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Shane Norris
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  1. Long-term blood pressure trajectories and associations with age and body mass index among urban women in South Africa. Cardiovasc J Afr. 2021 Jul-Aug 23; 32(4):208-214.
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    Score: 0,657
  2. Adolescent growth and BMI and their associations with early childhood growth in an urban South African cohort. Am J Hum Biol. 2021 05; 33(3):e23469.
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    Score: 0,616
  3. Associations of early-life growth with health using an allostatic load score in young, urban African adults: Birth to Twenty Plus Cohort. J Dev Orig Health Dis. 2020 08; 11(4):360-368.
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    Score: 0,582
  4. Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Body Image Disturbances Among South African Mothers and Their Daughters Living in Soweto, Johannesburg. Fam Community Health. 2019 Apr/Jun; 42(2):140-149.
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    Score: 0,559
  5. Examining the relationships between body image, eating attitudes, BMI, and physical activity in rural and urban South African young adult females using structural equation modeling. PLoS One. 2017; 12(11):e0187508.
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    Score: 0,509
  6. The Influence of Maternal Dietary Patterns on Body Mass Index and Gestational Weight Gain in Urban Black South African Women. Nutrients. 2017 Jul 11; 9(7).
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    Score: 0,496
  7. Pubertal Development and Prepubertal Height and Weight Jointly Predict Young Adult Height and Body Mass Index in a Prospective Study in South Africa. J Nutr. 2016 07; 146(7):1394-401.
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    Score: 0,462
  8. Relationship between early growth and CVD risk factors in adolescents. J Dev Orig Health Dis. 2016 Apr; 7(2):132-43.
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    Score: 0,449
  9. Investigation into longitudinal dietary behaviours and household socio-economic indicators and their association with BMI Z-score and fat mass in South African adolescents: the Birth to Twenty (Bt20) cohort. Public Health Nutr. 2013 Apr; 16(4):693-703.
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    Score: 0,351
  10. The proportion of weight gain due to change in fat mass in infants with vs without rapid growth. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2025 Mar; 79(3):237-248.
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    Score: 0,206
  11. Variability of polygenic prediction for body mass index in Africa. Genome Med. 2024 05 30; 16(1):74.
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    Score: 0,200
  12. The association of intrauterine and postnatal growth patterns and nutritional status with toddler body composition. BMC Pediatr. 2023 07 06; 23(1):342.
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    Score: 0,188
  13. Anti-inflammatory diets reduce the risk of excessive gestational weight gain in urban South Africans from the Soweto First 1000-Day Study (S1000). Eur J Nutr. 2022 Dec; 61(8):3929-3941.
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    Score: 0,175
  14. Admixture/fine-mapping in Brazilians reveals a West African associated potential regulatory variant (rs114066381) with a strong female-specific effect on body mass and fat mass indexes. Int J Obes (Lond). 2021 05; 45(5):1017-1029.
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    Score: 0,160
  15. Physical Activity Levels, Food Insecurity and Dietary Behaviours in Women from Soweto, South Africa. J Community Health. 2021 02; 46(1):156-164.
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    Score: 0,159
  16. Assessing sugar-sweetened beverage intakes, added sugar intakes and BMI before and after the implementation of a sugar-sweetened beverage tax in South Africa. Public Health Nutr. 2021 07; 24(10):2900-2910.
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    Score: 0,157
  17. The association between fetal growth and neonatal adiposity in urban South African infants. Pediatr Obes. 2021 04; 16(4):e12737.
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    Score: 0,155
  18. Transitions between body mass index categories, South Africa. Bull World Health Organ. 2020 Dec 01; 98(12):878-885I.
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    Score: 0,155
  19. Stunting in infancy, pubertal trajectories and adult body composition: the Birth to Twenty Plus cohort, South Africa. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2021 01; 75(1):189-197.
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    Score: 0,154
  20. Understanding how maternal social and biological factors are related to fetal growth in an urban South African cohort. J Dev Orig Health Dis. 2021 02; 12(1):79-87.
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    Score: 0,149
  21. Relationships Between Maternal Factors and Weight Loss Attempts Among Urban Male and Female Adolescents Living in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa. J Adolesc Health. 2020 01; 66(1S):S17-S24.
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    Score: 0,147
  22. A maternal "mixed, high sugar" dietary pattern is associated with fetal growth. Matern Child Nutr. 2020 04; 16(2):e12912.
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    Score: 0,146
  23. The prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus amongst black South African women is a public health concern. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2018 May; 139:278-287.
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    Score: 0,130
  24. Dietary Habits and Eating Practices and Their Association with Overweight and Obesity in Rural and Urban Black South African Adolescents. Nutrients. 2018 Jan 29; 10(2).
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    Score: 0,129
  25. Demographic, socio-economic and behavioural correlates of BMI in middle-aged black men and women from urban Johannesburg, South Africa. Glob Health Action. 2018; 11(sup2):1448250.
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    Score: 0,128
  26. Gender differences in sociodemographic and behavioural factors associated with BMI in an adult population in rural Burkina Faso - an AWI-Gen sub-study. Glob Health Action. 2018; 11(sup2):1527557.
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    Score: 0,128
  27. Regional and sex-specific variation in BMI distribution in four sub-Saharan African countries: The H3Africa AWI-Gen study. Glob Health Action. 2018; 11(sup2):1556561.
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    Score: 0,128
  28. Understanding the Relationship between Socio-Economic Status, Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour, and Adiposity in Young Adult South African Women Using Structural Equation Modelling. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017 10 23; 14(10).
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    Score: 0,127
  29. Early Life Growth Predictors of Childhood Adiposity Trajectories and Future Risk for Obesity: Birth to Twenty Cohort. Child Obes. 2017 Oct; 13(5):384-391.
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    Score: 0,123
  30. Childhood adiposity trajectories are associated with late adolescent blood pressure: birth to twenty cohort. BMC Public Health. 2016 07 29; 16:665.
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    Score: 0,116
  31. Body Image Satisfaction, Eating Attitudes and Perceptions of Female Body Silhouettes in Rural South African Adolescents. PLoS One. 2016; 11(5):e0154784.
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    Score: 0,114
  32. Early Life Growth Predicts Pubertal Development in South African Adolescents. J Nutr. 2016 Mar; 146(3):622-9.
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    Score: 0,112
  33. Nutrient patterns and their association with socio-demographic, lifestyle factors and obesity risk in rural South African adolescents. Nutrients. 2015 May 12; 7(5):3464-82.
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    Score: 0,107
  34. Socio-economic influences on anthropometric status in urban South African adolescents: sex differences in the Birth to Twenty Plus cohort. Public Health Nutr. 2015 Nov; 18(16):2998-3012.
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    Score: 0,106
  35. Postnatal growth velocity and overweight in early adolescents: a comparison of rural and urban African boys and girls. Am J Hum Biol. 2014 Sep-Oct; 26(5):643-51.
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    Score: 0,100
  36. Eating attitudes, body image satisfaction and self-esteem of South African Black and White male adolescents and their perception of female body silhouettes. J Child Adolesc Ment Health. 2014; 26(3):193-205.
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    Score: 0,097
  37. Association between infant nutrition and anthropometry, and pre-pubertal body composition in urban South African children. J Dev Orig Health Dis. 2012 Dec; 3(6):415-23.
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    Score: 0,090
  38. The current waist circumference cut point used for the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome in sub-Saharan African women is not appropriate. PLoS One. 2012; 7(11):e48883.
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    Score: 0,090
  39. Residential mobility, socioeconomic context and body mass index in a cohort of urban South African adolescents. Health Place. 2013 Jan; 19:99-107.
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    Score: 0,090
  40. How well do waist circumference and body mass index reflect body composition in pre-pubertal children? Eur J Clin Nutr. 2009 Sep; 63(9):1065-70.
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    Score: 0,070
  41. Obesity phenotypes and dyslipidemia in adults from four African countries: An H3Africa AWI-Gen study. PLoS One. 2025; 20(1):e0316527.
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    Score: 0,052
  42. High but decreasing prevalence of overweight in preschool children: encouragement for further action. BMJ. 2023 10 09; 383:e075736.
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    Score: 0,048
  43. Infection, nutritional status, and body composition: Associations at birth and 6 months postnatally in Soweto, South Africa. Am J Hum Biol. 2023 09; 35(9):e23914.
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    Score: 0,047
  44. Body composition reference charts for infants from birth to 24 months: Multicenter Infant Body Composition Reference Study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2023 06; 117(6):1262-1269.
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    Score: 0,046
  45. Growth patterns in childhood and adolescence and adult body composition: a pooled analysis of birth cohort studies from five low and middle-income countries (COHORTS collaboration). BMJ Open. 2023 03 15; 13(3):e068427.
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    Score: 0,046
  46. The relationship of rapid weight gain in infancy to obesity and skeletal maturity in childhood. Obes Res. 2003 Mar; 11(3):457-60.
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    Score: 0,046
  47. Nutrient Patterns and Body Mass Index: A Comparative Longitudinal Analysis in Urban Black South African Adolescents and Adults. Nutrients. 2023 Feb 21; 15(5).
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    Score: 0,046
  48. Physical Activity and Its Association With Body Mass Index: A Cross-Sectional Analysis in Middle-Aged Adults From 4 Sub-Saharan African Countries. J Phys Act Health. 2023 03 01; 20(3):217-225.
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    Score: 0,046
  49. Association of Longitudinal Nutrient Patterns with Body Composition in Black Middle-Aged South African Women: A Five-Year Follow-Up Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 10 06; 19(19).
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    Score: 0,045
  50. The Effect of Obesity on the Waist Circumference Cut-Point Used for the Diagnosis of the Metabolic Syndrome in African Women: Results from the SWEET Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 08 18; 19(16).
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    Score: 0,044
  51. Effectiveness of a complex, pre-conception intervention to reduce the risk of diabetes by reducing adiposity in young adults in Malaysia: The Jom Mama project - A randomised controlled trial. J Glob Health. 2022 Aug 17; 12:04053.
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    Score: 0,044
  52. Increased risk for type 2 diabetes in relation to adiposity in middle-aged Black South African men compared to women. Eur J Endocrinol. 2022 Mar 23; 186(5):523-533.
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    Score: 0,043
  53. Waist circumference thresholds predicting incident dysglycaemia and type 2 diabetes in Black African men and women. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2022 05; 24(5):918-927.
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    Score: 0,043
  54. Sleep and BMI in South African urban and rural, high and low-income preschool children. BMC Public Health. 2021 03 23; 21(1):571.
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    Score: 0,040
  55. Adiposity Phenotypes and Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Adults from Sub-Saharan Africa: An H3Africa AWI-Gen Study. Glob Heart. 2021 03 19; 16(1):19.
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    Score: 0,040
  56. Poor cardiovascular health is associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in apparently healthy sub-Saharan African populations: an H3Africa AWI-Gen study. BMC Med. 2021 02 10; 19(1):30.
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    Score: 0,040
  57. Adolescent physical activity, sedentary behavior and sleep in relation to body composition at age 18 years in urban South Africa, Birth-to-Twenty+ Cohort. BMC Pediatr. 2021 01 11; 21(1):30.
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    Score: 0,040
  58. Nutrient Patterns and Body Composition Parameters of Black South African Women. Nutrients. 2020 Dec 22; 13(1).
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    Score: 0,039
  59. Regional Patterns and Association Between Obesity and Hypertension in Africa: Evidence From the H3Africa CHAIR Study. Hypertension. 2020 05; 75(5):1167-1178.
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    Score: 0,037
  60. Classical Cardiovascular Risk Factors and HIV are Associated With Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Adults From Sub-Saharan Africa: Findings From H3Africa AWI-Gen Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2019 07 16; 8(14):e011506.
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    Score: 0,036
  61. Genetic variants in SEC16B are associated with body composition in black South Africans. Nutr Diabetes. 2018 07 19; 8(1):43.
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    Score: 0,033
  62. Physical activity and the risk for gestational diabetes mellitus amongst pregnant women living in Soweto: a study protocol. BMC Womens Health. 2016 10 18; 16(1):66.
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    Score: 0,029
  63. Sex differences in obesity incidence: 20-year prospective cohort in South Africa. Pediatr Obes. 2016 Feb; 11(1):75-80.
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    Score: 0,027
  64. Even transient rapid infancy weight gain is associated with higher BMI in young adults and earlier menarche. Int J Obes (Lond). 2015 Jun; 39(6):939-44.
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    Score: 0,026
  65. Staging reproductive aging using Stages of Reproductive Aging Workshop + 10 in black urban African women in the Study of Women Entering and in Endocrine Transition. Menopause. 2014 Nov; 21(11):1225-33.
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    Score: 0,026
  66. Dietary intake and body composition in HIV-positive and -negative South African women. Public Health Nutr. 2014 Jul; 17(7):1603-13.
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    Score: 0,024
  67. Associations of linear growth and relative weight gain during early life with adult health and human capital in countries of low and middle income: findings from five birth cohort studies. Lancet. 2013 Aug 10; 382(9891):525-34.
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    Score: 0,023
  68. Validation of ultrasound estimates of visceral fat in black South African adolescents. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2011 Sep; 19(9):1892-7.
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    Score: 0,020
  69. Factors influencing the vitamin D status of 10-year-old urban South African children. Public Health Nutr. 2011 Feb; 14(2):334-9.
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    Score: 0,019
  70. Rapid infant weight gain and advanced skeletal maturation in childhood. J Pediatr. 2009 Sep; 155(3):355-61.
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    Score: 0,018
  71. Socio-economic status and body composition outcomes in urban South African children. Arch Dis Child. 2008 Oct; 93(10):862-7.
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    Score: 0,016
  72. Stunting at 2 years in relation to body composition at 9 years in African urban children. Obes Res. 2005 Jan; 13(1):131-6.
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    Score: 0,013
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