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Trends in BMI of urban Australian adults, 1980-2000.

Walls HL, Wolfe R, Haby MM, Magliano DJ, de Courten M, Reid CM, McNeil JJ, Shaw J, Peeters A.

Public Health Nutr. 2009 Sep 22:1-8. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19772687 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Creating community action plans for obesity prevention using the ANGELO (Analysis Grid for Elements Linked to Obesity) Framework.

Simmons A, Mavoa HM, Bell AC, De Courten M, Schaaf D, Schultz J, Swinburn BA.

Health Promot Int. 2009 Dec;24(4):311-24. Epub 2009 Sep 16.PMID: 19759046 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Dietary and lifestyle risk factors for noncommunicable disease among the Mongolian population.

Bolormaa N, Narantuya L, De Courten M, Enkhtuya P, Tsegmed S.

Asia Pac J Public Health. 2008 Oct;20 Suppl:23-30.PMID: 19533858 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The development and evaluation of a PDA-based method for public health surveillance data collection in developing countries.

Yu P, de Courten M, Pan E, Galea G, Pryor J.

Int J Med Inform. 2009 Aug;78(8):532-42. Epub 2009 Apr 15.PMID: 19369114 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase activity in subcutaneous adipose tissue but not nuclear factor-kappaB activity in peripheral blood mononuclear cells is an independent determinant of insulin resistance in healthy individuals.

Sourris KC, Lyons JG, de Courten MP, Dougherty SL, Henstridge DC, Cooper ME, Hage M, Dart A, Kingwell BA, Forbes JM, de Courten B.

Diabetes. 2009 Jun;58(6):1259-65. Epub 2009 Mar 3.PMID: 19258436 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The role of traditional cardiovascular risk factors among patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Brady SR, de Courten B, Reid CM, Cicuttini FM, de Courten MP, Liew D.

J Rheumatol. 2009 Jan;36(1):34-40.PMID: 19012364 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The Pacific OPIC Project (Obesity Prevention in Communities) -- objectives and designs.

Swinburn B, Pryor J, McCabe M, Carter R, de Courten M, Schaaf D, Scragg R.

Pac Health Dialog. 2007 Sep;14(2):139-46.PMID: 19588621 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Diagnostic thresholds for diabetes: the association of retinopathy and albuminuria with glycaemia.

Tapp RJ, Zimmet PZ, Harper CA, de Courten MP, McCarty DJ, Balkau B, Taylor HR, Welborn TA, Shaw JE; AusDiab Study Group.

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2006 Sep;73(3):315-21. Epub 2006 Apr 27.PMID: 16644057 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Assessing health systems for type 1 diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa: developing a 'Rapid Assessment Protocol for Insulin Access'.

Beran D, Yudkin JS, de Courten M.

BMC Health Serv Res. 2006 Feb 24;6:17.PMID: 16504123 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Access to care for patients with insulin-requiring diabetes in developing countries: case studies of Mozambique and Zambia.

Beran D, Yudkin JS, de Courten M.

Diabetes Care. 2005 Sep;28(9):2136-40.PMID: 16123479 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Increasing prevalence of Type 2 diabetes mellitus in all ethnic groups in Mauritius.

Söderberg S, Zimmet P, Tuomilehto J, de Courten M, Dowse GK, Chitson P, Gareeboo H, Alberti KG, Shaw JE.

Diabet Med. 2005 Jan;22(1):61-8.PMID: 15606693 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

High incidence of type 2 diabetes and increasing conversion rates from impaired fasting glucose and impaired glucose tolerance to diabetes in Mauritius.

Söderberg S, Zimmet P, Tuomilehto J, de Courten M, Dowse GK, Chitson P, Stenlund H, Gareeboo H, Alberti KG, Shaw J.

J Intern Med. 2004 Jul;256(1):37-47.PMID: 15189364 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Diabetes care in an Australian population: frequency of screening examinations for eye and foot complications of diabetes.

Tapp RJ, Zimmet PZ, Harper CA, de Courten MP, Balkau B, McCarty DJ, Taylor HR, Welborn TA, Shaw JE; Australian Diabetes Obesity and Lifestyle Study Group.

Diabetes Care. 2004 Mar;27(3):688-93.PMID: 14988286 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Gender differences in the prevalence of impaired fasting glycaemia and impaired glucose tolerance in Mauritius. Does sex matter?

Williams JW, Zimmet PZ, Shaw JE, de Courten MP, Cameron AJ, Chitson P, Tuomilehto J, Alberti KG.

Diabet Med. 2003 Nov;20(11):915-20.PMID: 14632717 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases in gypsies than in non-gypsies in Slovakia.

Vozarova de Courten B, de Courten M, Hanson RL, Zahorakova A, Egyenes HP, Tataranni PA, Bennett PH, Vozar J.

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2003 Nov;62(2):95-103.PMID: 14581146 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The prevalence of and factors associated with diabetic retinopathy in the Australian population.

Tapp RJ, Shaw JE, Harper CA, de Courten MP, Balkau B, McCarty DJ, Taylor HR, Welborn TA, Zimmet PZ; AusDiab Study Group.

Diabetes Care. 2003 Jun;26(6):1731-7.PMID: 12766102 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Foot complications in Type 2 diabetes: an Australian population-based study.

Tapp RJ, Shaw JE, de Courten MP, Dunstan DW, Welborn TA, Zimmet PZ; AusDiab Study Group.

Diabet Med. 2003 Feb;20(2):105-13.PMID: 12581261 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

High-intensity resistance training improves glycemic control in older patients with type 2 diabetes.

Dunstan DW, Daly RM, Owen N, Jolley D, De Courten M, Shaw J, Zimmet P.

Diabetes Care. 2002 Oct;25(10):1729-36.PMID: 12351469 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab)--methods and response rates.

Dunstan DW, Zimmet PZ, Welborn TA, Cameron AJ, Shaw J, de Courten M, Jolley D, McCarty DJ; Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab).

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2002 Aug;57(2):119-29.PMID: 12062857 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The rising prevalence of diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance: the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study.

Dunstan DW, Zimmet PZ, Welborn TA, De Courten MP, Cameron AJ, Sicree RA, Dwyer T, Colagiuri S, Jolley D, Knuiman M, Atkins R, Shaw JE.

Diabetes Care. 2002 May;25(5):829-34.PMID: 11978676 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

From surveys to surveillance.

Bonita R, Strong K, de Courten M.

Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2001 Oct;10(4):223-5. No abstract available. PMID: 11715167 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Association of physical activity and serum insulin concentrations in two populations at high risk for type 2 diabetes but differing by BMI.

Kriska AM, Pereira MA, Hanson RL, de Courten MP, Zimmet PZ, Alberti KG, Chitson P, Bennett PH, Narayan KM, Knowler WC.

Diabetes Care. 2001 Jul;24(7):1175-80.PMID: 11423498 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Leptin and other components of the Metabolic Syndrome in Mauritius--a factor analysis.

Hodge AM, Boyko EJ, de Courten M, Zimmet PZ, Chitson P, Tuomilehto J, Alberti KG.

Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2001 Jan;25(1):126-31.PMID: 11244468 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Features of the metabolic syndrome predict higher risk of diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance: a prospective study in Mauritius.

Boyko EJ, de Courten M, Zimmet PZ, Chitson P, Tuomilehto J, Alberti KG.

Diabetes Care. 2000 Sep;23(9):1242-8.PMID: 10977013 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Decreasing prevalence of cigarette smoking in the middle income country of Mauritius: questionnaire survey.

Cox HS, Williams JW, de Courten MP, Chitson P, Tuomilehto J, Zimmet PZ.

BMJ. 2000 Aug 5;321(7257):345-9.PMID: 10926592 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Type 2 diabetes worldwide according to the new classification and criteria.

Shaw JE, Zimmet PZ, McCarty D, de Courten M.

Diabetes Care. 2000 Apr;23 Suppl 2:B5-10. Review.PMID: 10860184 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Impaired fasting glucose: how low should it go?

Shaw JE, Zimmet PZ, Hodge AM, de Courten M, Dowse GK, Chitson P, Tuomilehto J, Alberti KG.

Diabetes Care. 2000 Jan;23(1):34-9.PMID: 10857965 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Etiology of the metabolic syndrome: potential role of insulin resistance, leptin resistance, and other players.

Zimmet P, Boyko EJ, Collier GR, de Courten M.

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1999 Nov 18;892:25-44. Review.PMID: 10842650 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Combination of polymorphisms in OB-R and the OB gene associated with insulin resistance in Nauruan males.

de Silva AM, Walder KR, Aitman TJ, Gotoda T, Goldstone AP, Hodge AM, de Courten MP, Zimmet PZ, Collier GR.

Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 1999 Aug;23(8):816-22.PMID: 10490782 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Isolated post-challenge hyperglycaemia confirmed as a risk factor for mortality.

Shaw JE, Hodge AM, de Courten M, Chitson P, Zimmet PZ.

Diabetologia. 1999 Sep;42(9):1050-4. Erratum in: Diabetologia 1999 Dec;42(12):1444. PMID: 10447514 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Is fasting leptin associated with insulin resistance among nondiabetic individuals? The Miami Community Health Study.

Donahue RP, Prineas RJ, Donahue RD, Zimmet P, Bean JA, De Courten M, Collier G, Goldberg RB, Skyler JS, Schneiderman N.

Diabetes Care. 1999 Jul;22(7):1092-6.PMID: 10388973 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Impact of new diagnostic criteria for diabetes on different populations.

Shaw JE, de Courten M, Boyko EJ, Zimmet PZ.

Diabetes Care. 1999 May;22(5):762-6.PMID: 10332678 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Impaired fasting glucose or impaired glucose tolerance. What best predicts future diabetes in Mauritius?

Shaw JE, Zimmet PZ, de Courten M, Dowse GK, Chitson P, Gareeboo H, Hemraj F, Fareed D, Tuomilehto J, Alberti KG.

Diabetes Care. 1999 Mar;22(3):399-402.PMID: 10097917 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Diabetic neuropathy in Mauritius: prevalence and risk factors.

Shaw JE, Hodge AM, de Courten M, Dowse GK, Gareeboo H, Tuomilehto J, Alberti KG, Zimmet PZ.

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 1998 Nov;42(2):131-9.PMID: 9886750 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Lifestyle factors fail to explain the variation in plasma leptin concentrations in women.

De Silva A, De Courten M, Zimmet P, Nicholson G, Kotowicz M, Pasco J, Collier GR.

Nutrition. 1998 Sep;14(9):653-7.PMID: 9760583 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Rapid actions of insulin on sensory nerve function.

Delaney CA, Murchie KJ, Westerman RA, de Courten MP.

Neuroreport. 1998 Aug 24;9(12):2775-9.PMID: 9760119 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Do leptin levels predict weight gain?--A 5-year follow-up study in Mauritius. Mauritius Non-communicable Disease Study Group.

Hodge AM, de Courten MP, Dowse GK, Zimmet PZ, Collier GR, Gareeboo H, Chitson P, Fareed D, Hemraj F, Alberti KG, Tuomilehto J.

Obes Res. 1998 Sep;6(5):319-25.PMID: 9738546 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

New classification and criteria for diabetes: moving the goalposts closer.

Zimmet P, Alberti G, de Courten MP.

Med J Aust. 1998 Jun 15;168(12):593-4. No abstract available. PMID: 9673619 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The relationship of menstrual irregularity to type 2 diabetes in Pima Indian women.

Roumain J, Charles MA, de Courten MP, Hanson RL, Brodie TD, Pettitt DJ, Knowler WC.

Diabetes Care. 1998 Mar;21(3):346-9.PMID: 9540014 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Is there a relationship between leptin and insulin sensitivity independent of obesity? A population-based study in the Indian Ocean nation of Mauritius. Mauritius NCD Study Group.

Zimmet PZ, Collins VR, de Courten MP, Hodge AM, Collier GR, Dowse GK, Alberti KG, Tuomilehto J, Hemraj F, Gareeboo H, Chitson P, Fareed D.

Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 1998 Feb;22(2):171-7.PMID: 9504325 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Fasting hyperinsulinemia is a predictor of increased body weight gain and obesity in Pima Indian children.

Odeleye OE, de Courten M, Pettitt DJ, Ravussin E.

Diabetes. 1997 Aug;46(8):1341-5.PMID: 9231660 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Associations among physical activity, television watching, and obesity in adult Pima Indians.

Fitzgerald SJ, Kriska AM, Pereira MA, de Courten MP.

Med Sci Sports Exerc. 1997 Jul;29(7):910-5.PMID: 9243490 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The global epidemiology of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and the metabolic syndrome.

Zimmet PZ, McCarty DJ, de Courten MP.

J Diabetes Complications. 1997 Mar-Apr;11(2):60-8. Review.PMID: 9101389 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Hyperleptinaemia: the missing link in the, metabolic syndrome?

de Courten M, Zimmet P, Hodge A, Collins V, Nicolson M, Staten M, Dowse G, Alberti KG.

Diabet Med. 1997 Mar;14(3):200-8.PMID: 9088768 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Screening for non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus: where to draw the line?

de Courten M, Zimmet P.

Diabet Med. 1997 Feb;14(2):95-8. No abstract available. PMID: 9047085 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Is leptin sensitivity the link between smoking cessation and weight gain?

Hodge AM, Westerman RA, de Courten MP, Collier GR, Zimmet PZ, Alberti KG.

Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 1997 Jan;21(1):50-3.PMID: 9023601 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Serum leptin concentration, obesity, and insulin resistance in Western Samoans: cross sectional study.

Zimmet P, Hodge A, Nicolson M, Staten M, de Courten M, Moore J, Morawiecki A, Lubina J, Collier G, Alberti G, Dowse G.

BMJ. 1996 Oct 19;313(7063):965-9.PMID: 8892415 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Familial aggregation of medial arterial calcification in Pima Indians with and without diabetes.

Narayan KM, Pettitt DJ, Hanson RL, Bennett PH, Fernandes RJ, De Courten M, Rose FA, Knowler WC.

Diabetes Care. 1996 Sep;19(9):968-71.PMID: 8875090 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Parental hypertension and proteinuria in Pima Indians with NIDDM.

Nelson RG, Pettitt DJ, de Courten MP, Hanson RL, Knowler WC, Bennett PH.

Diabetologia. 1996 Apr;39(4):433-8.PMID: 8777992 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Hypertension in Pima Indians: prevalence and predictors.

de Courten MP, Pettitt DJ, Knowler WC.

Public Health Rep. 1996;111 Suppl 2:40-3.PMID: 8898771 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article