Recent Publications

September 2017

Lancet Public Health

Availability and affordability of blood pressure-lowering medicines and the effect on blood pressure control in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: an analysis of the PURE study data

MW Attaei, R Khatib, M McKee, S Lear, G Dagenais, EU Igumbor, KF AlHabib, M Kaur, L Kruger, K Teo, F Lanas, K Yusoff, A Oguz, R Gupta, AM Yusufali, A Bahonar, R Kutty, A Rosengren, V Mohan, A Avezum, R Yusuf, A Szuba, S Rangarajan, C Chow, S Yusuf

August 2017

Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology

Association of dietary nutrients with blood lipids and blood pressure in 18 countries: a cross-sectional analysis from the PURE study

A Mente, M Dehghan, S Rangarajan, M McQueen, G Dagenais, A Wielgosz, S Lear, W Li, H Chen, S Yi, Y Wang, R Diaz, A Avezum, P Lopez-Jaramillo, P Seron, R Kumar, R Gupta, V Mohan, S Swaminathan, R Kutty, K Zatonska, R Iqbal, R Yusuf, N Mohammadifard, R Khatib, NM Nasir, N Ismail, A Oguz, A Rosengren, A Yusufali, E Wentzel-Viljoen, T Puoane, J Chifamba, K Teo, SS Anand, S Yusuf

August 2017

The Lancet

Fruit, vegetable, and legume intake, and cardiovascular disease and deaths in 18 countries (PURE): a prospective cohort study

V Miller, A Mente, M Dehghan, S Rangarajan, X Zhang, S Swaminathan, G Dagenais, R Gupta, V Mohan, S Lear, SI Bangdiwala, AE Schutte, E Wentzel-Viljoen, A Avezum, Y Altuntas, K Yusoff, N Ismail, N Peer, J Chifamba, R Diaz, O Rahman, N Mohammadifard, F Lana, K Zatonska, A Wielgosz, A Yusufali, R Iqbal, P Lopez-Jaramillo, R Khatib, A Rosengren, VR Kutty, W Li, J Liu, X Liu, L Yin, K Teo, S Anand, S Yusuf

August 2017

The Lancet

Associations of fats and carbohydrate intake with cardiovascular disease and mortality in 18 countries from five continents (PURE): a prospective cohort study

M Dehghan, A Mente, X Zhang, S Swaminathan, W Li, V Mohan, R Iqbal, R Kumar, E Wentzel-Viljoen, A Rosengren, LI Amma, A Avezum, J Chifamba, R Diaz, R Khatib, S Lear, P Lopez-Jaramillo, X Liu, R Gupta, N Mohammadifard, N Gao, A Oguz, AS Ramli, P Seron, Y Sun, A Szuba, L Tsolekile, A Wielgosz, R Yusuf, AH Yusufali, KK Teo, S Rangarajan, G Dagenais, SI Bangdiwala, S Islam, SS Anand, S Yusuf

July 2017

Journal of Hypertension

PURE: Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in four Middle East countries

AM Yusufali, R Khatib, S Islam, KF Alhabib, A Bahonar, HM Swidan, U Khammash, MQ Alshamiri, S Rangarajan, S Yusuf

April 2017

American Journal of Hypertension

PURE: Association of household wealth index, educational status, and social capital with hypertension awareness, treatment, and control in South Asia

R Gupta, M Kaur, S Islam, V Mohan, P Mony, R Kumar, VR Kutty, R Iqbal, O Rahman, M Deepa, J Antony, K Vijaykumar, K Kazmi, R Yusuf, I Mohan, RB Panwar, S Rangarajan, S Yusuf

March 2017

BMJ Open

PURE: Tobacco control environment: cross-sectional survey of policy implementation, social unacceptability, knowledge of tobacco health harms and relationship to quit ratio in 17 low-income, middle-income and high-income countries

CK Chow, DJ Corsi, AB Gilmore, A Kruger, E Igumbor, J Chifamba, W Yang, L Wei, R Iqbal, P Mony, R Gupta, K Vijayakumar, V Mohan, R Kumar, O Rahman, K Yusoff, N Ismail, K Zatonska, Y Altuntas, A Rosengren, A Bahonar, AH Yusufali, G Dagenais, S Lear, R Diaz, A Avezum, P Lopez-Jaramillo, F Lanas, S Rangarajan, K Teo, M McKee, S Yusuf

February 2017

BMC Conflict and Health

Challenges to conducting epidemiology research in chronic conflict areas: examples from PURE- Palestine

R Khatib, R Giacaman, U Khammash, S Yusuf

February 2017

Lancet Global Health

Effects of bidi smoking on all-cause mortality and cardiorespiratory outcomes in men from south Asia: An observational community-based sub-study of the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology Study (PURE)

M Duong, S Rangarajan, X Zhang, K Killian, P Mony, S Swaminathan, AV Bharathi, S Nair, K Vijayakumar, I Mohan, R Gupta, D Mohan, S Rani, V Mohan, R Iqbal, K Kazmi, O Rahman, R Yusuf, LVM Pinnaka, R Kumar, P O'Byrne, S Yusuf

January 2017

PLoS One

Population muscle strength predicts Olympic medal tallies: Evidence from 20 countries in the PURE prospective cohort study

DP Leong, M McKee, S Yusuf

December 2016

International Journal for Equity in Health

PURE: Wealth and cardiovascular health: a cross-sectional study of wealth-related inequalities in the awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in high-, middle- and low-income countries

B Palafox, M McKee, D Balabanova, KF AlHabib, A Avezum, A Bahonar, N Ismail, J Chifamba, CK Chow, DJ Corsi, GR Dagenais, R Diaz, R Gupta, R Iqbal, M Kaur, R Khatib, A Kruger, IM Kruger, F Lanas, P Lopez-Jaramillo, F Minfan, V Mohan, PK Mony, A Oguz, LM Palileo-Villanueva, P Perel, P Poirier, S Rangarajan, L Rensheng, A Rosengren, B Soman, D Stuckler, SV Subramanian, K Teo, LP Tsolekile, A Wielgosz, P Yaguang, K Yeates, M Yongzhen, K Yusoff, R Yusuf, A Yusufali, K Zatonska, S Yusuf

December 2016

Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle

Reference ranges of handgrip strength from 125,462 healthy adults in 21 countries: a prospective urban rural epidemiologic (PURE) study

DP Leong, KK Teo, S Rangarajan, VR Kutty, F Lanas, C Hui, X Quanyong, Q Zhenzhen, T Jinha, I Noorhassim, KF AlHabib, SJ Moss, A Rosengren, AA Akalin, O Rahman, J Chifamba, A Orlandini, R Kumar, K Yeates, R Gupta, A Yusufali, A Dans, A Avezum, P Lopez-Jaramillo, P Poirier, H Heidari, K Zatonska, R Iqbal, R Khatib, S Yusuf

December 2016

Journal of Hypertension

PURE: Social disparities explain differences in hypertension prevalence, detection and control in Colombia

PA Camacho, D Gomez-Arbelaez, DI Molina, G Sanchez, E Arcos, C Narvaez, H Garcia, M Perez, EA Hernandez, M Duran, C Cure, A Sotomayor, A Rico, TM David, DD Cohen, S Rangarajan, S Yusuf, P Lopez-Jaramillo

October 2016

Lancet Global Health

Availability, affordability, and consumption of fruits and vegetables in 18 countries across income levels: findings from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study

V Miller, S Yusuf, CK Chow, M Dehghan, DJ Corsi, K Lock, B Popkin, S Rangarajan, R Khatib, SA Lear, P Mony, M Kaur, V Mohan, K Vijayakumar, R Gupta, A Kurger, L Tsolekile, N Mohammadifard, O Rahman, A Rosengren, A Avezum, A Orlandini, N Ismail, P Lopez-Jaramillo, A Yusufali, K Karsidag, R Iqbal, J Chifamba, SM Oakley, F Ariffin, K Zatonska, P Poirier, L Wei, B Jian, C Hui, L Xu, B Xiulin, K Teo, A Mente

July 2016

Lancet

Associations of urinary sodium excretion with cardiovascular events in individuals with and without hypertension: a pooled analysis of data from 4 studies: PURE, EPIDREAM, ONTARGET, TRANSCEND

A Mente, M O'Donnell, S Rangarajan, G Dagenais, S Lear, M McQueen, R Diaz, A Avezum, P Lopez-Jaramillo, F Lanas, W Li, Y Lu, S Yi, L Rensheng, R Iqbal, P Mony, R Yusuf, K Yusoff, A Szuba, A Oguz, A Rosengren, A Bahonar, A Yusufali, AE Schutte, J Chifamba, JFE Mann, SS Anand, K Teo, S Yusuf

Lancet Public Health

Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology

The Lancet

The Lancet

Journal of Hypertension

American Journal of Hypertension

BMJ Open

BMC Conflict and Health

Lancet Global Health

PLoS One

International Journal for Equity in Health

Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle

Journal of Hypertension

Lancet Global Health

Lancet

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