M K Tulloch-Reid

Summary

Affiliation: University of the West Indies
Country: Jamaica

Publications

  1. ncbi Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and its components in relation to socioeconomic status among Jamaican young adults: a cross-sectional study
    Trevor S Ferguson
    Epidemiology Research Unit, Tropical Medicine Research Institute, The University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston, Jamaica
    BMC Public Health 10:307. 2010
  2. ncbi Factors affecting study efficiency and item non-response in health surveys in developing countries: the Jamaica national healthy lifestyle survey
    Rainford Wilks
    Tropical Medicine Research Institute, The University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica
    BMC Med Res Methodol 7:13. 2007
  3. ncbi Prevalence of prehypertension and its relationship to risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Jamaica: analysis from a cross-sectional survey
    Trevor S Ferguson
    Tropical Medicine Research Institute, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica
    BMC Cardiovasc Disord 8:20. 2008
  4. ncbi Autoantibodies in Caribbean youth with diabetes mellitus
    M K Tulloch-Reid
    The Tropical Medicine Research Institute, The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
    Hum Antibodies 17:57-62. 2008
  5. ncbi Quality of life in Caribbean youth with diabetes
    M K Tulloch-Reid
    Tropical Medicine Research Institute, The University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica, West Indies
    West Indian Med J 58:250-6. 2009
  6. ncbi Appropriate waist circumference cut points for identifying insulin resistance in black youth: a cross sectional analysis of the 1986 Jamaica birth cohort
    Marshall K Tulloch-Reid
    Tropical Medicine Research Institute, The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
    Diabetol Metab Syndr 2:68. 2010
  7. ncbi Clinical and laboratory features of youth onset type 2 diabetes in Jamaica
    M K Tulloch-Reid
    Tropical Medicine Research Institute, University of the West Indies, Jamaica
    West Indian Med J 59:131-8. 2010
  8. ncbi Body mass index and prostate specific antigen levels in Jamaican men
    M K Tulloch-Reid
    Epidemiology Research Unit, TMRI, The University of the West Indies
    West Indian Med J 60:316-21. 2011
  9. ncbi Prehypertension in Jamaica: a review of data from recent studies
    T S Ferguson
    Tropical Medicine Research Institute Epidemiology Research Unit, The University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica
    West Indian Med J 60:429-33. 2011
  10. ncbi Cardiovascular risk profile in Caribbean youth with diabetes mellitus
    M K Tulloch-Reid
    The Tropical Medicine Research Institute, The University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica, West Indies
    West Indian Med J 58:219-26. 2009

Detail Information

Publications16

  1. ncbi Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and its components in relation to socioeconomic status among Jamaican young adults: a cross-sectional study
    Trevor S Ferguson
    Epidemiology Research Unit, Tropical Medicine Research Institute, The University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston, Jamaica
    BMC Public Health 10:307. 2010
    ..This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and its components among Jamaican young adults and evaluate its association with parental SES...
  2. ncbi Factors affecting study efficiency and item non-response in health surveys in developing countries: the Jamaica national healthy lifestyle survey
    Rainford Wilks
    Tropical Medicine Research Institute, The University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica
    BMC Med Res Methodol 7:13. 2007
    ..This report examines factors associated with item non-response and study efficiency in a national health survey in a developing Caribbean island...
  3. ncbi Prevalence of prehypertension and its relationship to risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Jamaica: analysis from a cross-sectional survey
    Trevor S Ferguson
    Tropical Medicine Research Institute, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica
    BMC Cardiovasc Disord 8:20. 2008
    ..In this paper we estimate the prevalence of prehypertension in Jamaica and evaluate the relationship between prehypertension and other risk factors for CVD...
  4. ncbi Autoantibodies in Caribbean youth with diabetes mellitus
    M K Tulloch-Reid
    The Tropical Medicine Research Institute, The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
    Hum Antibodies 17:57-62. 2008
    ..Type 1A diabetes may constitute up to half the cases of newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes in Jamaican youth and is associated with a higher prevalence of other organ-specific autoantibodies...
  5. ncbi Quality of life in Caribbean youth with diabetes
    M K Tulloch-Reid
    Tropical Medicine Research Institute, The University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica, West Indies
    West Indian Med J 58:250-6. 2009
    ..As the prevalence of youth onset diabetes in Jamaica increases, the impact of this disease on Health Related Quality of life (QOL) needs to be evaluated...
  6. ncbi Appropriate waist circumference cut points for identifying insulin resistance in black youth: a cross sectional analysis of the 1986 Jamaica birth cohort
    Marshall K Tulloch-Reid
    Tropical Medicine Research Institute, The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
    Diabetol Metab Syndr 2:68. 2010
    ..We examined the validity of IDF WC cut points for identifying insulin resistance (IR), the underlying cause of the metabolic syndrome, in predominantly black, young Jamaican adults...
  7. ncbi Clinical and laboratory features of youth onset type 2 diabetes in Jamaica
    M K Tulloch-Reid
    Tropical Medicine Research Institute, University of the West Indies, Jamaica
    West Indian Med J 59:131-8. 2010
    ..To assess the frequency of youth onset Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) in Jamaica and the characteristics of youth with this form of diabetes...
  8. ncbi Body mass index and prostate specific antigen levels in Jamaican men
    M K Tulloch-Reid
    Epidemiology Research Unit, TMRI, The University of the West Indies
    West Indian Med J 60:316-21. 2011
    ..To investigate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels in Jamaican men...
  9. ncbi Prehypertension in Jamaica: a review of data from recent studies
    T S Ferguson
    Tropical Medicine Research Institute Epidemiology Research Unit, The University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica
    West Indian Med J 60:429-33. 2011
    ..Sex differences and the early onset of prehypertension in men require further exploration...
  10. ncbi Cardiovascular risk profile in Caribbean youth with diabetes mellitus
    M K Tulloch-Reid
    The Tropical Medicine Research Institute, The University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica, West Indies
    West Indian Med J 58:219-26. 2009
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  11. ncbi National health surveys and health policy: impact of the Jamaica health and lifestyle surveys and the reproductive health surveys
    T S Ferguson
    Epidemiology Research Unit, Tropical Medicine Research Institute, The University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica
    West Indian Med J 61:372-9. 2012
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  12. ncbi Progression from prehypertension to hypertension in a Jamaican cohort: incident hypertension and its predictors
    T S Ferguson
    Tropical Medicine Research Institute, The University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica
    West Indian Med J 59:486-93. 2010
    ..To estimate the incidence of hypertension in people with and without prehypertension and determine the factors that predict progression to hypertension...
  13. ncbi An update on the burden of cardiovascular disease risk factors in Jamaica: findings from the Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey 2007-2008
    T S Ferguson
    Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Epidemiology Research Unit, The University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica
    West Indian Med J 60:422-8. 2011
    ..This paper provides an update on the burden of CVD risk factors in Jamaica using data from the most recent national health survey and evaluates the impact of obesity and physical activity on other CVD risk factors...
  14. ncbi Chronic disease in the Caribbean: strategies to respond to the public health challenge in the region. What can we learn from Jamaica's experience?
    T S Ferguson
    Tropical Medicine Research Institute Epidemiology Research Unit, The University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica
    West Indian Med J 60:397-411. 2011
    ..We therefore present recommended strategies which we believe will enhance the current CNCD response and thus reduce, or at least stem, the current epidemic of CNCDs...
  15. ncbi Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in Jamaican adults and its relationship to income and education levels
    T S Ferguson
    Tropical Medicine Research Institute, The University of the West Kingston 7, Jamaica, West Indies
    West Indian Med J 59:265-73. 2010
    ..To estimate the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in Jamaican adults and to evaluate its association with socio-economic status (SES)...
  16. ncbi The epidemiology of diabetes mellitus in Jamaica and the Caribbean: a historical review
    T S Ferguson
    Epidemiology Research Unit, Tropical Medicine Research Institute, The University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica, West Indies
    West Indian Med J 59:259-64. 2010
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