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Shofiqul Islam
Researcher at Population Health Research Institute
Publications - 65
Citations - 13281
Shofiqul Islam is an academic researcher from Population Health Research Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Risk factor & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 34, co-authored 55 publications receiving 10842 citations. Previous affiliations of Shofiqul Islam include Hamilton Health Sciences & Hamilton General Hospital.
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Risk factors for ischaemic and intracerebral haemorrhagic stroke in 22 countries (the INTERSTROKE study): a case-control study
Martin O'Donnell,Martin O'Donnell,Denis Xavier,Lisheng Liu,Hongye Zhang,Siu Lim Chin,Purnima Rao-Melacini,Sumathy Rangarajan,Shofiqul Islam,Prem Pais,Matthew J. McQueen,Charles Mondo,Albertino Damasceno,Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo,Graeme J. Hankey,Antonio L. Dans,Khalid Yusoff,Thomas Truelsen,Hans-Christoph Diener,Ralph L. Sacco,Danuta Ryglewicz,Anna Członkowska,Christian Weimar,Xingyu Wang,Salim Yusuf +24 more
TL;DR: The findings suggest that ten risk factors are associated with 90% of the risk of stroke, and targeted interventions that reduce blood pressure and smoking, and promote physical activity and a healthy diet, could substantially reduce the burden of stroke.
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Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension in Rural and Urban Communities in High-, Middle-, and Low-Income Countries
Clara K Chow,Clara K Chow,Koon K. Teo,Sumathy Rangarajan,Shofiqul Islam,Rajeev Gupta,Alvaro Avezum,Ahmad Bahonar,Jephat Chifamba,Gilles R. Dagenais,Rafael Diaz,Khawar Kazmi,Fernando Lanas,Li Wei,Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo,Lu Fanghong,Noor Hassim Ismail,Thandi Puoane,Annika Rosengren,Andrzej Szuba,Ahmet Temizhan,Andy Wielgosz,Rita Yusuf,Afzalhussein Yusufali,Martin McKee,Lisheng Liu,Prem Mony,Salim Yusuf +27 more
TL;DR: The findings suggest substantial room for improvement in hypertension diagnosis and treatment and suggest low education was associated with lower rates of awareness, treatment, and control in LICs, but not in other countries.
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Risk Factors for Early Myocardial Infarction in South Asians Compared With Individuals in Other Countries
Prashant P. Joshi,Shofiqul Islam,Prem Pais,Srinath Reddy,Prabhakaran Dorairaj,Khawar Kazmi,Mrigendra Raj Pandey,Sirajul Haque,Shanthi Mendis,Sumathy Rangarajan,Salim Yusuf +10 more
TL;DR: The earlier age of AMI in South Asians can be largely explained by higher risk factor levels at younger ages, particularly for smoking and psychosocial factors such as depression and stress at work or home.
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Use of secondary prevention drugs for cardiovascular disease in the community in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries (the PURE Study): a prospective epidemiological survey
Salim Yusuf,Shofiqul Islam,Clara K Chow,Sumathy Rangarajan,Gilles R. Dagenais,Rafael Diaz,Rajeev Gupta,Roya Kelishadi,Romaina Iqbal,Alvaro Avezum,Annamarie Kruger,Raman Kutty,Fernando Lanas,Liu Lisheng,Li Wei,Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo,Aytekin Oguz,Omar Rahman,H Swidan,Khalid Yusoff,Witold Zatonski,Annika Rosengren,Koon K. Teo +22 more
TL;DR: Overall, few individuals with cardiovascular disease took antiplatelet drugs, β blockers, ACE inhibitors or ARBs, or statins, and use was highest in high-income countries and lowest in low- Income countries, with greatest variation in poorest countries.
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Associations of fats and carbohydrate intake with cardiovascular disease and mortality in 18 countries from five continents (PURE): a prospective cohort study
Mahshid Dehghan,Andrew Mente,Andrew Mente,Xiaohe Zhang,Sumathi Swaminathan,Wei Li,Viswanathan Mohan,Romaina Iqbal,Rajesh Kumar,Edelweiss Wentzel-Viljoen,Annika Rosengren,Leela Itty Amma,Alvaro Avezum,Jephat Chifamba,Rafael Diaz,Rasha Khatib,Scott A. Lear,Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo,Xiaoyun Liu,Rajeev Gupta,Noushin Mohammadifard,Nan Gao,Aytekin Oguz,Anis Safura Ramli,Pamela Seron,Yi Sun,Andrzej Szuba,Lungiswa Tsolekile,Andreas Wielgosz,Rita Yusuf,Afzalhussein Yusufali,Koon K. Teo,Sumathy Rangarajan,Gilles R. Dagenais,Shrikant I. Bangdiwala,Shofiqul Islam,Sonia S. Anand,Salim Yusuf,Rafael Diaz,Andres Orlandini,B Linetsky,S Toscanelli,G Casaccia,JM Maini Cuneo,Omar Rahman,R Yusuf,AK Azad,KA Rabbani,HM Cherry,Adnan Mannan,I Hassan,AT Talukdar,RB Tooheen,MU Khan,Mariz Sintaha,Tarzia Choudhury,Rashidul Haque,S Parvin,A Avezum,GB Oliveira,CS Marcilio,A.C. Mattos,K Teo,Salim Yusuf,Jane DeJesus,D Agapay,T Tongana,R Solano,I Kay,S Trottier,J Rimac,W Elsheikh,L Heldman,E Ramezani,G Dagenais,P. Poirier,G Turbide,Dominique Auger,A LeBlanc De Bluts,MC Proulx,M Cayer,N Bonneville,S Lear,Danijela Gasevic,E Corber,V de Jong,I Vukmirovich,Andy Wielgosz,George Fodor,Andrew L. Pipe,A Shane,F Lanas,P Seron,S Martinez,A Valdebenito,Maria Jose Oliveros,Li Wei,Liu Lisheng,Chen Chunming,Wang Xingyu,Zhao Wenhua,Zhang Hongye,Jia Xuan,Hu Bo,Sun Yi,Bo Jian,Zhao Xiuwen,Chang Xiaohong,Chen Tao,Chen Hui,Deng Qing,Cheng Xiaoru,He Xinye,Li Jian,Li Juan,Liu Xu,Ren Bing,Wang Wei,Wang Yang,Yang Jun,Zhai Yi,Zhu Manlu,Lu Fanghong,Wu Jianfang,Li Yindong,Hou Yan,Zhang Liangqing,Guo Baoxia,Liao Xiaoyang,Zhang Shiying,Bian Rongwen,Tian Xiuzhen,Li Dong,Chen Di,Wu Jianguo,Xiao Yize,Liu Tianlu,Zhang Peng,Dong Changlin,Li Ning,Ma Xiaolan,Yang Yuqing,Lei Rensheng,Fu Minfan,He Jing,Liu Yu,Xing Xiaojie,Zhou Qiang,P Lopez-Jaramillo,PA Camacho Lopez,R. Garcia,Lja Jurado,Diego Gomez-Arbelaez,JF Arguello,R Dueñas,Stein Silva,LP Pradilla,F Ramirez,DI Molina,C Cure-Cure,Maritza Pérez,E. Hernández,E Arcos,S Fernandez,C Narvaez,J Paez,A Sotomayor,Hector H. Garcia,G. C. Sanchez,T David,A Rico,Prem Mony,Mario Vaz,A V Bharathi,S Swaminathan,K Shankar Av Kurpad,KG Jayachitra,Nithin Kumar,Virinder Mohan,Mohan Deepa,K Parthiban,M Anitha,S Hemavathy,T Rahulashankiruthiyayan,D Anitha,K Sridevi,R Gupta,Raja Babu Panwar,Indu Mohan,Prateek Rastogi,Sharad Rastogi,R Bhargava,Ramesh Kumar,JS Thakur,Binod Kumar Patro,Pvm Lakshmi,Rajiv Mahajan,P Chaudary,V. Raman Kutty,K Vijayakumar,K Ajayan,G Rajasree,AR Renjini,A Deepu,B Sandhya,S Asha,HS Soumya,Roya Kelishadi,Ahmad Bahonar,N Mohammadifard,Hadi Heidari,Khalid Yusoff,Tst Ismail,KK Ng,A Devi,Nafiza Mat Nasir,Mohd Azhar Mohd Yasin,Maizatullifah Miskan,EA Rahman,Mkm Arsad,Farnaza Ariffin,Suraya Abdul Razak,Fadhlina Abd Majid,Najmin Abu Bakar,MY Yacob,Nurshuhada Zainon,R Salleh,Ramli M,NA Halim,SR Norlizan,NM Ghazali,Mohd Arshad,Rosdinom Razali,Sahra Ali,HR Othman,Cwjcw Hafar,A Pit,N Danuri,F Basir,Sna Zahari,Hussein A. Abdullah,MA Arippin,NA Zakaria,I Noorhassim,MJ Hasni,MT Azmi,MI Zaleha,KY Hazdi,AR Rizam,W Sazman,A Azman,Rana Khatib,U Khammash,A Khatib,Rita Giacaman,R Iqbal,A Afridi,R Khawaja,A Raza,Khawar Kazmi,Witold Zatonski,A Szuba,Katarzyna Zatońska,Rafał Ilow,M Ferus,Bożena Regulska-Ilow,Dorota Różańska,Maria Wołyniec,Alkamel,Mohamed M. Ali,M A Kruger,H H Voster,Aletta E. Schutte,E Wentzel-Viljoen,F.C. Eloff,H de Ridder,H Moss,Johan C. Potgieter,AA Roux,M Watson,G de Wet,Antonel Olckers,Johann C. Jerling,Marlien Pieters,Tiny Hoekstra,Thandi Puoane,Ehimario U. Igumbor,L Tsolekile,David Sanders,P Naidoo,Nelia P. Steyn,Nasheeta Peer,Bongani M. Mayosi,Brian Rayner,V Lambert,Naomi S. Levitt,Tracy Kolbe-Alexander,L Ntyintyane,Gail D Hughes,Rina Swart,Jean Fourie,Moise Muzigaba,S Xapa,N Gobile,K Ndayi,B Jwili,K Ndibaza,Bonaventure Amandi Egbujie,A Rosengren,K Bengtsson Boström,A.-M. Gustavsson,M Andreasson,M Snällman,L Wirdemann,A Oguz,N Imeryuz,Yuksel Altuntas,Sadi Gulec,A Temizhan,Kubilay Karsidag,Kbt Calik,Aak Akalin,Ozge Telci Caklili,Mirac Vural Keskinler,AN Erbakan,AM Yusufali,Wael Almahmeed,H Swidan,EA Darwish,Ara Hashemi,N Al-Khaja,JM Muscat-Baron,SH Ahmed,TM Mamdouh,WM Darwish,Mhs Abdelmotagali,SA Omer Awed,GA Movahedi,Fawaz Al Hussain,H Al Shaibani,Rim Gharabou,DF Youssef,Azs Nawati,Zar Abu Salah,Rfe Abdalla,SM Al Shuwaihi,MA Al Omairi,OD Cadigal,R.S. Alejandrino,J Chifamba,L Gwaunza,G Terera,C Mahachi,P Murambiwa,T Machiweni,R Mapanga +355 more
TL;DR: High carbohydrate intake was associated with higher risk of total mortality, whereas total fat and individual types of fat were related to lower total mortality.