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Sumathy Rangarajan
Researcher at Population Health Research Institute
Publications - 177
Citations - 23995
Sumathy Rangarajan is an academic researcher from Population Health Research Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Population. The author has an hindex of 52, co-authored 136 publications receiving 17729 citations. Previous affiliations of Sumathy Rangarajan include Hamilton Health Sciences & McMaster University.
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The association of grip strength with cardiovascular diseases and all-cause mortality in people with hypertension: Findings from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology China Study.
Weida Liu,Darryl P. Leong,Bo Hu,Lap AhTse,Sumathy Rangarajan,Yang Wang,Chuangshi Wang,Fanghong Lu,Yindong Li,Salim Yusuf,Lisheng Liu,Wei Li +11 more
TL;DR: The results of the combined analyses indicate that the risk of cardiovascular incidence, cardiovascular mortality, and all-cause mortality is highest for people with hypertension and low grip strength.
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Variations in the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic across 5 continents: A cross-sectional, individual level analysis
Aditya Khetan,Salim Yusuf,Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo,Andrzej Szuba,Andres Orlandini,Nafiza Mat-Nasir,Aytekin Oguz,Rajeev Gupta,Alvaro Avezum,I Rosnah,Paul Poirier,Koon K. Teo,Andreas Wielgosz,Scott A. Lear,Lia M. Palileo-Villanueva,Pamela Seron,Jephat Chifamba,Sumathy Rangarajan,Maha Mushtaha,Deepa Mohan,Karen Yeates,Martin McKee,Prem Mony,Marjan Walli-Attaei,Hamda Khansaheb,Annika Rosengren,Khalid F. AlHabib,Iolanthé M. Kruger,Maria Jose Paucar,Erkin M. Mirrakhimov,Batyrbek Assembekov,Darryl P. Leong +31 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors conducted a survey of the financial impact of the pandemic on individuals, using an international cohort that has been well-characterized prior to the outbreak and found that 32.4% of participants had suffered an adverse financial impact, defined as job loss, inability to meet financial obligations or essential needs, or using savings to meet monetary obligations.
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Cardiovascular disease, mortality, and their associations with modifiable risk factors in a multi-national South Asia cohort: a PURE substudy.
Philip Joseph,V. Raman Kutty,Viswanathan Mohan,Rajesh Kumar,Prem Mony,K Vijayakumar,Shofiqul Islam,Romaina Iqbal,Khawar Kazmi,Omar Rahman,Rita Yusuf,Ranjit Mohan Anjana,Indu Mohan,Sumathy Rangarajan,Rajeev Gupta,Salim Yusuf +15 more
TL;DR: In South Asia, both CVD and deaths are highest in rural areas and among men, which will require investment in policies that target a broad range of health determinants.
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Association of Sitting Time With Mortality and Cardiovascular Events in High-Income, Middle-Income, and Low-Income Countries.
Sidong Li,Scott A. Lear,Sumathy Rangarajan,Bo Hu,Lu Yin,Shrikant I. Bangdiwala,Khalid F. AlHabib,Annika Rosengren,Rajeev Gupta,Prem Mony,Andreas Wielgosz,Omar Rahman,M Y Mazapuspavina,Alvaro Avezum,Aytekin Oguz,Karen Yeates,Fernando Lanas,Antonio L. Dans,Marc Evans M Abat,Afzalhussein Yusufali,R. Diaz,Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo,Lloyd Leach,Pvm Lakshmi,Alicja Basiak-Rasała,Romaina Iqbal,Roya Kelishadi,Jephat Chifamba,Rasha Khatib,Wei Li,Salim Yusuf +30 more
TL;DR: Reducing sedentary time along with increasing physical activity might be an important strategy for easing the global burden of premature deaths and CVD in economically diverse settings, especially in low-income and lower-middle-income countries.
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Risk factors, cardiovascular disease, and mortality in South America: a PURE substudy.
Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo,Philip Joseph,Jose Lopez-Lopez,Fernando Lanas,Alvaro Avezum,R. Diaz,Paul A. Camacho,Pamela Seron,Gustavo B. F. Oliveira,Andres Orlandini,Sumathy Rangarajan,Shofiqul Islam,Salim Yusuf +12 more
TL;DR: A large proportion of CVD and premature deaths in South America could be averted by controlling metabolic risk factors and tobacco use, which are common leading risk factors for both outcomes in the region.