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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
The Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study: Examining the impact of societal influences on chronic noncommunicable diseases in low-, middle-, and high-income countries
American Heart Journal, Volume 158, No. 1, Year 2009
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Background Marked changes in the prevalence of noncommunicable diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease have occurred in developed and developing countries in recent decades. The overarching aim of the study is to examine the relationship of societal influences on human lifestyle behaviors, cardiovascular risk factors, and incidence of chronic noncommunicable diseases. Methods The Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study is a large-scale epidemiological study that plans to recruit approximately 140,000 individuals residing in N600 communities in 17 low-, middle-, and high-income countries around the world. Individual data collection includes medical history, lifestyle behaviors (physical activity and dietary profile), blood collection and storage for biochemistry and future genetic analysis, electrocardiogram, and anthropometric measures. In addition, detailed information is being collected with respect to 4 environmental domains of interest-the built environment, nutrition and associated food policy, psychosocial/socioeconomic factors, and tobacco environment. A minimum follow-up of 10 years is currently planned. Results This report describes the design, justification, and methodology of the PURE study. The PURE study has been recruiting since 2002 and has enrolled 139,506 individuals by March 31, 2009. Conclusions The PURE study builds on the work and experience gained through conduct of the INTERHEART study. Its design and extensive data collection are geared toward addressing major questions on causation and development of the underlying determinants of cardiovascular disease in populations at varying stages of epidemiologic transition. © 2009, Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Teo, Koonkang
Canada, Hamilton
Hamilton Health Sciences
Chow, Clara Kayei
Canada, Hamilton
Hamilton Health Sciences
Vaz, Mario
India, Bengaluru
St. John's Research Institute
Rangarajan, Sumathy
Canada, Hamilton
Hamilton Health Sciences
Yusuf, Salim N.
Canada, Hamilton
Hamilton Health Sciences
Islam, Shariful M.Rashed Ul
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Zhang, Meilin
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Dehghan, Mahshid
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DeJesus, Jane
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Mackie, Pam
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Michael, J.
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Kay, I.
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Zafar, Shamsa M.
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Williams, Donna
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McQueen, Matthew J.
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Hall, Kathleen
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Keys, Judy L.
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Wang, Xin
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Díaz, Rafaël J.
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Rahman, Omar
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Yusuf, Rita
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Azad, Abdul Kalam
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Khan, Maheer U.
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Rabbani, Khondkar Ayaz
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Cherry, H. M.
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Tooheen, Rahat Bari
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Mannan, Adnan
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Hassan, Ismail M.
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Talukdar, A. T.
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Avezum, Álvaro Jr
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Piegas, Leopoldo Soares
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Guimarães, Hélio Penna
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Marcilio, Claudia Stefani
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Mattos, Antônio Cordeiro
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Dagenais, Gilles R.
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Poirier, Paul P.
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Turbide, Ginette
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Auger, Dominique
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Proulx, M. C.
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Bonneville, Nadine
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Lear, Scott A.
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Chockalingam, Arun
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Gasevic, Danijela
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MacLeod, Mary Joan
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Hage-Moussa, Samantha
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Vukmirovich, Ina
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Fodor, Jiri George
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Wielgosz, Andreas T.J.
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Pipe, Andrew L.
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Moroz, I.
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Muthuri, Stella Kagwiria
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Serón, Pamela
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Martinez, Solange
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Liu, Lisheng Strategies For Ischemic Syndromes Registry
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Li, Wei
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Chen, Chunming
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Wenhua, Zhao
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Hongye, Zhang
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Xingyu, Wang
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Fanghong, Lu
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Yan, Hou
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Minfan, Fu
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Yu, Liu
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Bo, Hu
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Xuan, Jia
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Tao, Chen
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Yang, Wang
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Yi, Sun
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López-Jaramillo, P.
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Molina, Dora Ines
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Cure-Cure, Carlos Alberto
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Pérez, Maritza Lemani
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Sánchez, Gregorio T.
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Swaminathan, Sumathi
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Kurpad, Anura Vishwanath
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Jayachitra, Krishnaswamy G.
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Mohan, Viswanathan Krishna
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Deepa, Mohan
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Gupta, Rajeev C.
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Mohan, Indu
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Kumar, Rajesh Krishna
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Kelishadi, Roya
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Bahonar, Ahmad
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Mohammadifard, Noushin
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Heidari, Hossein
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Yusoff, Khalid
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Hapizah, Nawawi Mohd
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Tengku Ismail, Tengku Saifudin
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Ramli, Anis Safura
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Mat-Nasir, Nafiza
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Ismail, Noor Hassim
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Mohd Tamil, Azmi Mohd
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Iqbal, Romaina
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Kazmi, Khawar Abbas
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Dhakam, Sajid
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Zaton´ski, Witold A.
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Szuba, Andrzej
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Zatońska, Katarzyna
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Ilow, Rafał
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Wołyniec, Maria
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Kruger, Annamarie J.
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Schutte, Aletta E.
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Wentzel-Viljoen, Edelweiss
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Eloff, Fritz
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Potgieter, Johan C.
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de Wet, Gedina E.
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Olckers, Antonel
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Jerling, Johann C.
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Pieters, Marlien
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Hoekstra, Tiny
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Rosengren, Annika H.
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Lindblad, Ulf
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Oǧuz, Aytekin
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Akalin, Ayşe Arzu
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Ìmeryüz, Neşe
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Yusufali, Afzal Hussein
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Al-Mahmeed, Wael Abdulrahman R.
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Swidan, Hany M.
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Darwish, Ebtihal Ahmad
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Muscat-Baron, J. M.
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Ahmed, Suad Hashim
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Nusrath, Fathimunissa
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Chifamba, Jephat
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Statistics
Citations: 421
Authors: 124
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.ahj.2009.04.019
ISSN:
00028703
Research Areas
Food Security
Genetics And Genomics
Health System And Policy
Noncommunicable Diseases
Substance Abuse
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Grounded Theory