Recent Publications

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

The Lancet

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

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

The Lancet

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

August 2017

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

Journal of Hypertension

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

July 2017

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

American Journal of Hypertension

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

April 2017

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

BMJ Open

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

March 2017

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

BMC Conflict and Health

R Khatib, R Giacaman, U Khammash, S Yusuf

February 2017

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)

Lancet Global Health

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

February 2017

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

PLoS One

DP Leong, M McKee, S Yusuf

January 2017

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

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

American Journal of Hypertension

Diabetes Care

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