Recent Publications

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

International Journal for Equity in Health

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

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

Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle

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

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

Journal of Hypertension

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

December 2016

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

Lancet Global Health

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

October 2016

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

Lancet

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

July 2016

PURE: Association of urinary sodium excretion with blood pressure and cardiovascular clinical events in 17,033 Latin Americans

American Journal of Hypertension

PM Lamelas, A Mente, R Diaz, A Orlandini, A Avezum, G Oliveira, F Lanas, P Seron, P Lopez-Jaramillo, P Camacho-Lopez, MJ O'Donnell, S Rangarajan, K Teo, S Yusuf

July 2016

Variations in diabetes prevalence in low-, middle-, and high-income countries: Results from the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiological (PURE) study

Diabetes Care

GR Dagenais, HC Gerstein, X Zhang, M McQueen, S Lear, P Lopez-Jaramillo, V Mohan, P Mony, R Gupta, VR Kutty, R Kumar, O Rahman, K Yusoff, K Zatonska, A Oguz, A Rosengren, R Kelishadi, A Yusufali, R Diaz, A Avezum, N Ismail, B Xiulin, L Jiankang, D Wenqing, Y Gejie, S Rangarajan, K Teo, S Yusuf

May 2016

Assessing global risk factors for non-fatal injuries from road traffic accidents and falls in adults aged 35-70 years in 17 countries: a cross-sectional analysis of the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiological (PURE) study

BMJ Injury Prevention Journal

P Raina, N Sohel, M Oremus, H Shannon, P Mony, R Kumar, W Li, Y Wang, X Wang, K Yusoff, R Yusuf, R Iqbal, A Szuba, A Oguz, A Rosengren, A Kruger, J Chifamba, N Mohammadifard, EA Darwish, G Dagenais, R Diaz, A Avezum, P Lopez-Jaramillo, P Seron, S Rangarajan, K Teo, S Yusuf

April 2016

PURE: Nutrition labelling, marketing techniques, nutrition claims and health claims on chip and biscuit packages from sixteen countries

Public Health Nutrition

AJ Mayhew, K Lock, R Kelishadi, S Swaminathan, CS Marcilio, R Iqbal, M Dehghan, S Yusuf, CK Chow

April 2016

PURE: Assessment of dietary sodium and potassium in Canadians using 24-hour urinary collection

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

A Mente, G Dagenais, A Wielgosz, SA Lear, MJ McQueen, J Zeidler, L Fu, J DeJesus, S Rangarajan, AS Bourlaud, AL De Bluts, E Corber, V de Jong, J Boomgaardt, A shane, Y Jiang, M de Groh, MJ O'Donnell, S Yusuf, K Teo

March 2016

PURE: Hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control in 115 rural and urban communities involving 47 000 people from China

Journal of Hypertension

W Li, H Gu, KK Teo, J Bo, Y Wang, J Yang, X Wang, H Zhang, Y Sun, X Jia, X He, X Zhao, X Cheng, J Li, S Rangarajan, C Chen, S Yusuf, L Liu

January 2016

Availability and affordability of cardiovascular disease medicines and their effect on use in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: an analysis of the PURE study data

Lancet

R Khatib, M McKee, H Shannon, C Chow, S Rangarajan, K Teo, L Wei, P Mony, V Mohan, R Gupta, R Kumar, K Vijayakumar, SA Lear, R Diaz, A Avezum, P Lopez-Jaramillo, F Lanas, K Yusoff, N Ismail, K Kazmi, O Rahman, A Rosengren, N Monsef, R Kelishadi, A Kruger, T Puone, A szuba, J Chifamba, A Temizhan, G Dagenais, A Gafni, S Yusuf

January 2016

PURE: The environmental profile of a community’s health: a cross-sectional study on tobacco marketing in 16 countries

Bulletin World Health Organization

E Savell, AB Gilmore, M Sims, PK Mony, T Koon, K Yusoff, SA Lear, P Seron, N Ismail, KBT Calik, A Rosengren, A Bahonar, R Kumar, K Vijayakumar, A Kruger, H Swidan, R Gupta, E Igumbor, A Afridi, O Rahman, J Chifamba, K Zatonska, V Mohan, D Moha, P Lopez-Jaramillo, A Avezum, P Poirier, A Orlandini, W Li, M McKee, S Rangarajan, S Yusuf, CK Cow

December 2015

PURE: Alcohol consumption and cardiovascular disease, cancer, injury, admission to hospital, and mortality: a prospective cohort study

Lancet

A Smyth, KK Teo, S Rangarajan, M O'Donnell, X Zhang, P Rana, DP Leong, G Dagenais, P Seron, A Rosengren, AE Schutte, P Lopez-Jaramillo, A Oguz, J Chifamba, R Diaz, S Lear, A Avezum, R Kumar, V Mohan, A Szuba, L Wei, W Yang, B Jian, M McKee, S Yusuf

November 2015

Socioeconomic factors and use of secondary preventive therapies for cardiovascular diseases in South Asia: The PURE study

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

R Gupta, S Islam, P Mony, VR Kutty, V Mohan, R Kumar, JS Thakur, VK Shankar, D Mohan, K Vijayakumar, O Rahman, R Yusuf, R Iqbal, M Shahid, I Mohan, S Rangarajan, KK Teo, S Yusuf

October 2015

International Journal for Equity in Health

Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle

Journal of Hypertension

Lancet Global Health

Lancet

American Journal of Hypertension

Diabetes Care

BMJ Injury Prevention Journal

Public Health Nutrition

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Journal of Hypertension

Lancet

Bulletin World Health Organization

Lancet

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

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