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Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry and Anthropometric Estimates of Visceral Fat in Black and White South African Women.

Micklesfield LK, Evans J, Norris SA, Lambert EV, Jennings C, Joffe Y, Levitt NS, Goedecke JH.

Obesity (Silver Spring). 2009 Sep 17. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19763094 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Differential effects of abdominal adipose tissue distribution on insulin sensitivity in black and white South African women.

Goedecke JH, Levitt NS, Lambert EV, Utzschneider KM, Faulenbach MV, Dave JA, West S, Victor H, Evans J, Olsson T, Walker BR, Seckl JR, Kahn SE.

Obesity (Silver Spring). 2009 Aug;17(8):1506-12. Epub 2009 Mar 19.PMID: 19300428 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Association between the 4 bp proinsulin gene insertion polymorphism (IVS-69) and body composition in black South African women.

Berman P, Collins M, Baumgarten I, Seoighe C, Jennings CL, Joffe Y, Lambert EV, Levitt NS, Faulenbach MV, Kahn SE, Goedecke JH.

Obesity (Silver Spring). 2009 Jun;17(6):1298-300. Epub 2009 Feb 26.PMID: 19247282 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Insulin response in relation to insulin sensitivity: an appropriate beta-cell response in black South African women.

Goedecke JH, Dave JA, Faulenbach MV, Utzschneider KM, Lambert EV, West S, Collins M, Olsson T, Walker BR, Seckl JR, Kahn SE, Levitt NS.

Diabetes Care. 2009 May;32(5):860-5. Epub 2009 Feb 5.PMID: 19196884 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

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.

Jennings CL, Lambert EV, Collins M, Levitt NS, Goedecke JH.

Metabolism. 2009 Feb;58(2):149-57.PMID: 19154946 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Hypertension and diabetes: poor care for patients at community health centres.

Steyn K, Levitt NS, Patel M, Fourie J, Gwebushe N, Lombard C, Everett K.

S Afr Med J. 2008 Aug;98(8):618-22.PMID: 18928041 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A food-based dietary strategy lowers blood pressure in a low socio-economic setting: a randomised study in South Africa.

Charlton KE, Steyn K, Levitt NS, Peer N, Jonathan D, Gogela T, Rossouw K, Gwebushe N, Lombard CJ.

Public Health Nutr. 2008 Dec;11(12):1397-406. Epub 2008 Aug 27. Erratum in: Public Health Nutr. 2009 Feb;12(2):284. PMID: 18752692 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Determinants of target organ damage in black hypertensive patients attending primary health care services in Cape Town: the Hi-Hi study.

Peer N, Steyn K, Dennison CR, Levitt NS, Nyo MT, Nel JH, Commerford PJ, Fourie JM, Hill MN.

Am J Hypertens. 2008 Aug;21(8):896-902. Epub 2008 Jun 12.PMID: 18551103 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Diabetes in Africa: epidemiology, management and healthcare challenges.

Levitt NS.

Heart. 2008 Nov;94(11):1376-82. Epub 2008 Jun 2. Review.PMID: 18519551 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Determinants of insulin-resistant phenotypes in normal-weight and obese Black African women.

Jennings CL, Lambert EV, Collins M, Joffe Y, Levitt NS, Goedecke JH.

Obesity (Silver Spring). 2008 Jul;16(7):1602-9. Epub 2008 Apr 17.PMID: 18421268 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Total daily energy expenditure in black and white, lean and obese South African women.

Dugas LR, Cohen R, Carstens MT, Schoffelen PF, Luke A, Durazo-Arvizu RA, Goedecke JH, Levitt NS, Lambert EV.

Eur J Clin Nutr. 2009 May;63(5):667-73. Epub 2008 Feb 13.PMID: 18270522 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Early life and current determinants of bone in South African children of mixed ancestral origin.

Micklesfield LK, Levitt NS, Carstens MT, Dhansay MA, Norris SA, Lambert EV.

Ann Hum Biol. 2007 Nov-Dec;34(6):647-55.PMID: 18092208 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Hyperglycaemic emergency admissions to a secondary-level hospital - an unnecessary financial burden.

Pepper DJ, Levitt NS, Cleary S, Burch VC.

S Afr Med J. 2007 Oct;97(10):963-7.PMID: 18000580 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Determinants of hypertension care and control among peri-urban Black South Africans: the HiHi study.

Dennison CR, Peer N, Steyn K, Levitt NS, Hill MN.

Ethn Dis. 2007 Summer;17(3):484-91.PMID: 17985502 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Cardiovascular risk and comorbid conditions among Black South Africans with hypertension in public and private primary care settings: the HiHi study.

Dennison CR, Peer N, Lombard CJ, Kepe L, Levitt NS, Steyn K, Hill MN.

Ethn Dis. 2007 Summer;17(3):477-83.PMID: 17985501 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The association of interleukin-18 genotype and serum levels with metabolic risk factors for cardiovascular disease.

Evans J, Collins M, Jennings C, van der Merwe L, Söderström I, Olsson T, Levitt NS, Lambert EV, Goedecke JH.

Eur J Endocrinol. 2007 Nov;157(5):633-40.PMID: 17984243 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Estimating the burden of disease attributable to diabetes in South Africa in 2000.

Bradshaw D, Norman R, Pieterse D, Levitt NS; South African Comparative Risk Assessment Collaborating Group.

S Afr Med J. 2007 Aug;97(8 Pt 2):700-6.PMID: 17952227 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Partial replacement of NaCl can be achieved with potassium, magnesium and calcium salts in brown bread.

Charlton KE, MacGregor E, Vorster NH, Levitt NS, Steyn K.

Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2007 Nov;58(7):508-21.PMID: 17852502 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Association between insulin-like growth factor-1, insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-1 and leptin levels with nutritional status in 1-3-year-old children, residing in the central region of Limpopo Province, South Africa.

Mamabolo RL, Alberts M, Levitt NS, Delemarre-van de Waal HA, Steyn NP.

Br J Nutr. 2007 Oct;98(4):762-9. Epub 2007 Jul 19.PMID: 17640414 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Development and validation of a short questionnaire to assess sodium intake.

Charlton KE, Steyn K, Levitt NS, Jonathan D, Zulu JV, Nel JH.

Public Health Nutr. 2008 Jan;11(1):83-94. Epub 2007 Jun 21.PMID: 17582243 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prenatal dexamethasone exposure induces changes in nonhuman primate offspring cardiometabolic and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function.

de Vries A, Holmes MC, Heijnis A, Seier JV, Heerden J, Louw J, Wolfe-Coote S, Meaney MJ, Levitt NS, Seckl JR.

J Clin Invest. 2007 Apr;117(4):1058-67. Epub 2007 Mar 22.PMID: 17380204 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

A 10-year retrospective analysis of pregnancy outcome in pregestational Type 2 diabetes: comparison of insulin and oral glucose-lowering agents.

Ekpebegh CO, Coetzee EJ, van der Merwe L, Levitt NS.

Diabet Med. 2007 Mar;24(3):253-8.PMID: 17305787 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus and the effect of weight on measures of insulin secretion and insulin resistance in third-trimester pregnant rural women residing in the Central Region of Limpopo Province, South Africa.

Mamabolo RL, Alberts M, Levitt NS, Delemarre-van de Waal HA, Steyn NP.

Diabet Med. 2007 Mar;24(3):233-9.PMID: 17263763 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Review of three tests of motor proficiency in children.

Yoon DY, Scott K, Hill MN, Levitt NS, Lambert EV.

Percept Mot Skills. 2006 Apr;102(2):543-51. Review.PMID: 16826676 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Glucocorticoid metabolism within superficial subcutaneous rather than visceral adipose tissue is associated with features of the metabolic syndrome in South African women.

Goedecke JH, Wake DJ, Levitt NS, Lambert EV, Collins MR, Morton NM, Andrew R, Seckl JR, Walker BR.

Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2006 Jul;65(1):81-7.PMID: 16817824 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A 40-year-old woman who developed jaundice during therapy for thyrotoxicosis.

Ekpebegh CO, Levitt NS.

PLoS Med. 2006 Jan;3(1):e12. Epub 2006 Jan 31. No abstract available. PMID: 16435888 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The impact of HIV/AIDS on Type 2 diabetes prevalence and diabetes healthcare needs in South Africa: projections for 2010.

Levitt NS, Bradshaw D.

Diabet Med. 2006 Jan;23(1):103-4. No abstract available. PMID: 16409575 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Barriers to initiating insulin therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in public-sector primary health care centres in Cape Town.

Haque M, Emerson SH, Dennison CR, Navsa M, Levitt NS.

S Afr Med J. 2005 Oct;95(10):798-802.PMID: 16341336 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Development and validation of instruments measuring body image and body weight dissatisfaction in South African mothers and their daughters.

Mciza Z, Goedecke JH, Steyn NP, Charlton K, Puoane T, Meltzer S, Levitt NS, Lambert EV.

Public Health Nutr. 2005 Aug;8(5):509-19.PMID: 16153332 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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.

Mamabolo RL, Alberts M, Steyn NP, Delemarre-van de Waal HA, Levitt NS.

Public Health Nutr. 2005 Aug;8(5):501-8.PMID: 16153331 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Ethnic differences in intake and excretion of sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium in South Africans.

Charlton KE, Steyn K, Levitt NS, Zulu JV, Jonathan D, Veldman FJ, Nel JH.

Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil. 2005 Aug;12(4):355-62.PMID: 16079643 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Adult BMI and fat distribution but not height amplify the effect of low birthweight on insulin resistance and increased blood pressure in 20-year-old South Africans.

Levitt NS, Lambert EV, Woods D, Seckl JR, Hales CN.

Diabetologia. 2005 Jun;48(6):1118-25. Epub 2005 Apr 29.PMID: 15864536 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Amiodarone-induced thyroid dysfunction.

Ross IL, Marshall D, Okreglicki A, Isaacs S, Levitt NS.

S Afr Med J. 2005 Mar;95(3):180-3.PMID: 15832669 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Diet and blood pressure in South Africa: Intake of foods containing sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium in three ethnic groups.

Charlton KE, Steyn K, Levitt NS, Zulu JV, Jonathan D, Veldman FJ, Nel JH.

Nutrition. 2005 Jan;21(1):39-50.PMID: 15661477 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Insulin allergy.

Raubenheimer PJ, Levitt NS.

S Afr Med J. 2004 Jun;94(6):428-9. No abstract available. PMID: 15250451 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The global cardiovascular diseases risk pattern in a peri-urban working-class community in South Africa. The Mamre study.

Steyn K, Levitt NS, Hoffman M, Marais AD, Fourie JM, Lambert EV, Gaziano TA, Kepe L, Lombard CJ.

Ethn Dis. 2004 Spring;14(2):233-42.PMID: 15132209 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Feeding practices and growth of infants from birth to 12 months in the central region of the Limpopo Province of South Africa.

Mamabolo RL, Alberts M, Mbenyane GX, Steyn NP, Nthangeni NG, Delemarre-Van De Waal HA, Levitt NS.

Nutrition. 2004 Mar;20(3):327-33.PMID: 14990278 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effects of a lipase inhibitor (Orlistat) on cholecystokinin and appetite in response to a high-fat meal.

Goedecke JH, Barsdorf M, Beglinger C, Levitt NS, Lambert EV.

Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2003 Dec;27(12):1479-85.PMID: 14634678 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Experiences and guidelines for footcare practices of patients with diabetes mellitus.

Matwa P, Chabeli MM, Muller M, Levitt NS; Working Group of the National Diabetes Advisory Board; European IDDM Policy Group.

Curationis. 2003 May;26(1):11-21.PMID: 14509114 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Excessive weight gain following therapy for hyperthyroidism--a major problem.

Ross IL, Levitt NS.

S Afr Med J. 2003 Jul;93(7):515-6. No abstract available. PMID: 12939923 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The foetal origins of the metabolic syndrome--a South African perspective.

Levitt NS, Lambert EV.

Cardiovasc J S Afr. 2002 Jul-Aug;13(4):179-80. Review.PMID: 12389059 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Dietary intake and barriers to dietary compliance in black type 2 diabetic patients attending primary health-care services.

Nthangeni G, Steyn NP, Alberts M, Steyn K, Levitt NS, Laubscher R, Bourne L, Dick J, Temple N.

Public Health Nutr. 2002 Apr;5(2):329-38.PMID: 12020385 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Insulin sensitivity measured by the minimal model: no associations with fasting respiratory exchange ratio in trained athletes.

Goedecke JH, Levitt NS, St Clair Gibson A, Grobler L, Noakes TD, Lambert EV.

Metabolism. 2001 Nov;50(11):1286-93.PMID: 11699046 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The epidemic of obesity in South Africa: a study in a disadvantaged community.

Temple NJ, Steyn K, Hoffman M, Levitt NS, Lombard CJ.

Ethn Dis. 2001 Autumn;11(3):431-7.PMID: 11572409 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Role of physical activity for health in communities undergoing epidemiological transition.

Lambert EV, Lambert MI, Hudson K, Steyn K, Levitt NS, Charlton K, Noakes TD.

World Rev Nutr Diet. 2001;90:110-26. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 11545037 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Waist circumference predicts clustering of cardiovascular risk factors in older South Africans.

Charlton KE, Schloss I, Visser M, Lambert EV, Kolbe T, Levitt NS, Temple N.

Cardiovasc J S Afr. 2001 Jun-Jul;12(3):142-50.PMID: 11533736 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Community-based tobacco control program: the Mamre study, a demonstration project.

Steyn K, Hoffman M, Levitt NS, Lombard CJ, Fourie JM.

Ethn Dis. 2001 Spring-Summer;11(2):296-302.PMID: 11456004 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Hypercalcaemia and bony lesions in association with parathyroid and prostatic carcinoma.

Kaplan FJ, Fataar AB, Levitt NS.

S Afr Med J. 2001 Apr;91(4):310-2. No abstract available. PMID: 11402899 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Acromegaly in the developing world--a 20-year teaching hospital experience.

Kaplan FJ, Levitt NS, De Villiers JC, Soule SG.

Br J Neurosurg. 2001 Feb;15(1):22-7.PMID: 11303656 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Contribution of growth hormone-releasing hormone and somatostatin to decreased growth hormone secretion in elderly men.

Soule SG, Macfarlane P, Levitt NS, Millar RP.

S Afr Med J. 2001 Mar;91(3):254-60.PMID: 11291426 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles