MRC Epidemiology Unit

 

Virtual Assessment of Physical Activity-Related Built Environment in Soweto, South Africa: What Is the Role of Contextual Familiarity?

Godongwana M, Gama K, Maluleke V, Micklesfield LK, Odekunle D, Wasnyo YF, Elouna B, Ngwa E, Lopes A, Balarabe MR, Coringrato E, McGushin A, Oni T, Foley L, Canelas T

Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine. Sep 2024

(DOI : 10.1007/s11524-024-00914-3)

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Physical Behaviors and Their Association With Adiposity in Men and Women From a Low-Resourced African Setting.

Mendham AE, Goedecke JH, Kufe NC, Soboyisi M, Smith A, Westgate K, Brage S, Micklesfield LK

Journal of physical activity & health. Jul 2022

(DOI : 10.1123/jpah.2022-0032)

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Physical behaviors and their association with type 2 diabetes mellitus risk markers in urban South African middle-aged adults: an isotemporal substitutionapproach.

Kufe CN, Goedecke JH, Masemola M, Chikowore T, Soboyisi M, Smith A, Westgate K, Brage S, Micklesfield LK

BMJ open diabetes research & care. Jul 2022

(DOI : 10.1136/bmjdrc-2022-002815)

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A protocol for a systematic review on intersectoral interventions to reduce non-communicable disease risk factors in African cities.

Mogo ERI, Brugulat-Panés A, Micklesfield LK, Ebikeme C, Muzenda T, Foley L, Oni T

Public health in practice (Oxford, England). Jun 2022

(DOI : 10.1016/j.puhip.2022.100251)

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The relationships between socioeconomic status, dietary knowledge and patterns, and physical activity with adiposity in urban South African women

Mukoma G, Wrottesley SV, Kagura J, Oni T, Micklesfield LK, Norris SA

South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Jun 2022

(DOI : 10.1080/16070658.2022.2076374)

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Associations between abdominal adiposity, body size and objectively measured physical activity in infants from Soweto, South Africa.

Prioreschi A, Ong KK, Rolfe EL, Westgate K, Micklesfield LK, Brage S

Maternal and Child Health Journal. May 2022

(DOI : 10.1007/s10995-022-03406-5)

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Physical Activity Behaviours of a Middle-aged South African Cohort as Determined by Integrated Hip and Thigh Accelerometry.

Micklesfield LK, Westgate K, Smith A, Kufe C, Mendham AE, Lindsay T, Wijndaele K, Goedecke JH, Brage S

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. Apr 2022

(DOI : 10.1249/MSS.0000000000002940)

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Adolescent Levers for a Diet and Physical Activity Intervention Across Socioecological Levels in Kenya, South Africa, Cameroon, and Jamaica: Mixed Methods Study Protocol.

Odunitan-Wayas FA, Wadende P, Mogo ERI, Brugulat-Panés A, Micklesfield LK, Govia I, Mapa-Tassou C, Mukoma G, Smith JA, Motlhalhedi M, Wasnyo Y, Were V, Assah F, Okop KJ, Norris SA, Obonyo C, Mbanya JC, Tulloch-Reid MK, King AC, Lambert EV, Oni T

JMIR research protocols. Dec 2020

(DOI : 10.2196/26739)

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Implications of COVID-19 control measures for diet and physical activity, and lessons for addressing other pandemics facing rapidly urbanising countries.

Oni T, Micklesfield LK, Wadende P, Obonyo CO, Woodcock J, Mogo ERI, Odunitan-Wayas FA, Assah F, Tatah L, Foley L, Mapa-Tassou C, Bhagtani D, Weimann A, Mba C, Unwin N, Brugulat-Panés A, Hofman KJ, Smith J, Tulloch-Reid M, Erzse A, Shung-King M, Lambert EV, Wareham NJ

Global health action. Sep 2020

(DOI : 10.1080/16549716.2020.1810415)

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The global diet and activity research (GDAR) network: a global public health partnership to address upstream NCD risk factors in urban low and middle-income contexts.

Oni T, Assah F, Erzse A, Foley L, Govia I, Hofman KJ, Lambert EV, Micklesfield LK, Shung-King M, Smith J, Turner-Moss E, Unwin N, Wadende P, Woodcock J, Mbanya JC, Norris SA, Obonyo CO, Tulloch-Reid M, Wareham NJ, GDAR network GDAR network

Globalization and health. Dec 2019

(DOI : 10.1186/s12992-020-00630-y)

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Childhood Obesity Prevention in Africa: A Systematic Review of Intervention Effectiveness and Implementation.

Klingberg S, Draper CE, Micklesfield LK, Benjamin-Neelon SE, van Sluijs EMF

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Feb 2019

(DOI : 10.3390/ijerph16071212)

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The Influence of Objectively Measured Physical Activity During Pregnancy on Maternal and Birth Outcomes in Urban Black South African Women.

Watson ED, Brage S, White T, Westgate K, Norris SA, Van Poppel MNM, Micklesfield LK

Maternal and Child Health Journal. Mar 2018

(DOI : 10.1007/s10995-018-2504-3)

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Describing the diurnal relationships between objectively measured mother and infant physical activity.

Prioreschi A, Brage S, Westgate K, Micklesfield LK

The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity. Nov 2017

(DOI : 10.1186/s12966-018-0692-2)

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The associations between adult body composition and abdominal adiposity outcomes, and relative weight gain and linear growth from birth to age 22 in the Birth to Twenty Plus cohort, South Africa.

Prioreschi A, Munthali RJ, Kagura J, Said-Mohamed R, De Lucia Rolfe E, Micklesfield LK, Norris SA

PLoS ONE. Oct 2017

(DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0190483)

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Describing objectively measured physical activity levels, patterns, and correlates in a cross sectional sample of infants and toddlers from South Africa.

Prioreschi A, Brage S, Hesketh KD, Hnatiuk J, Westgate K, Micklesfield LK

The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity. Aug 2017

(DOI : 10.1186/s12966-017-0633-5)

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Development and feasibility of a wearable infant wrist band for the objective measurement of physical activity using accelerometery.

Prioreschi A, Nappey T, Westgate K, Olivier P, Brage S, Micklesfield LK

Pilot and feasibility studies. Aug 2017

(DOI : 10.1186/s40814-018-0256-x)

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Cardiorespiratory fitness levels and associations with physical activity and body composition in young South African adults from Soweto.

Prioreschi A, Brage S, Westgate K, Norris SA, Micklesfield LK

BMC Public Health. Aug 2016

(DOI : 10.1186/s12889-017-4212-0)

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