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North-West University
Education•Potchefstroom, South Africa•
About: North-West University is a education organization based out in Potchefstroom, South Africa. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Context (language use). The organization has 8146 authors who have published 18403 publications receiving 307378 citations. The organization is also known as: NWU & North West University.
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Gregory A. Roth1, Gregory A. Roth2, Degu Abate3, Kalkidan Hassen Abate4 +1025 more•Institutions (333)
TL;DR: Non-communicable diseases comprised the greatest fraction of deaths, contributing to 73·4% (95% uncertainty interval [UI] 72·5–74·1) of total deaths in 2017, while communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional causes accounted for 18·6% (17·9–19·6), and injuries 8·0% (7·7–8·2).
5,211 citations
TL;DR: The Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study provides a comprehensive assessment of all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes in 195 countries and territories from 1980 to 2015, finding several countries in sub-Saharan Africa had very large gains in life expectancy, rebounding from an era of exceedingly high loss of life due to HIV/AIDS.
4,804 citations
Jeffrey D. Stanaway1, Ashkan Afshin1, Emmanuela Gakidou1, Stephen S Lim1 +1050 more•Institutions (346)
TL;DR: This study estimated levels and trends in exposure, attributable deaths, and attributable disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) by age group, sex, year, and location for 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or groups of risks from 1990 to 2017 and explored the relationship between development and risk exposure.
2,910 citations
Cristen J. Willer1, Ellen M. Schmidt1, Sebanti Sengupta1, Gina M. Peloso2 +316 more•Institutions (87)
TL;DR: It is found that loci associated with blood lipid levels are often associated with cardiovascular and metabolic traits, including coronary artery disease, type 2 diabetes, blood pressure, waist-hip ratio and body mass index.
Abstract: Levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, triglycerides and total cholesterol are heritable, modifiable risk factors for coronary artery disease. To identify new loci and refine known loci influencing these lipids, we examined 188,577 individuals using genome-wide and custom genotyping arrays. We identify and annotate 157 loci associated with lipid levels at P < 5 × 10(-8), including 62 loci not previously associated with lipid levels in humans. Using dense genotyping in individuals of European, East Asian, South Asian and African ancestry, we narrow association signals in 12 loci. We find that loci associated with blood lipid levels are often associated with cardiovascular and metabolic traits, including coronary artery disease, type 2 diabetes, blood pressure, waist-hip ratio and body mass index. Our results demonstrate the value of using genetic data from individuals of diverse ancestry and provide insights into the biological mechanisms regulating blood lipids to guide future genetic, biological and therapeutic research.
2,585 citations
Gregory A. Roth1, Catherine O. Johnson1, Amanuel Alemu Abajobir2, Foad Abd-Allah3 +170 more•Institutions (99)
TL;DR: The GBD (Global Burden of Disease) 2015 study integrated data on disease incidence, prevalence, and mortality to produce consistent, up-to-date estimates for cardiovascular burden, finding that CVDs remain a major cause of health loss for all regions of the world.
2,525 citations
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| Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Smith | 156 | 2464 | 138819 |
| Dan J. Stein | 142 | 1727 | 132718 |
| Tim Jones | 135 | 1314 | 91422 |
| John C. Chambers | 122 | 645 | 71028 |
| Tasawar Hayat | 116 | 2364 | 84041 |
| Jaspal S. Kooner | 109 | 284 | 65969 |
| Daan Kromhout | 108 | 453 | 55551 |
| Surendra P. Shah | 99 | 710 | 32832 |
| Bernard R. Glick | 97 | 343 | 42707 |
| Mark Hamer | 93 | 546 | 30549 |
| Weihua Zhang | 87 | 171 | 40690 |
| Christo Venter | 86 | 409 | 26285 |
| Jose Luis Contreras | 85 | 481 | 24702 |
| Michael Backes | 84 | 790 | 26976 |
| Wen-Xiu Ma | 83 | 420 | 20702 |