[HTML][HTML] Meeting physical activity guidelines is associated with reduced risk for cardiovascular disease in black South African women; a 5.5-year follow-up study
Background Low levels of physical activity (PA) have been associated with increased risk for
cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D), but few studies have examined …
cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D), but few studies have examined …
[PDF][PDF] Descriptive epidemiology of ambulatory activity in rural, black South Africans
ABSTRACT COOK, I., M. ALBERTS, JS BRITS, SR CHOMA, and SS MKHONTO. Descriptive
Epidemiology of Ambulatory Activity in Rural, Black South Africans. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc …
Epidemiology of Ambulatory Activity in Rural, Black South Africans. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc …
Influence of cut-points on patterns of accelerometry-measured free-living physical activity in rural and urban black South African women
I Cook, M Alberts, EV Lambert - Journal of physical …, 2012 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: We describe the effect of 2 different accelerometer cut-points on physical
activity (PA) patterns in rural and urban black South African women. Methods: Hip-mounted …
activity (PA) patterns in rural and urban black South African women. Methods: Hip-mounted …
[HTML][HTML] Feasibility and acceptability of a contextualized physical activity and diet intervention for the control of hypertension in adults from a rural subdistrict: a study …
Introduction In rural and remote South Africa, most strokes and ischaemic heart diseases are
as a consequence of hypertension, which is a modifiable risk factor. The widely …
as a consequence of hypertension, which is a modifiable risk factor. The widely …
“Be active!” Revisiting the South African food-based dietary guideline for activity
The objective of this paper was to review current evidence on physical activity for health in
order to support the foodbased dietary guideline (FBDG)“Be active!”. Physical activity …
order to support the foodbased dietary guideline (FBDG)“Be active!”. Physical activity …
[HTML][HTML] Seven-day, free-living, objectively-measured ambulatory activity: a data set from the Dikgale Health and Demographic Surveillance System site, Limpopo …
I Cook - BMC Research Notes, 2023 - Springer
Objectives To investigate first, the level, distribution, patterns and prevalence of seven-day,
objectively-measured physical activity (ambulation) in a rural health and demographic …
objectively-measured physical activity (ambulation) in a rural health and demographic …
[HTML][HTML] Development of a four-item physical activity index from information about subsistence living in rural African women: a descriptive, cross-sectional investigation
I Cook, M Alberts, EV Lambert - … of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 2009 - Springer
Background We investigated the criterion validity of a physical activity index (PAI) derived
from socio-demographic variables obtained from convenience samples of rural African …
from socio-demographic variables obtained from convenience samples of rural African …
[PDF][PDF] Physical activity, noncommunicable disease, and wellbeing in urban South Africa
E Brangan - 2012 - purehost.bath.ac.uk
If there is one thing that policy makers at the World Health Organisation (WHO) and
residents of the South African township of Langa are likely to agree on, it is that 'just sitting'is …
residents of the South African township of Langa are likely to agree on, it is that 'just sitting'is …
Relationships between physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness and sedentary behaviour, and risk factors for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes, in black …
KE Dickie - 2013 - open.uct.ac.za
Abstract Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including cardiovascular disease (CVD) and
type 2 diabetes (T2D), constitute the second highest cause of mortality in South Africa (SA) …
type 2 diabetes (T2D), constitute the second highest cause of mortality in South Africa (SA) …
Behavioural lifestyle factors, physical health-related fitness and cardiometabolic disease risk in women from a low socio-economic urban community in Stellenbosch …
KE Dickie - 2020 - scholar.sun.ac.za
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2
diabetes mellitus (T2DM), represent an ever-rising threat to the effective management of …
diabetes mellitus (T2DM), represent an ever-rising threat to the effective management of …