Published in Obesity (Silver Spring) on September 16, 2010
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Higher acute insulin response to glucose may determine greater free fatty acid clearance in African-American women. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2011) 1.00
Waist circumference as measure of abdominal fat compartments. J Obes (2013) 0.88
Ethnic bias in anthropometric estimates of DXA abdominal fat: the TIGER study. Med Sci Sports Exerc (2011) 0.84
Racial differences in adiponectin and leptin in healthy premenopausal women. Endocrine (2012) 0.82
Site-specific differences in bone mineral density in black and white premenopausal South African women. Osteoporos Int (2011) 0.80
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Uncomplicated obesity in an African American population seeking medical weight loss. Ethn Dis (2013) 0.75
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Modeling glucose and free fatty acid kinetics in glucose and meal tolerance test. Theor Biol Med Model (2016) 0.75
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Abdominal obesity and metabolic syndrome. Nature (2006) 14.20
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A genome-wide association study of hypertension and blood pressure in African Americans. PLoS Genet (2009) 4.28
Fasting triglyceride and the triglyceride-HDL cholesterol ratio are not markers of insulin resistance in African Americans. Arch Intern Med (2005) 3.81
Racial differences in abdominal depot-specific adiposity in white and African American adults. Am J Clin Nutr (2009) 3.39
In search of susceptibility genes for type 2 diabetes in West Africa: the design and results of the first phase of the AADM study. Ann Epidemiol (2001) 1.49
Determining the waist circumference in african americans which best predicts insulin resistance. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2008) 1.44
Both subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue correlate highly with insulin resistance in african americans. Obes Res (2004) 1.43
Sex differences in visceral adipose tissue volume among African Americans. Am J Clin Nutr (2002) 1.35
Determinants of insulin-resistant phenotypes in normal-weight and obese Black African women. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2008) 1.31
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and anthropometric estimates of visceral fat in Black and White South African Women. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2009) 0.97
The atypical presentation of the metabolic syndrome components in black African women: the relationship with insulin resistance and the influence of regional adipose tissue distribution. Metabolism (2009) 0.90
Basal insulin resistance and secretion in Nigerians with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Metab Syndr Relat Disord (2009) 0.80
A second generation human haplotype map of over 3.1 million SNPs. Nature (2007) 85.39
Finding the missing heritability of complex diseases. Nature (2009) 67.95
Integrating common and rare genetic variation in diverse human populations. Nature (2010) 32.30
Genome-wide detection and characterization of positive selection in human populations. Nature (2007) 17.27
Effect of valsartan on the incidence of diabetes and cardiovascular events. N Engl J Med (2010) 5.46
Effect of nateglinide on the incidence of diabetes and cardiovascular events. N Engl J Med (2010) 4.38
The NHLBI lymphangioleiomyomatosis registry: characteristics of 230 patients at enrollment. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2005) 4.15
Progressive preclinical interstitial lung disease in rheumatoid arthritis. Arch Intern Med (2008) 3.04
Combination therapy in treatment of experimental pulmonary aspergillosis: synergistic interaction between an antifungal triazole and an echinocandin. J Infect Dis (2003) 2.73
Hemodynamic and functional assessment of patients with sickle cell disease and pulmonary hypertension. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2007) 2.68
A genome-wide association study on African-ancestry populations for asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2009) 2.53
Pathophysiology of persistent syringomyelia after decompressive craniocervical surgery. Clinical article. J Neurosurg Spine (2010) 2.49
Lack of cyclophilin B in osteogenesis imperfecta with normal collagen folding. N Engl J Med (2010) 2.44
Antifungal efficacy of caspofungin (MK-0991) in experimental pulmonary aspergillosis in persistently neutropenic rabbits: pharmacokinetics, drug disposition, and relationship to galactomannan antigenemia. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2002) 2.30
A lowered salt intake does not compromise iodine status in Cape Town, South Africa, where salt iodization is mandatory. Nutrition (2012) 2.08
HLA class II locus and susceptibility to podoconiosis. N Engl J Med (2012) 2.08
The International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE): design and methods. BMC Public Health (2013) 2.07
Study design for genetic analysis in the Jackson Heart Study. Ethn Dis (2005) 1.93
Early interstitial lung disease in familial pulmonary fibrosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2007) 1.91
A meta-analysis identifies new loci associated with body mass index in individuals of African ancestry. Nat Genet (2013) 1.82
Multimorbidity, control and treatment of noncommunicable diseases among primary healthcare attenders in the Western Cape, South Africa. S Afr Med J (2015) 1.81
Maximal oxygen uptake and severity of disease in lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2003) 1.78
Insulin response in relation to insulin sensitivity: an appropriate beta-cell response in black South African women. Diabetes Care (2009) 1.78
Association of genetic variation with systolic and diastolic blood pressure among African Americans: the Candidate Gene Association Resource study. Hum Mol Genet (2011) 1.77
Effect of pirfenidone on the pulmonary fibrosis of Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome. Mol Genet Metab (2002) 1.76
Impact of social stigma on the process of obtaining informed consent for genetic research on podoconiosis: a qualitative study. BMC Med Ethics (2009) 1.75
The global cardiovascular diseases risk pattern in a peri-urban working-class community in South Africa. The Mamre study. Ethn Dis (2004) 1.73
A genome-wide association search for type 2 diabetes genes in African Americans. PLoS One (2012) 1.72
Dual-energy X-ray performs as well as clinical computed tomography for the measurement of visceral fat. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2012) 1.71
Estimating the burden of disease attributable to physical inactivity in South Africa in 2000. S Afr Med J (2007) 1.69
Transferability and fine-mapping of genome-wide associated loci for adult height across human populations. PLoS One (2009) 1.68
Tailoring consent to context: designing an appropriate consent process for a biomedical study in a low income setting. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2009) 1.66
Pneumothorax after air travel in lymphangioleiomyomatosis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and sarcoidosis. Chest (2009) 1.64
Rising diabetes prevalence among urban-dwelling black South Africans. PLoS One (2012) 1.62
Inauguration of the African Society of Human Genetics. Nat Genet (2004) 1.62
Estimating the burden of disease attributable to diabetes in South Africa in 2000. S Afr Med J (2007) 1.61
Genetic association for renal traits among participants of African ancestry reveals new loci for renal function. PLoS Genet (2011) 1.60
Association of HIV and ART with cardiometabolic traits in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Epidemiol (2013) 1.57
Genetic studies of African populations: an overview on disease susceptibility and response to vaccines and therapeutics. Hum Genet (2008) 1.57
Genome-wide association analysis of blood-pressure traits in African-ancestry individuals reveals common associated genes in African and non-African populations. Am J Hum Genet (2013) 1.55
Prevalence of prehypertension and its relationship to risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Jamaica: analysis from a cross-sectional survey. BMC Cardiovasc Disord (2008) 1.55
Certification of diabetes-related mortality: the need for an international guideline. J Clin Epidemiol (2012) 1.54
Prevalence and determinants of stunting and overweight in 3-year-old black South African children residing in the Central Region of Limpopo Province, South Africa. Public Health Nutr (2005) 1.53
Effect of nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor-based antiretroviral therapy on dysglycemia and insulin sensitivity in South African HIV-infected patients. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2011) 1.52
Where does the black population of South Africa stand on the nutrition transition? Public Health Nutr (2002) 1.51
HIV neuropathy in South Africans: frequency, characteristics, and risk factors. Muscle Nerve (2010) 1.51
Excessive weight gain following therapy for hyperthyroidism--a major problem. S Afr Med J (2003) 1.46
Determining the waist circumference in african americans which best predicts insulin resistance. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2008) 1.44
Protocol for the modeling the epidemiologic transition study: a longitudinal observational study of energy balance and change in body weight, diabetes and cardiovascular disease risk. BMC Public Health (2011) 1.39
Comparison of two methods of measuring physical activity in South African older adults. J Aging Phys Act (2006) 1.39
Hypertension and diabetes: poor care for patients at community health centres. S Afr Med J (2008) 1.38
Diet and blood pressure in South Africa: Intake of foods containing sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium in three ethnic groups. Nutrition (2005) 1.37
The role of information processing between the brain and peripheral physiological systems in pacing and perception of effort. Sports Med (2006) 1.36
Genome-wide comparison of African-ancestry populations from CARe and other cohorts reveals signals of natural selection. Am J Hum Genet (2011) 1.35
Sex differences in visceral adipose tissue volume among African Americans. Am J Clin Nutr (2002) 1.35
Joint ancestry and association testing in admixed individuals. PLoS Comput Biol (2011) 1.35
Low HDL-Cholesterol with Normal Triglyceride Levels is the Most Common Lipid Pattern in West Africans and African Americans with Metabolic Syndrome: Implications for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. CVD Prev Control (2010) 1.34
Development and validation of instruments measuring body image and body weight dissatisfaction in South African mothers and their daughters. Public Health Nutr (2005) 1.34
Practical considerations for imputation of untyped markers in admixed populations. Genet Epidemiol (2010) 1.33
The rate of heat storage mediates an anticipatory reduction in exercise intensity during cycling at a fixed rating of perceived exertion. J Physiol (2006) 1.33
Voluntary participation and informed consent to international genetic research. Am J Public Health (2006) 1.32
Determinants of insulin-resistant phenotypes in normal-weight and obese Black African women. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2008) 1.31
Variation in APOL1 Contributes to Ancestry-Level Differences in HDLc-Kidney Function Association. Int J Nephrol (2012) 1.31
A genome-wide association study of serum uric acid in African Americans. BMC Med Genomics (2011) 1.28
Prenatal dexamethasone exposure induces changes in nonhuman primate offspring cardiometabolic and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function. J Clin Invest (2007) 1.28
Serum vascular endothelial growth factor-D levels in patients with lymphangioleiomyomatosis reflect lymphatic involvement. Chest (2009) 1.28
Estimating the burden of disease attributable to excess body weight in South Africa in 2000. S Afr Med J (2007) 1.27
Genome-wide association of body fat distribution in African ancestry populations suggests new loci. PLoS Genet (2013) 1.24
Mapping of disease-associated variants in admixed populations. Genome Biol (2011) 1.21
Differential effects of abdominal adipose tissue distribution on insulin sensitivity in black and white South African women. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2009) 1.18
Waist-hip ratio and breast cancer risk in urbanized Nigerian women. Breast Cancer Res (2002) 1.18
UGT1A1 is a major locus influencing bilirubin levels in African Americans. Eur J Hum Genet (2011) 1.14
Activity energy expenditure and adiposity among black adults in Nigeria and the United States. Am J Clin Nutr (2002) 1.13
Genome-wide association study for serum urate concentrations and gout among African Americans identifies genomic risk loci and a novel URAT1 loss-of-function allele. Hum Mol Genet (2011) 1.13
Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and its components in relation to socioeconomic status among Jamaican young adults: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health (2010) 1.13
Impact of differences in glucose tolerance on the prevalence of a negative insulinogenic index. J Diabetes Complications (2012) 1.12
Chronic diseases and multi-morbidity--a conceptual modification to the WHO ICCC model for countries in health transition. BMC Public Health (2014) 1.12
Determinants of hypertension care and control among peri-urban Black South Africans: the HiHi study. Ethn Dis (2007) 1.11
Combination therapy in treatment of experimental pulmonary aspergillosis: in vitro and in vivo correlations of the concentration- and dose- dependent interactions between anidulafungin and voriconazole by Bliss independence drug interaction analysis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2009) 1.11
Physical activity of children: a global matrix of grades comparing 15 countries. J Phys Act Health (2014) 1.10
Genetic susceptibility loci for subtypes of breast cancer in an African American population. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2012) 1.10
Epidemiology, heritability, and genetic linkage of C-reactive protein in African Americans (from the Jackson Heart Study). Am J Cardiol (2008) 1.10
The triglyceride/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio fails to predict insulin resistance in African-American women: an analysis of Jackson Heart Study. Metab Syndr Relat Disord (2010) 1.10
Cell death-inducing DFF45-like effector C is reduced by caloric restriction and regulates adipocyte lipid metabolism. Metabolism (2008) 1.08
Obesity and height in urban Nigerian women with breast cancer. Ann Epidemiol (2003) 1.08
A founder mutation in LEPRE1 carried by 1.5% of West Africans and 0.4% of African Americans causes lethal recessive osteogenesis imperfecta. Genet Med (2012) 1.08
Genetic variants on chromosome 5p12 are associated with risk of breast cancer in African American women: the Black Women's Health Study. Breast Cancer Res Treat (2010) 1.06
Metabolic syndrome does not detect metabolic risk in African men living in the U.S. Diabetes Care (2011) 1.06
Development of admixture mapping panels for African Americans from commercial high-density SNP arrays. BMC Genomics (2010) 1.05