PURE (Ongoing)
Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiological Study |
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 The Prospective Urban-Rural Epidemiologic (PURE) study is the largest global study examining the environmental, societal and biological determinants of obesity and other chronic health problems both in developing societies. PURE is designed to examine the impact of urbanization on the development of primordial risk factors (for example: physical activity and nutrition changes), primary risk factors (for example: obesity, hypertension, dysglycemia and dyslipidemia, smoking), and CVD.
Study Design: Observational Study.
Intervention: N/A.
Length of Study: 10 years
# of Patients: 135,000
Patient Populations: Cardiovascular Disease among populations of varying ethnic groups and environmental settings.
Presentations
Available upon study completion.
Main Publications (for a full listing of publications, please visit the 'Media and Publications' section)
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Chow CK, Locak K, Teo KK, Subramanian SV, McKee M, Yusuf S. Environmental and societal influences acting on cardiovascular risk factors and disease at a population level: a review. International Journal of Epidemiology. 2009, 1-15.
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Merchant AT, Dehghan M. Food Composition database development for between country comparisons. Nutr J 2006;5:2
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Merchant AT, Dehghan M, Chifamba J, Terera G, Yusuf S. Nutrient estimation from an FFQ developed for a Black Zimbabwean population. Nutr J 2005;4:37.
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PURE Concept Paper, Int J Epidemiol. 2009 Mar 4: Environmental and societal influences acting on cardiovascular risk factors and disease at a population level: a review. Chow CK, Lock K, Teo K, Subramanian S, McKee M, Yusuf S
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PURE Design Paper, Am Heart J. 2009 Jul;158(1):1-7.e1: The Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study: examining the impact of societal influences on chronic non-communicable diseases in low-, middle-, and high-income countries. Teo K, Chow CK, Vaz M, Rangarajan S, Yusuf S; PURE Investigators-Writing Group
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