Bharathi Viswanathan

Most-cited papers

1. Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: a pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19·2 million participants

   Mariachiara James Gretchen A Bin Goodarz Yuan Honor Melanie J Di Cesare Bentham Stevens Zhou Danaei Lu Bixby Cow, M. di Cesare, J. Bentham, G. Stevens +496 more

   2016The Lancet4,631 citations Open access

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2. Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants

   Bin Rodrigo M Goodarz Leanne M Christopher J Gretchen Zhou Carrillo-Larco Danaei Riley Paciorek Stevens, Bin Zhou, Rodrigo M. Carrillo-Larco, G. Danaei +496 more

   2021The Lancet2,869 citations Open access

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3. Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults

   Nowell H Rosie K Bin Rachel A Anu James E Christopher J V Phelps Singleton Zhou Heap Mishra Bennett Paciorek, Nowell H Rosie K Bin Rachel A Anu James E Christopher J V Phelps Singleton Zhou Heap Mishra Bennett Paciorek, N. H. Phelps, Rosie K. Singleton +496 more

   2024The Lancet1,934 citations Open access

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4. A century of trends in adult human height

   J. Bentham, M. Cesare, M. Cesare, G. Stevens +496 more

   2016eLife1,188 citations Open access

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5. Worldwide trends in diabetes prevalence and treatment from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 1108 population-representative studies with 141 million participants

   Bin Zhou, Archie W. Rayner, Edward W. Gregg, Kate E. Sheffer +496 more

   2024The Lancet831 citations Open access

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6. Trends in obesity and diabetes across Africa from 1980 to 2014: an analysis of pooled population-based studies

   A. Kengne, J. Bentham, Bin Zhou, N. Peer +71 more

   2017International Journal of Epidemiology233 citations Open access

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7. Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants

   Bin Zhou, J. Bentham, M. di Cesare, Honor Bixby +496 more

   2017The Lancet186 citations Open access

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8. Gut microbiota and fecal short chain fatty acids differ with adiposity and country of origin: the METS-microbiome study

   G. Ecklu-Mensah, C. Choo-Kang, M. G. Maseng, Sonya Donato +15 more

   2023Nature Communications105 citations Open access

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9. Global variation in diabetes diagnosis and prevalence based on fasting glucose and hemoglobin A1c

   Bin Zhou, Kate E. Sheffer, James E. Bennett, Edward W. Gregg +496 more

   2023Nature Medicine94 citations Open access

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10. Heterogeneous contributions of change in population distribution of body mass index to change in obesity and underweight

    Maria LC Bin James E Rodrigo M Marisa K Andrea Honor Bet Iurilli Zhou Bennett Carrillo-Larco Sophiea Rodrig, M. L. Iurilli, Bin Zhou, J. Bennett +496 more

    2021eLife76 citations Open access

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11. Association between substance use and psychosocial characteristics among adolescents of the Seychelles

    Heba Alwan, Bharathi Viswanathan, V. Rousson, F. Paccaud +1 more

    2011BMC Pediatrics76 citations Open access

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12. Clustering of smoking, alcohol drinking and cannabis use in adolescents in a rapidly developing country

    D. Faeh, Bharathi Viswanathan, A. Chiolero, Wick Warren +1 more

    2006BMC Public Health63 citations Open access

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13. General and abdominal adiposity and hypertension in eight world regions: a pooled analysis of 837 population-based studies with 7·5 million participants

    Bin Zhou, James E. Bennett, Aidan P. Wickham, Rosie K. Singleton +496 more

    2024The Lancet61 citations Open access

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14. Comparison of smoking, drinking, and marijuana use between students present or absent on the day of a school-based survey.

    P. Bovet, Bharathi Viswanathan, D. Faeh, Wick Warren

    2006Journal of School Health61 citations Open access

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15. Is Accurate Perception of Body Image Associated with Appropriate Weight-Control Behavior among Adolescents of the Seychelles

    Heba Alwan, Bharathi Viswanathan, F. Paccaud, P. Bovet

    2011Journal of Obesity55 citations Open access

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16. The social transition of risk factors for cardiovascular disease in the African region: evidence from three cross-sectional surveys in the Seychelles.

    S. Stringhini, Bharathi Viswanathan, J. Gedeon, F. Paccaud +1 more

    2013International Journal of Cardiology52 citations Open access

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17. Suicidal Expression among School-Attending Adolescents in a Middle-Income Sub-Saharan Country

    M. Wilson, A. Dunlavy, Bharathi Viswanathan, P. Bovet

    2012International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health51 citations Open access

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18. Decrease in blood triglycerides associated with the consumption of eggs of hens fed with food supplemented with fish oil.

    P. Bovet, D. Faeh, G. Madeleine, Bharathi Viswanathan +1 more

    2007NMCD. Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases48 citations Open access

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19. Food Consumption, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Related to Salt in Urban Areas in Five Sub-Saharan African Countries

    Magali Leyvraz, Carmelle Mizéhoun-Adissoda, D. Houinato, Naby Moussa Baldé +6 more

    2018Nutrients47 citations Open access

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20. The social patterning of risk factors for noncommunicable diseases in five countries: evidence from the modeling the epidemiologic transition study (METS)

    S. Stringhini, T. Forrester, J. Plange-Rhule, E. Lambert +10 more

    2016BMC Public Health43 citations Open access

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21. Weight Status, Body Image and Bullying among Adolescents in the Seychelles

    M. Wilson, Bharathi Viswanathan, V. Rousson, P. Bovet

    2013International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health43 citations Open access

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22. Association between weight perception and socioeconomic status among adults in the Seychelles

    Heba Alwan, Bharathi Viswanathan, Julita Williams, Fred Paccaud +1 more

    2010BMC Public Health43 citations Open access

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23. Association of Socioeconomic Status with Overall and Cause Specific Mortality in the Republic of Seychelles: Results from a Cohort Study in the African Region

    S. Stringhini, V. Rousson, Bharathi Viswanathan, J. Gedeon +2 more

    2014PLoS ONE30 citations Open access

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24. Bullying among adolescents in a sub-Saharan middle-income setting.

    M. Wilson, P. Bovet, Bharathi Viswanathan, J. Suris

    2012Journal of Adolescent Health27 citations

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25. Dietary Agents in Cancer Prevention: An Immunological Perspective

    Yan Zheng, Bharathi Viswanathan, P. Kesarwani, S. Mehrotra

    2012Photochemistry and Photobiology25 citations Open access

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26. Obesity rise plateaus in developed nations and accelerates in developing nations

    Bin Nowell H. Agnese Olivia N. James E. Lakshya Ysé An Zhou Phelps Galeazzi O’Driscoll Bennett Jain D’Ail, Bin Zhou, N. H. Phelps, Agnese Galeazzi +496 more

    2026Nature24 citations Open access

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27. Socioeconomic Differences in Dietary Patterns in an East African Country: Evidence from the Republic of Seychelles

    Ana-Lucia Mayén, P. Bovet, H. Martí-Soler, Bharathi Viswanathan +4 more

    2016PLoS ONE24 citations Open access

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28. Associations between psychological stress and smoking, drinking, obesity, and high blood pressure in an upper middle‐income country in the African region

    Tanja Chamik, Bharathi Viswanathan, J. Gedeon, P. Bovet

    2018Stress and Health21 citations Open access

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29. The Seychelles Heart Study 2004: methods and main findings

    P. Bovet, J. William, Bharathi Viswanathan, G. Madeleine +4 more

    200820 citations

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30. Addressing non-communicable diseases in the Seychelles: towards a comprehensive plan of action

    P. Bovet, Bharathi Viswanathan, C. Shamlaye, Sarah Romain +1 more

    2010Global Health Promotion19 citations Open access

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31. Linking Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) data to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC): the case for the Seychelles.

    Bharathi Viswanathan, C. Warren, Nathan R. Jones, S. Asma +1 more

    2008Preventive Medicine19 citations

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32. Blood pressure and cognitive function: a prospective analysis among adolescents in the Seychelles

    T. Lyngdoh, Bharathi Viswanathan, R. Kobrosly, E. van Wijngaarden +6 more

    2013Journal of Hypertension18 citations Open access

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33. Association between obesity indices and cardiovascular risk factors in late adolescence in the Seychelles

    P. Bovet, Tiphaine Arlabosse, Bharathi Viswanathan, G. Myers

    2012BMC Pediatrics18 citations Open access

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34. Hypertension Prevalence Based on Blood Pressure Measurements on Two vs. One Visits: A Community-Based Screening Programme and a Narrative Review

    Chloé Plumettaz, Bharathi Viswanathan, P. Bovet

    2020International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health16 citations Open access

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35. Comparison between capillary glucose measured with a Contour glucometer and plasma glucose in a population survey

    F. Stauffer, Bharathi Viswanathan, Maygane Jean, Prosper Kinabo +1 more

    201613 citations Open access

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36. Gender and socioeconomic disparities in BMI trajectories in the Seychelles: a cohort analysis based on serial population-based surveys

    I. Rossi, V. Rousson, Bharathi Viswanathan, P. Bovet

    2011BMC Public Health13 citations Open access

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37. Trends in prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of high blood pressure in the Seychelles between 1989 and 2013

    S. Heiniger, Bharathi Viswanathan, J. Gedeon, F. Paccaud +1 more

    2017Journal of Hypertension12 citations

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38. Associations of Baroreflex Sensitivity, Heart Rate Variability, and Initial Orthostatic Hypotension with Prenatal and Recent Postnatal Methylmercury Exposure in the Seychelles Child Development Study at Age 19 Years

    D. Périard, Bujar Beqiraj, D. Hayoz, Bharathi Viswanathan +5 more

    2015International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health11 citations Open access

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39. Impact of a smoking ban in public places: a rapid assessment in the Seychelles

    Bharathi Viswanathan, Chloé Plumettaz, J. Gedeon, P. Bovet

    2011Tobacco Control10 citations

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40. Trends in Obesity, Overweight, and Thinness in Children in the Seychelles Between 1998 and 2016

    R. Aly, Bharathi Viswanathan, Gaynor Mangroo, J. Gedeon +1 more

    2018Obesity9 citations Open access

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41. Relation between high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and cardiovascular and renal markers in a middle-income country in the African region.

    I. Rossi, M. Bochud, Bharathi Viswanathan, W. Riesen +1 more

    2012International Journal of Cardiology9 citations Open access

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42. THE GLOBAL YOUTH TOBACCO SURVEY IN THE SEYCHELLES - 2002

    P. Bovet, Bharathi Viswanathan, Wick Warren

    20029 citations

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43. Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations between Body Mass Index and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Adolescents in a Country of the African Region

    T. Lyngdoh, Bharathi Viswanathan, E. van Wijngaarden, G. Myers +1 more

    2013International Journal of Endocrinology8 citations Open access

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44. Utility of silhouette showcards to assess adiposity in three countries across the epidemiological transition

    Tyler O Reese, P. Bovet, C. Choo-Kang, K. Bedu-Addo +11 more

    2020PLOS Global Public Health5 citations Open access

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45. The associations between alcohol intake and cardiometabolic risk in African-origin adults spanning the epidemiologic transition

    Danny Baghdan, Lara R. Dugas, C. Choo-Kang, J. Plange-Rhule +8 more

    2021BMC Public Health3 citations Open access

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46. No further decrease in blood pressure when the interval between readings exceeds one hour

    A. Chiolero, J. Witteman, Bharathi Viswanathan, J. William +1 more

    2008Blood Pressure Monitoring3 citations

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47. Objectively measured moderate-to-vigorous physical activity does not attenuate prospective weight gain among african-origin adults spanning the epidemiological transition

    Jessica C. Davies, C. Choo-Kang, L. Soepnel, Hayli Geffen +20 more

    2025Scientific Reports2 citations Open access

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48. Silhouette showcards confirm altered obesity-associated body image perception in international cohort study of African-origin populations

    C. Choo-Kang, Tyler Reese, L. Micklesfield, P. Bovet +11 more

    2024BMJ Open2 citations Open access

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49. The utility of physical activity questionnaires among African origin populations; lost in translation?

    Jessica C. Davies, C. Choo-Kang, L. Soepnel, Hayli Geffen +17 more

    2024Research Square2 citations Open access

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50. Objectively measured moderate-to-vigorous physical activity does not attenuate prospective weight gain among African-origin adults spanning the epidemiological transition

    Jessica C. Davies, C. Choo-Kang, L. Soepnel, Hayli Geffen +19 more

    2024Research Square2 citations

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