Publications by authors named "K Mortimer"
Background: Bronchodilator responsiveness testing is mainly used for diagnosing asthma. We aimed to investigate whether it is associated with progression to chronic airflow obstruction over time.
Methods: The multinational Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease cohort study surveyed adults, aged 40 years and above, at baseline and followed them up after a mean of 9.
Background: Hypertension is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and its association with household air pollution (HAP) in sub-Saharan Africa is understudied.
Main Objective: To investigate the association between blood pressure (BP) and HAP exposure in a population-based cohort in rural Malawi.
Materials And Methods: In the Chikwawa district, the site of a previous randomized controlled trial of a cleaner-burning cookstove intervention (the Cooking and Pneumonia Study or CAPS), we recruited 1,481 randomly selected adults.
Introduction: Tympanic membrane perforation can cause hearing impairment with detrimental effects on communication and quality of life, and is a problem affecting an estimated 250 million people. To date, there is little analysis to inform public policy on options for assistive hearing technology rehabilitation in this group.
Methods: We undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis of six electronic databases registered with PROSPERO and reported in accordance with PRISMA 2020 standards.
Smoking cessation is more effective when supported by medicines. Data on the availability, cost and affordability of these treatments in low-income and middle-income countries (LMIC) are limited. Cross-sectional data for smoking cessation medications were collected from pharmacies, healthcare facilities and central medicine stores in 60 LMIC (2022-2023).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Previous population-based studies, mainly from high-income countries, have shown that a higher forced vital capacity (FVC) is associated with a lower risk of developing cardiometabolic diseases. The aim of this study was to assess the longitudinal association between spirometry measures and the onset of cardiometabolic diseases across sites in low-income, middle-income and high-income countries.
Methods: The study population comprised 5916 individuals from 15 countries participating in the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease baseline and follow-up assessments.