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Rania A. Mekary

Researcher at MCPHS University

Publications -  149
Citations -  4317

Rania A. Mekary is an academic researcher from MCPHS University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 28, co-authored 117 publications receiving 2877 citations. Previous affiliations of Rania A. Mekary include Harvard University & Brigham and Women's Hospital.

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Isotemporal Substitution Paradigm for Physical Activity Epidemiology and Weight Change

Rania A. Mekary, +3 more
- 15 Aug 2009 - 
TL;DR: The isotemporal substitution paradigm was developed as a new analytic model to study the time-substitution effects of one activity for another and heterogeneous relations with weight change were found for each activity type when displaced by other activities across various models.
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Traumatic Spinal Injury: Global Epidemiology and Worldwide Volume.

Ramesh Kumar, +7 more
- 14 Feb 2018 - 
TL;DR: TSI is a major source of morbidity and mortality throughout the world and largely preventable mechanisms, including road traffic accidents and falls, are the main causes of TSI globally.
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Eating patterns and type 2 diabetes risk in men: breakfast omission, eating frequency, and snacking

Rania A. Mekary, +4 more
- 01 May 2012 - 
TL;DR: Breakfast omission was associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes in men even after adjustment for BMI, and a direct association between snacking between meals and T2D risk was mediated by BMI.
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Prospective Study of Breakfast Eating and Incident Coronary Heart Disease in a Cohort of Male US Health Professionals

Leah E. Cahill, +6 more
- 23 Jul 2013 - 
TL;DR: Eating breakfast was associated with significantly lower CHD risk in this cohort of male health professionals, mediated by body mass index, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes mellitus.
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Global hydrocephalus epidemiology and incidence: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Michael C. Dewan, +14 more
- 01 Apr 2019 - 
TL;DR: For the first time in a global model, the annual incidence of pediatric hydrocephalus is estimated and low- and middle-income countries incur the greatest burden of disease, particularly those within the African and Latin American regions.