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An African perspective on the genetic risk of chronic kidney disease: a systematic review

Author: George, Cindy ; Yako, Yandiswa Y ; Okpechi, Ikechi G ; Matsha, Tandi E ; Kaze Folefack, Francois J ; Kengne, Andre P Date: 19 Oct 2018 Background Individuals of African ethnicity are disproportionately burdened with chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, despite the genetic link, genetic association studies of CKD in African populations are lacking. ... Read more
Effects of different missing data imputation techniques on the performance of undiagnosed diabetes risk prediction models in a mixed-ancestry population of South Africa

Author: Masconi, Katya L ; Matsha, Tandi E ; Erasmus, Rajiv T ; Kengne, Andre P Date: 2015 BACKGROUND: Imputation techniques used to handle missing data are based on the principle of replacement. It is widely advocated that multiple imputation is superior to other imputation methods, however studies have suggested that simple methods ... Read more c b
Optimal waist-to-height ratio values for cardiometabolic risk screening in an ethnically diverse sample of South African urban and rural school boys and girls

Author: Matsha, Tandi E ; Kengne, Andre-Pascal ; Yako, Yandiswa Y ; Hon, Gloudina M ; Hassan, Mogamat S ; Erasmus, Rajiv T Date: 2013 BACKGROUND: The proposed waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) cut-off of 0.5 is less optimal for cardiometabolic risk screening in children in many settings. The purpose of this study was to determine the optimal WHtR for children from South Africa, ... Read more c b
The agreement between fasting glucose and markers of chronic glycaemic exposure in individuals with and without chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study

Author: George, Cindy ; Matsha, Tandi E ; Korf, Marizna ; Zemlin, Annalise E ; Erasmus, Rajiv T ; Kengne, Andre P Date: 30 Jan 2020 Abstract Background To assess whether the agreement between fasting glucose and glycated proteins is affected by chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a community-based sample of 1621 mixed-ancestry ... Read more

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