2 results match your criteria: "University of the Free State. nutrition@ufs.ac.za.[Affiliation]"
Vitamin D status, hypertension and body mass index in an urban black community in Mangaung, South Africa.
Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med
October 2016
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, University of the Free State.
Background: A strong relationship exists between hypertension and body weight. Research has linked both higher blood pressure and body weight with lower vitamin D status.
Objective: This study assessed the vitamin D status of a low-income, urban, black community in South Africa, to examine whether serum levels of 25-hydroxy vitamin D [25(OH)D] are associated with hypertension and body mass index (BMI).
Body adiposity indices are associated with hypertension in a black, urban Free State community.
Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med
May 2014
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State.
Background: Non-communicable diseases, including hypertension, are increasing rapidly in resource-poor, developing countries amongst populations transitioning from traditional to westernised lifestyles; and are associated with excess weight.
Aim: To investigate the relationship between hypertension and various indices of body adiposity in a transitioning, urban, black population.
Setting: Three hundred and thirty-nine adults (25-64 years) from a larger cross-sectional study (Assuring Health for All in the Free State) conducted in Mangaung, South Africa, were included.