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| Federica BarziSummaryAffiliation: The George Institute for International Health Country: Australia Publications
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Analysis of the benefits of a Mediterranean diet in the GISSI-Prevenzione study: a case study in imputation of missing values from repeated measurementsFederica Barzi
The George Institute for International Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Eur J Epidemiol 21:15-24. 2006....- Imputations of missing values in practice: results from imputations of serum cholesterol in 28 cohort studiesFederica Barzi
The George Institute for International Health, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
Am J Epidemiol 160:34-45. 2004..For two studies with over 60% missing values, no imputation method seemed to be satisfactory... - A comparison of lipid variables as predictors of cardiovascular disease in the Asia Pacific regionF Barzi
The George Institute for International Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
Ann Epidemiol 15:405-13. 2005..This analysis is a comparison of lipid variables as predictors of cardiovascular disease... 
Smoking, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases in men in the Asia Pacific regionAndre Pascal Kengne
The George Institute for International Health, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
J Diabetes 1:173-81. 2009..To assess whether there is a statistical interaction between smoking and diabetes that is related to the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in men in the Asia Pacific region...- Does sex matter in the associations between classic risk factors and fatal coronary heart disease in populations from the Asia-Pacific region?Rachel Huxley
The George Institute for International Health, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 14:820-8. 2005..Previous comparative studies have generally had insufficient numbers of women to quantify such differences reliably... - Do men and women respond differently to blood pressure-lowering treatment? Results of prospectively designed overviews of randomized trialsFiona Turnbull
Blood Pressure Lowering Treatment Trialists Collaboration, The George Institute for International Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Eur Heart J 29:2669-80. 2008..The aims of these overview analyses were to quantify the effects of blood pressure-lowering treatment in each sex and to determine if there are important differences in the proportional benefits of treatment between men and women... 
The relationship between proteinuria and coronary risk: a systematic review and meta-analysisVlado Perkovic
The George Institute for International Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
PLoS Med 5:e207. 2008..We therefore undertook a systematic review of published cohort studies aiming to provide a reliable estimate of the strength of association between proteinuria and coronary heart disease...- Adult height and the risks of cardiovascular disease and major causes of death in the Asia-Pacific region: 21,000 deaths in 510,000 men and womenCrystal Man Ying Lee
The George Institute for International Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Int J Epidemiol 38:1060-71. 2009..We sought to determine the sex- and region-specific associations between height and cardiovascular outcomes, and deaths due to cancer, respiratory and injury in populations from the Asia-Pacific region... - Cigarette smoking, systolic blood pressure, and cardiovascular diseases in the Asia-Pacific regionKoshi Nakamura
Nutrition and Lifestyle Division, The George Institute for International Health, PO Box M201, Missenden Road, Camperdown, NSW 2050, Australia
Stroke 39:1694-702. 2008..If these 2 risk factors have a synergistic impact on cardiovascular events, lowering BP and quitting smoking will contribute more to reducing CVD than would be expected from ignoring their interaction... - The effect of modifiable risk factors on pancreatic cancer mortality in populations of the Asia-Pacific regionAlireza Ansary-Moghaddam
The George Institute, University of Sydney, Australia
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 15:2435-40. 2006..Activities to prevent them can be expected to lead to a major reduction in the number of deaths from this cancer, particularly in Asia with its enormous population... - The effects of blood pressure reduction and of different blood pressure-lowering regimens on major cardiovascular events according to baseline blood pressure: meta-analysis of randomized trialsSebastien Czernichow
The George Institute, Sydney, Australia
J Hypertens 29:4-16. 2011..The objective was to compare the risk reductions achieved by different blood pressure-lowering regimens among individuals with different baseline blood pressures... - Blood pressure is a major risk factor for renal death: an analysis of 560 352 participants from the Asia-Pacific regionConall M O'Seaghdha
George Institute for International Health, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Camperdown, Sydney, New South Wales 2050, Australia
Hypertension 54:509-15. 2009..10). The results were similar for cohorts in Asia and Australia. These results suggest that primary prevention strategies for renal disease should focus on individuals with elevated blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, and dyslipidemia... - Impact of smoking and smoking cessation on lung cancer mortality in the Asia-Pacific regionR Huxley
Nutrition and Lifestyle Division, The George Institute for International Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Am J Epidemiol 165:1280-6. 2007..These results suggest that tobacco control policies in Asia should not solely concentrate on preventing the uptake of smoking but also attend to cessation... - Coffee, decaffeinated coffee, and tea consumption in relation to incident type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review with meta-analysisRachel Huxley
The George Institute for International Health, The University of Sydney, Australia
Arch Intern Med 169:2053-63. 2009..Similar associations have also been reported for decaffeinated coffee and tea. We report herein the findings of meta-analyses for the association between coffee, decaffeinated coffee, and tea consumption with risk of diabetes... - Association of smoking and smoking cessation with major causes of mortality in the Asia Pacific Region: the Asia Pacific Cohort Studies CollaborationF Barzi
The George Institute for International Health, PO Box M201, Missenden Road, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia
Tob Control 17:166-72. 2008..We investigated the associations between smoking (including ex-smoking) and major causes of mortality in Asian men and women, and compared with Australians and New Zealanders (ANZ)... - Excess risk of fatal coronary heart disease associated with diabetes in men and women: meta-analysis of 37 prospective cohort studiesRachel Huxley
George Institute for International Health, University of Sydney, PO Box M201, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia
BMJ 332:73-8. 2006..To estimate the relative risk for fatal coronary heart disease associated with diabetes in men and women... - Serum triglycerides as a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases in the Asia-Pacific regionA Patel
Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration Secretariat, The George Institute for International Health, University of Sydney, PO Box M201, Missenden Rd, Camperdown, Sydney NSW 2050, Australia
Circulation 110:2678-86. 2004..The importance of serum triglyceride levels as a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases is uncertain... - Type-II diabetes and pancreatic cancer: a meta-analysis of 36 studiesR Huxley
The George Institute for International Health, The University of Sydney, PO Box M201, Missenden Road, Sydney NSW 2050, Australia
Br J Cancer 92:2076-83. 2005..1 vs 1.5; P=0.005). These results support a modest causal association between type-II diabetes and pancreatic cancer... - High prevalence of chronic kidney disease in ThailandV Perkovic
George Institute for International Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Kidney Int 73:473-9. 2008..This high prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Thailand has obvious implications for the health of its citizens and for the allocation of health-care resources... - Smoking, quitting, and the risk of cardiovascular disease among women and men in the Asia-Pacific regionM Woodward
The George Institute for International Health, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
Int J Epidemiol 34:1036-45. 2005..Accepted 21 April 2005.. - A comparison of the associations between risk factors and cardiovascular disease in Asia and AustralasiaM Woodward
The George Institute for International Health, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 12:484-91. 2005..Previously, a lack of prospective data has prevented the reliable quantification of such differences, which, if they were shown to exist, would suggest that novel cardiovascular prevention and treatment strategies are required for Asia... - Cohort profile: the Asia Pacific Cohort Studies CollaborationM Woodward
The George Institute, University of Sydney, Australia
Int J Epidemiol 35:1412-6. 2006 - Nutrient content of products served by leading Australian fast food chainsElizabeth Dunford
The George Institute for International Health, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Appetite 55:484-9. 2010..Even small improvements in composition could produce important health gains if implemented across all product categories by all companies in unison... - Ethnic comparisons of obesity in the Asia-Pacific region: protocol for a collaborative overview of cross-sectional studiesRachel Huxley
The George Institute for International Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia
Obes Rev 6:193-8. 2005..It will also provide a strong evidence base upon which to define ethnic-specific cut-points for overweight and obesity... - Proteinuria and stroke: a meta-analysis of cohort studiesToshiharu Ninomiya
The George Institute for International Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Am J Kidney Dis 53:417-25. 2009..We undertook a meta-analysis of published cohort studies to provide a reliable estimate of the strength of association between proteinuria and risk of stroke... - Nutritional rehabilitation increases the resting energy expenditure of malnourished children with severe cerebral palsyFiona E Arrowsmith
University of Sydney at The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
Dev Med Child Neurol 54:170-5. 2012.... - Burn size estimation in children: still a problemQueenie E Chan
Douglas Cohen Department of Paediatric Surgery, The Children s Hospital Burns Research Institute, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Emerg Med Australas 24:181-6. 2012..Although recent data suggest some improvement in the estimation of burn injury in adults, this has not been shown in children... - Chemoprophylaxis of neonatal fungal infections in very low birthweight infants: efficacy and safety of fluconazole and nystatinChristopher C Blyth
School of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Western Australia, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
J Paediatr Child Health 48:846-51. 2012..To review the use of antifungal chemoprophylaxis to prevent neonatal invasive fungal infections (IFI) in very low birthweight infants (VLBW <1500 g)... - Vitamin d and tuberculosis status in refugee childrenKara Gray
Department of Child Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Pediatr Infect Dis J 31:521-3. 2012..Vitamin D values were significantly lower in latent TB (n = 81) and TB infection (n = 11) than in children without TB (n = 236). We conclude that refugee children with TB have reduced vitamin D levels... - The effects of a reduced-sodium, high-potassium salt substitute on food taste and acceptability in rural northern ChinaNicole Li
The George Institute for International Health, University of Sydney, PO Box M201, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia
Br J Nutr 101:1088-93. 2009..Possible small differences in flavour did not importantly deter the use of the salt substitute in this study group, although the acceptability of the salt substitute by a more general population group would need to be confirmed... - Just add a pinch of salt!--current directions for the use of salt in recipes in Australian magazinesJacqui Webster
The George Institute for International Health, Sydney, Australia
Eur J Public Health 20:96-9. 2010..The aim of this project was to summarize directions for salt use in recipes in leading Australian magazines... - Efficacy of weight loss drugs on obesity and cardiovascular risk factors in obese adolescents: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trialsS Czernichow
The George Institute for International Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Obes Rev 11:150-8. 2010..32 kg; I(2) = 38%). There was little evidence that treatment was associated with adverse effects on cardiovascular risk factors but this requires verification from future large trials with longer study follow-up... - Ethnic comparisons of the cross-sectional relationships between measures of body size with diabetes and hypertensionR Huxley
The George Institute for International Health, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Obes Rev 9:53-61. 2008.... - The discrimination of dyslipidaemia using anthropometric measures in ethnically diverse populations of the Asia-Pacific Region: the Obesity in Asia CollaborationF Barzi
The George Institute for International Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Obes Rev 11:127-36. 2010..WHR cut-points of 0.8 for women and 0.9 for men are optimal for discriminating those individuals likely to have adverse lipid profiles and in need of further clinical assessment... - Effects of different regimens to lower blood pressure on major cardiovascular events in older and younger adults: meta-analysis of randomised trialsF Turnbull
George Institute for International Health, University of Sydney, PO Box M201, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia
BMJ 336:1121-3. 2008..To quantify the relative risk reductions achieved with different regimens to lower blood pressure in younger and older adults... - Abdominal obesity and coronary heart disease in Thai menWichai Aekplakorn
Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand
Obesity (Silver Spring) 15:1036-42. 2007..To determine the association of four simple anthropometric indices with coronary heart disease (CHD) in Thai men, and to determine the optimal cut-off points for each index in the prediction of CHD... - Alcohol consumption and the risk of diabetes by body mass index levels in a cohort of 5,636 JapaneseMakoto Watanabe
Department of Health Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta tsukinowa cho, Otsu shi, Shiga ken 520 2192, Japan
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 57:191-7. 2002..A tendency for an association of alcohol consumption with a decreased risk of diabetes among high-BMI individuals was noted, although without statistical significance... - Associations between high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and both stroke and coronary heart disease in the Asia Pacific regionMark Woodward
Eur Heart J 28:2653-60. 2007..The inverse relationship between high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and coronary heart disease (CHD) is well established. Questions remain about the association between HDL cholesterol and stroke, particularly for stroke subtypes... - Prevalence and risk factors of peripheral arterial disease in a selected Thai populationPiyamitr Sritara
Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Angiology 58:572-8. 2007..41), and overweight (body mass index [BMI] > 25 kg/m( 2), OR = 0.54) to be significant (P < .05) predictors of PAD. The prevalence of PAD in urban, middle-class Thais was similar to that in the population in developed countries... - Associations between serum lipids and causes of mortality in a cohort of 3,499 urban Thais: The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) studyPiyamitr Sritara
Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Angiology 58:757-63. 2007..Health promotion programs to improve lipid profiles, such as effective exercise campaigns and dietary advice, are required to increase HDL-C and to help prevent CVD and premature death in Thailand... - Waist circumference thresholds provide an accurate and widely applicable method for the discrimination of diabetesRachel Huxley
Diabetes Care 30:3116-8. 2007 - Early protection against sudden death by n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids after myocardial infarction: time-course analysis of the results of the Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio della Sopravvivenza nell'Infarto Miocardico (GISSI)-PrevenzioneRoberto Marchioli
Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Epidemiology, Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, Santa Maria Imbaro, Chieti, Italy
Circulation 105:1897-903. 2002..Our purpose was to assess the time course of the benefit of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) on mortality documented by the GISSI-Prevenzione trial in patients surviving a recent (<3 months) myocardial infarction...