By Professor Alta Schutte

Journal articles

Schutte AE; Huisman HW; Van Rooyen JM; Malan L; Malan NT; Fourie CMT; Louw R; Van Der Westhuizen FH; Schutte R, 2010, 'A significant decline in IGF-I may predispose young africans to subsequent cardiometabolic vulnerability', Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 95, pp. 2503 - 2507, http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jc.2009-2329

Fourie CMT; Van Rooyen JM; Kruger A; Schutte AE, 2010, 'Lipid abnormalities in a never-treated HIV-1 subtype C-infected African population', Lipids, 45, pp. 73 - 80, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11745-009-3369-4

Schutte R; Huisman HW; Schutte AE; Malan NT; Van Rooyen JM; Fourie CMT; Malan L, 2010, 'Serum calcium revisited: Associations with 24-h ambulatory blood pressure and cardiovascular reactivity in Africans', Hypertension Research, 33, pp. 688 - 694, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/hr.2010.65

Kruger HS; Pretorius R; Schutte AE, 2010, 'Stunting, adiposity, and low-grade inflammation in African adolescents from a township high school', Nutrition, 26, pp. 90 - 99, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nut.2009.10.004

Kips J; Schutte A; Vermeersch SJ; Huisman H; Van Bortel L; Segers P, 2010, 'P8.02 LARGE DIFFERENCES IN CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATION BETWEEN SPHYGMOCOR AND OMRON HEM 9000AI', Artery Research, 4, pp. 169 - 169, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.artres.2010.10.084

Reimann M; Ziemssen T; Huisman HW; Schutte R; Malan L; Van Rooyen JM; Böger RH; Malan NT; Schutte AE, 2009, 'Ethnic-specific correlations of visfatin with circulating markers of endothelial inflammation and function', Obesity, 17, pp. 2210 - 2215, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/oby.2009.157

Schutte R; Schutte AE; Huisman HW; Van Rooyen JM; Malan NT; Péter S; Fourie CMT; Van Der Westhuizen FH; Louw R; Botha CA; Malan L, 2009, 'Blood glutathione and subclinical atherosclerosis in African men: The SABPA study', American Journal of Hypertension, 22, pp. 1154 - 1159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ajh.2009.158

Palmer IM; Schutte AE; Huisman HW, 2009, 'Ethnic and gender differences regarding the insulin-blood pressure relationship', Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 85, pp. 102 - 110, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2009.04.014

Teo K; Chow CK; Vaz M; Rangarajan S; Yusuf S; Islam S; Zhang M; Dehghan M; DeJesus J; Mackie P; Michael J; Oldfield W; Kay I; Zafar S; Faroghi N; Williams D; McQueen M; Hall K; Keys J; Wang X; Diaz R; Maldonado N; Neimann G; Rahman O; Yusuf R; Azad AK; Khan MU; Rabbani KA; Cherry HM; Tooheen RB; Mannan A; Hassan I; Talukdar AT; Avezum A; Piegas L; Tanaka MA; Guimaraes H; Marcilio CS; Mattos AC; Mendes JRZ; Dagenais G; Poirier P; Turbide G; Auger D; Proulx MC; Bonneville N; Lear S; Chockalingam A; Haddon C; Gasevic D; MacLeod M; Hage-Moussa S; Vukmirovich I; Fodor G; Wielgosz A; Pipe A; Moroz I; Muthuri S; Lanas F; Seron P; Martinez S; Lisheng L; Wei L; Chunming C; Wenhua Z; Hongye Z; Xingyu W; Manlu Z; Jun Y; Liancheng Z; Fanghong L; Weiping J; Yindong L; Yan H; Liangqing Z; Jun L; Dong L; Shiying Z; Baoxia G; Tianlu L; Peng Z; Yinsheng W; Xiuzhen T; Qian W; Jianfang W; Ning L; Minfan F; Yu L; Xunyong G; Bo H; Xuan J; Yi Z; Tao C; Xiaoru C; Yang W; Yi S; Xinye H; Juan L; Xiaoyang L; Yize X, 2009, 'The Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study: Examining the impact of societal influences on chronic noncommunicable diseases in low-, middle-, and high-income countries', American Heart Journal, 158, pp. 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2009.04.019

Schwarz PEH; Towers GW; van der Merwe A; Perez-Perez L; Rheeder P; Schulze J; Bornstein SR; Licinio J; Wong ML; Schutte AE; Olckers A, 2009, 'Global meta-analysis of the C-11377G alteration in the ADIPOQ gene indicates the presence of population-specific effects: Challenge for global health initiatives', Pharmacogenomics Journal, 9, pp. 42 - 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/tpj.2008.2

Huisman HW; Schutte AE; Van Rooyen JM; Schutte R; Malan L; Fourie CMT; Malan NT, 2009, 'The association of red blood cell counts with endothelin-1 in African and Caucasian women', Clinical and Experimental Hypertension, 31, pp. 1 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10641960802409838

Schutte AE; Schutte R; Huisman HW; Rooyen JMV; Malan L; Olckers A; Malan NT, 2009, 'Classifying Africans with the metabolic syndrome.', Hormone and Metabolic Research Hormon Und Stoffwechselforschung Hormones Et Metabolisme, 41, pp. 79 - 85, http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0028-1104603

Schwarz PEH; Li J; Reimann M; Schutte AE; Bergmann A; Hanefeld M; Bornstein SR; Schulze J; Tuomilehto J; Lindström J, 2009, 'The finnish diabetes risk score is associated with insulin resistance and progression towards type 2 diabetes', Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 94, pp. 920 - 926, http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jc.2007-2427

van Rooyen JM; Fourie CMT; Huisman HW; Schutte R; Péter S; Malan NT; Malan L; Kruger A; Schutte AE, 2009, 'P3.06 VASCULAR FUNCTION IN HIV-1 (SUBTYPE C) POSITIVE BLACK SOUTH AFRICANS WITH AND WITHOUT ARV TREATMENT: A THREE YEAR PROSPECTIVE STUDY', Artery Research, 3, pp. 181 - 181, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.artres.2009.10.035

Schutte R; Schutte AE; Van Rooyen JM; Huisman HW; Palmer IM; Fourie CM; Péter S; Malan L; Malan NT; Reimann M, 2008, 'Von Willebrand factor as marker of vascular function in South African women: The POWIRS study', American Journal of Hypertension, 21, pp. 1298 - 1303, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ajh.2008.287

Schutte AE; Huisman HW; Van Rooyen JM; Schutte R; Malan L; Reimann M; De Ridder JH; van der Merwe A; Schwarz PEH; Malan NT, 2008, 'Should obesity be blamed for the high prevalence rates of hypertension in black South African women?', Journal of Human Hypertension, 22, pp. 528 - 536, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/jhh.2008.35

Van Rooyen JM; Pretorius PJ; Britz M; Huisman HW; Schutte AE; Towers GW; Olckers A; Schwarz PEH; Malan NT; Malan L; Schutte R, 2008, 'Genetic polymorphisms of β2- and β3 -adrenergic receptor genes associated with characteristics of the metabolic syndrome in black South African women', Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes, 116, pp. 236 - 240, http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-2007-992785

Reimann M; Schutte AE; Malan L; Huisman HW; Malan NT, 2008, 'Hyperuricaemia is an independent factor for the metabolic syndrome in a sub-Saharan African population: A factor analysis', Atherosclerosis, 197, pp. 638 - 645, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2007.09.011

Fourie CMT; van Rooyen JM; Huisman HW; Malan NT; Schutte R; Malan L; Schutte AE, 2008, 'Patterns of blood flow may predict high blood pressure in later life.', Ethnicity Disease, 18, pp. 235

Fourie CMT; Van Rooyen JM; Huisman HW; Malan NT; Schutte R; Malan L; Schutte AE, 2008, 'The influence of cardiac and vascular responses on baseline cardiovascular parameters in black African children', Ethnicity and Disease, 18, pp. 187 - 191

Kruger HS; Schutte AE; Pretorius R, 2008, 'Children with Excessive Body Fat and Stunted Children May Be at Risk for Non-Communicable Disease', Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 108, pp. A118 - A118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jada.2008.06.362

Huisman HW; Schutte AE; van Rooyen JM; Schutte R; Malan NT; Malan L; Fourie CMT, 2008, 'P1.08 EFFECTS OF ANTIOXIDANTS ON SERUM URIC ACID AS A MARKER OF VASCULAR FUNCTION', Artery Research, 2, pp. 94 - 94, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.artres.2008.08.316

Li J; Reimann M; Schutte A; Bergmann A; Bornstein S; Schulze J; Lindström J; Tuomilehto J; Schwarz P, 2008, 'The Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC) is associated with insulin resistance and progression towards type 2 diabetes', Diabetologie und Stoffwechsel, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-2008-1076484

Reimann M; Schutte AE; Schwarz PEH, 2007, 'Insulin resistance - The role of ethnicity: Evidence from Caucasian and African cohorts', Hormone and Metabolic Research, 39, pp. 853 - 857, http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-2007-993152

Reimann M; Schutte AE; Malan NT; Schwarz PEH; Benndorf RA; Schulze F; Böger RH, 2007, 'Asymmetric dimethylarginine is associated with parameters of glucose metabolism in Caucasian but not in African women from South Africa', Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes, 115, pp. 600 - 605, http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-2007-981683

Palmer IM; Schutte AE; Huisman HW; Van Rooyen JM; Schutte R; Malan L; Malan NT, 2007, 'A comparison of uric acid levels in black African vs Caucasian women from South Africa: The powirs study', Ethnicity and Disease, 17, pp. 676 - 681

Reimann M; Schutte AE; Schutte R; Malan L; Huisman HW; van Rooyen JM; Schwarz PEH; Malan NT, 2007, 'Determinants of aortic input impedance in two ethnic populations: Impact of obesity', Journal of Human Hypertension, 21, pp. 747 - 749, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.jhh.1002224

Greyling A; Pieters M; Hoekstra T; Oosthuizen W; Schutte AE, 2007, 'Differences in the association of PAI-1 activity with the metabolic syndrome between African and Caucasian women', Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 17, pp. 499 - 507, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.numecd.2006.04.006

Schutte AE; Olckers A, 2007, 'Metabolic syndrome risk in black South African women compared to Caucasian women', Hormone and Metabolic Research, 39, pp. 651 - 657, http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-2007-985394

Schutte AE; Huisman HW; Schutte R; Malan L; van Rooyen JM; Malan NT; Schwarz PEH, 2007, 'Differences and similarities regarding adiponectin investigated in African and Caucasian women', European Journal of Endocrinology, 157, pp. 181 - 188, http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EJE-07-0044

Reimann M; Schutte AE; Huisman HW; Schutte R; van Rooyen JM; Malan L; Malan NT; Schwarz PEH, 2007, 'Ethnic differences in C-peptide secretion but not in non-esterified fatty acid metabolism in pre-menopausal women with and without abdominal obesity', Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 77, pp. 62 - 69, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2006.10.010

Olckers A; Towers GW; van der Merwe A; Schwarz PEH; Rheeder P; Schutte AE, 2007, 'Protective effect against type 2 diabetes mellitus identified within the ACDC gene in a black South African diabetic cohort', Metabolism Clinical and Experimental, 56, pp. 587 - 592, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.metabol.2006.10.004

Schutte AE; Huisman HW; Schutte R; van Rooyen JM; Malan L; Malan NT, 2007, 'Aging influences the level and functions of fasting plasma ghrelin levels: The POWIRS-Study', Regulatory Peptides, 139, pp. 65 - 71, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.regpep.2006.10.006

Schutte AE; Huisman HW; Reimann M; Van Rooyen JM; Malan L; Malan NT, 2007, 'P.003 EFFECTS OF AGING ON PULSE WAVE VELOCITY IN AFRICAN MEN AND WOMEN', Artery Research, 1, pp. 53 - 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.artres.2007.07.060

Huisman HW; Schutte AE; Van Rooyen JM; Reimann M; Malan L; Malan NT; Schutte R, 2007, 'P.004 ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN PULSE WAVE VELOCITY AND ITS RELATION TO BLOOD PRESSURE', Artery Research, 1, pp. 53 - 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.artres.2007.07.061

Reimann M; Huisman HW; Schutte R; Malan L; van Rooyen JM; Schutte AE, 2007, 'P.007 REFERENCE VALUES FOR ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN A SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN POPULATION', Artery Research, 1, pp. 54 - 54, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.artres.2007.07.064

Swanepoel M; Moss H; Kruger S; Schutte A, 2007, 'The association between leptin, body composition and physical fitness in black adolescents: the Play study', SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH IN SPORT PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND RECREATION, 29, pp. 109 - 119

Huisman HW; Schutte AE; Van Rooyen JM; Malan NT; Malan L; Schutte R; Kruger A, 2006, 'The influence of testosterone on blood pressure and risk factors for cardiovascular disease in a black South African population', Ethnicity and Disease, 16, pp. 693 - 698

Schutte AE; van Vuuren D; van Rooyen JM; Huisman HW; Schutte R; Malan L; Malan NT, 2006, 'Inflammation, obesity and cardiovascular function in African and Caucasian women from South Africa: The POWIRS study', Journal of Human Hypertension, 20, pp. 850 - 859, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.jhh.1002065

Malan L; Schutte AE; Malan NT; Wissing MP; Vorster HH; Steyn HS; van Rooyen JM; Huisman HW, 2006, 'Coping mechanisms, perception of health and cardiovascular dysfunction in Africans', International Journal of Psychophysiology, 61, pp. 158 - 166, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2005.07.015

Kuendgen A; Fenk R; Bruns I; Dommach M; Schutte A; Engers R; Hunerliturkoglu A; Haas R; Kobbe G, 2006, 'Splenic rupture following administration of pegfilgrastim in a patient with multiple myeloma undergoing autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation', BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION, 38, pp. 69 - 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bmt.1705382

Schutte AE; Van Rooyen JM; Huisman HW; Mukuddem-Petersen J; Oosthuizen W; Hanekom SM; Jerling JC, 2006, 'Modulation of Baroreflex Sensitivity by Walnuts Versus Cashew Nuts in Subjects With Metabolic Syndrome', American Journal of Hypertension, 19, pp. 629 - 636, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjhyper.2005.12.014

Malan L; Schutte AE; Malan NT; Wissing MP; Vorster HH; Steyn HS; van Rooyen JM; Huisman HW, 2006, 'Specific coping strategies of Africans during urbanization: Comparing cardiovascular responses and perception of health data', Biological Psychology, 72, pp. 305 - 310, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2005.11.010

Schutte AE; O'Dea K; Schwarz PEH, 2006, 'Could statistical adjustments for age mask the insulin-blood pressure relationship?', Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 72, pp. 104 - 107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2005.09.008

Schutte R; Huisman HW; Schutte AE; Malan NT; Underhay C, 2006, 'Cardiovascular function of African women with different BMIs and blood pressures: The POWIRS study', Cardiovascular Journal of South Africa, 17, pp. 12 - 18

Schutte R; Huisman HW; Schutte AE; Malan NT, 2005, 'Plasma endothelin-1 is not increased in overweight/obese hypertensive African women', Blood Pressure, 14, pp. 279 - 283, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08037050500210724

Schutte R; Huisman HW; Schutte AE; Malan NT, 2005, 'Leptin is favourably associated with vascular function in obese Caucasians, but not in obese Africans', Journal of Human Hypertension, 19, pp. 933 - 939, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.jhh.1001922

Schutte AE; Shemesh T; Rowley K; Best JD; McDermott R; O'Dea K, 2005, 'The metabolic syndrome and changing relationship between blood pressure and insulin with age, as observed in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples', Diabetic Medicine, 22, pp. 1589 - 1597, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-5491.2005.01747.x

Van Rooyen JM; Kruger HS; Huisman HW; Schutte AE; Malan NT; Schutte R, 2005, 'Early cardiovascular changes in 10- to 15-year-old stunted children: The Transition and Health during Urbanization in South Africa in Children study', Nutrition, 21, pp. 808 - 814, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nut.2004.12.007

Schutte R; Huisman HW; Schutte AE; Malan NT, 2005, 'Leptin is independently associated with systolic blood pressure, pulse pressure and arterial compliance in hypertensive African women with increased adiposity: The POWIRS study', Journal of Human Hypertension, 19, pp. 535 - 541, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.jhh.1001856

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