande, M. A. B., Walraven, G. E. L., Jeffries, D., Nyan, O. A., Marchant, A., McAdam, K. P. W. J.

“…Summary Background An inverse association between delayed type hypersensitivity to tuberculin and atopy has been observed in children, suggesting that exposure…”
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Blood pressure patterns and cardiovascular risk factors in rural and urban Gambian communities by VAN DER SANDE, M. A. B, MILLIGAN, P. J. M, NYAN, O. A, ROWLEY, J. T. F, BANYA, W. A. S, CEESAY, S. M, DOLMANS, W. M. V, THIEN, T, MCADAM, K. P. W. J, WALRAVEN, G. E. L

“…Hypertension is emerging as an important public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa. We studied blood pressure (BP) patterns, hypertension and other…”
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Electrocardiographic Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Among Gambian Diabetes Mellitus Patients by Jobe, M, Kane, A, Jones, J C, Pessinaba, S, Nkum, B C, Abdou Ba, S, Nyan, O A

“…The global prevalence of diabetes and its complications is increasing worldwide. Its role in coronary heart disease has been linked with the presence of left…”
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Obesity and Undernutrition and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Rural and Urban Gambian Communities by van der Sande, Marianne A. B, Ceesay, Sana M, Milligan, Paul J. M, Nyan, Ousman A, Banya, Winston A. S, Prentice, Andrew, McAdam, Keith P. W. J, Walraven, Gijs E. L

“…This study documented the prevalence of and cardiovascular risk factors associated with obesity and undernutrition in the Gambia. Adults (> or =15 years; N =…”
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Evidence for metabolic endotoxemia in obese and diabetic Gambian women by Hawkesworth, S, Moore, S E, Fulford, A J C, Barclay, G R, Darboe, A A, Mark, H, Nyan, O A, Prentice, A M

“…Objective: Emerging evidence from animal models suggests that translocation of bacterial debris across a leaky gut may trigger low-grade inflammation, which in…”
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Asthma, smoking and chronic cough in rural and urban adult communities in The Gambia by Walraven, G. E. L., Nyan, O. A., Van Der Sande, M. A. B., Banya, W. A. S., Ceesay, S. M., Milligan, P. J. M., McAdam, K. P. W. J.

“…Background Asthma is reported to be rare in traditional rural communities, but is thought to be increasing as lifestyles become more urbanized or ‘western’…”
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Geographical variation in prevalence of hypertension within The Gambia by VAN DER SANDE, M. A. B, MILLIGAN, P. J. M, WALRAVEN, G. E. L, DOLMANS, W. M. V, NEWPORT, M, NYAN, O. A, BANYA, W. A. S, THIEN, Th, WARD, R, MCADAM, K. P. W. J

“…Hypertension has become an important public health problem for sub-Sahara Africa. In a previous nationwide study, we observed a high degree of geographical…”
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Nationwide prevalence study of hypertension and related non‐communicable diseases in The Gambia by Van Der Sande, Marianne A. B., Bailey, Robin, Faal, Hannah, Banya, Winston A. S., Dolin, Paul, Nyan, Ousman A., Ceesay, Sana M., Walraven, Gijs E. L., Johnson, Gordon J., McAdam, Keith P. W. J.

“…The prevalence of hypertension, diabetes and obesity in The Gambia was assessed in a 1% population sample of 6048 adults over 15 years of age. 572 (9.5%)…”
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A pilot study on body image, attractiveness and body size in Gambians living in an urban community by Siervo, M, Grey, P, Nyan, O A, Prentice, A M

“…We investigated the attitudinal and perceptual components of body image and its link with body mass index (BMI) in a sample of urban Gambians. We also looked…”
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Family history : an opportunity for early interventions and improved control of hypertension, obesity and diabetes by VAN DER SANDE, Marianne A. B, WALRAVEN, Gijs E. L, MILLIGAN, Paul J. M, BANYA, Winston A. S, CEESAY, Sana M, NYAN, Ousman A, MCADAM, Keith P. W. J

“…To examine whether a family history of high-risk groups for major noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) was a significant risk factor for these conditions among…”
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Is there a role for glycosuria testing in sub‐Saharan Africa? by Sande, Marianne A. B., Walraven, Gijs E. L., Bailey, Robin, Rowley, Jane T. F., Banya, Winston A. S., Nyan, Ousman A., Faal, Hannah, Ceesay, Sana M., Milligan, Paul J. M., McAdam, Keith P. W. J.

“…Summary background With increasing urbanization and westernization, rates of diabetes in sub‐Saharan Africa (sSA) are likely to rise. Early detection and…”
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A template for improved prevention and control of cardiovascular disease in sub-Saharan Africa by van der Sande, Marianne AB, Coleman, Rosalind L, Schim van der Loeff, Maarten F, McAdam, Keith PWJ, Nyan, Ousman A, Thien, Theo, Dolmans, Wil MV, Walraven, Gijs EL

“…Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is rapidly becoming an important public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa, yet the response so far is often minimal and…”
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Stroke presentation and outcome in developing countries : A prospective study in the gambia by GARBUSINSKI, Johanne M, VAN DER SANDE, Marianne A. B, BARTHOLOME, Emmanuel J, DRAMAIX, Michèle, GAYE, Alieu, COLEMAN, Rosalind, NYAN, Ousman A, WALKER, Richard W, MCADAM, Keith P. W. J, WALRAVEN, Gys E

“…Despite increasing burden of stroke in Africa, prospective descriptive data are rare. Our objective was to describe, in The Gambia, the clinical outcome of…”
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Asthma, smoking and chronic cough in rural and urban adult communities in The Gambia. Editorial by WALRAVEN, G. E. L, NYAN, O. A, VAN DER SANDE, M. A. B, BANYA, W. A. S, CEESAY, S. M, MILLIGAN, P. J. M, MCADAM, K. P. W. J, VON MUTIUS, E

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