Lara R. Dugas

Also affiliated with University of Cape Town, Chicago Department of Public Health, Loyola University Chicago

MedicineBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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Driven by 35 papers. Top paper: “Associations between self-reported sleep duration and cardiometabolic risk factors in young African-origin adults from the five-country modeling the epidemiologic transition study (METS)”.

Associations between self-reported sleep duration and cardiometabolic risk factors in young African-origin adults from the five-country modeling the epidemiologic transition study (METS)

Sleep Health(2020)10.1016/j.sleh.2020.03.003

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13 citations

Lara R. Dugas, Laura C. Roden, Estelle V. Lambert, Pascal Bovet, Jacob Plange‐Rhule +7 more

Predictors of HbA1c among Adipocytokine Biomarkers in African-American Men with Varied Glucose Tolerance

Biomedicines(2020)10.3390/biomedicines8110520

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1 citations

Arfana Akbar, Brian T. Layden, Yuval Eisenberg, Medha Priyadarshini, Jeffrey A. Borgia +4 more

Predictors of HbA1c among adipocytokine biomarkers in African American men with varied glucose tolerance

Research Square(2020)10.21203/rs.3.rs-51156/v1

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Arfana Akbar, Brian T. Layden, Yuval Eisenberg, Medha Priyadarshini, Jeffrey A. Borgia +4 more

Daily energy expenditure through the human life course

Science(2021)10.1126/science.abe5017

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590 citations

Yosuke Yamada, Hiroyuki Sagayama, Philip N. Ainslie, Lene Frost Andersen, Liam Anderson +77 more

Energy compensation and adiposity in humans

Current Biology(2021)10.1016/j.cub.2021.08.016

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128 citations

Lewis G. Halsey, Herman Pontzer, Philip N. Ainslie, Lene Frost Andersen, Liam Anderson +79 more

Physical activity and fat-free mass during growth and in later life

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition(2021)10.1093/ajcn/nqab260

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50 citations

Yosuke Yamada, Hiroyuki Sagayama, Philip N. Ainslie, Lene Frost Andersen, Liam Anderson +77 more

Evolution of water conservation in humans

Current Biology(2021)10.1016/j.cub.2021.02.045

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38 citations

Mary H. Brown, Brian M. Wood, David A. Raichlen, Audax Mabulla, Jacob A. Harris +19 more

Gut microbiota alterations in response to sleep length among African-origin adults

PLoS ONE(2021)10.1371/journal.pone.0255323

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31 citations

Candice Choo-Kang, Sirimon Reutrakul, Stephanie J. Crowley, Dale E. Rae, Kweku Bedu-Addo +11 more

Transcriptome prediction performance across machine learning models and diverse ancestries

Human Genetics and Genomics Advances(2021)10.1016/j.xhgg.2020.100019

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29 citations

Ryan Schubert, Xiuqing Guo, W. Craig Johnson, Jerome I. Rotter, Ina Hoeschele +6 more

Consumption of Monounsaturated Fatty Acids Is Associated with Improved Cardiometabolic Outcomes in Four African-Origin Populations Spanning the Epidemiologic Transition

Nutrients(2021)10.3390/nu13072442

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9 citations

Lara R. Dugas, Candice Choo-Kang, Pascal Bovet, Terrence Forrester, Kweku Bedu-Addo +6 more

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

BMC Public Health(2021)10.1186/s12889-021-12128-2

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3 citations

Lara R. Dugas, Candice Choo-Kang, Jacob Plange‐Rhule, Pascal Bovet, Bharathi Viswanathan +7 more

Variation in human water turnover associated with environmental and lifestyle factors

Science(2022)10.1126/science.abm8668

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101 citations

Xueying Zhang, Mary E. Henderson, Hiroyuki Sagayama, Herman Pontzer, Daiki Watanabe +87 more

Variability in energy expenditure is much greater in males than females

Journal of Human Evolution(2022)10.1016/j.jhevol.2022.103229

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33 citations

Vincent Careau, Herman Pontzer, Philip N. Ainslie, Lene Frost Andersen, Liam Anderson +78 more

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

PLOS Global Public Health(2022)10.1371/journal.pgph.0000127

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4 citations

Pascal Bovet, Candice Choo-Kang, Kweku Bedu-Addo, Terrence Forrester, Jack A. Gilbert +10 more

Women’s access to health care for non-communicable diseases in South Africa: A scoping review.

F1000Research(2022)10.12688/f1000research.123598.1

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3 citations

Jess Davies, Chad Africa, Candice Choo-Kang, Julia H. Goedecke, Hlengiwe P. Madlala +6 more

Signalling cognition: the gut microbiota and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis

Frontiers in Endocrinology(2023)10.3389/fendo.2023.1130689

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364 citations

Brian T. Layden, Lara R. Dugas, Jody Rusch

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

Nature Communications(2023)10.1038/s41467-023-40874-x

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116 citations

Candice Choo-Kang, Maria Gjerstad Maseng, Sonya Donato, Pascal Bovet, Bharathi Viswanathan +14 more

Total daily energy expenditure has declined over the past three decades due to declining basal expenditure, not reduced activity expenditure

Nature Metabolism(2023)10.1038/s42255-023-00782-2

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66 citations

Jasper M. A. de Jong, Srishti Sinha, Klaas R. Westerterp, Yosuke Yamada, Hiroyuki Sagayama +75 more

Prevalence of obesity, hypertension and diabetes among people living with HIV in South Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Infectious Diseases(2023)10.1186/s12879-023-08736-5

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32 citations

Jess Davies, Chad Africa, Candice Choo-Kang, Julia H. Goedecke, Hlengiwe P. Madlala +6 more

miR‐10b‐5p rescues leaky gut linked with gastrointestinal dysmotility and diabetes

United European Gastroenterology Journal(2023)10.1002/ueg2.12463

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19 citations

Rajan Singh, Se Eun Ha, Zhuqing Wang, Byungchang Jin, Mariah Ha +11 more

Gut microbiota and fecal short chain fatty acids differ with adiposity and country of origin: The METS-Microbiome Study

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2023)10.1101/2023.03.21.533195

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9 citations

Candice Choo-Kang, Maria Gjerstad Maseng, Sonya Donato, Pascal Bovet, Kweku Bedu-Addo +10 more

Gut microbiota and fecal short chain fatty acids differ with adiposity and country of origin: The METS-Microbiome Study

Research Square(2023)10.21203/rs.3.rs-2791107/v1

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Gertrude Ecklu-Mensah, Maria Gjerstad Maseng, Sonya Donato, Candice Coo-Kang, Lara R. Dugas +10 more

Women’s access to health care for non-communicable diseases in South Africa: A scoping review.

F1000Research(2024)10.12688/f1000research.123598.2

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3 citations

Jess Davies, Chad Africa, Candice Choo-Kang, Julia H. Goedecke, Hlengiwe P. Madlala +6 more

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

BMJ Open(2024)10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065498

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2 citations

Tyler Reese, Lisa K. Micklesfield, Pascal Bovet, Kweku Bedu-Addo, Terrence Forrester +10 more

The relationship between leptin-to-adiponectin ratio and HOMA-IR and metabolic syndrome in five African-origin populations

International Journal of Obesity(2024)10.1038/s41366-024-01655-8

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2 citations

Julianne Jorgensen, Julia Zeng, Candice Choo-Kang, Joseph L. Zapater, Kweku Bedu-Addo +10 more

Sex-specific associations between self-reported sleep characteristics and 10-year cardiovascular disease risk in men and women of African descent living in a low socioeconomic status environment

Sleep Epidemiology(2024)10.1016/j.sleepe.2024.100091

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2 citations

Arron T.L. Correia, Laura C. Roden, Estelle V. Lambert, Brian T. Layden, Sirimon Reutrakul +5 more

Toxic Metals Impact Gut Microbiota and Metabolic Risk in Five African-Origin Populations

medRxiv(2024)10.1101/2024.10.07.24315016

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2 citations

Candice Choo-Kang, Luyu Wang, Lina Issa, Jack A. Gilbert, Gertrude Ecklu-Mensah +13 more

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

Research Square(2024)10.21203/rs.3.rs-5529358/v1

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1 citations

Candice Choo-Kang, Larske M. Soepnel, Hayli Geffen, Asanda Mtintsilana, Chad Africa +16 more

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

Research Square(2024)10.21203/rs.3.rs-5043485/v1

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Candice Choo-Kang, Larske M. Soepnel, Hayli Geffen, Chad Africa, Asanda Mtintsilana +18 more

Toxic metals impact gut microbiota and metabolic risk in five African-origin populations

Gut Microbes Reports(2025)10.1080/29933935.2025.2481442

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4 citations

Candice Choo-Kang, Luyu Wang, Lina Issa, Jack A. Gilbert, Gertrude Ecklu-Mensah +13 more

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

Scientific Reports(2025)10.1038/s41598-025-85383-7

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3 citations

Candice Choo-Kang, Larske M. Soepnel, Hayli Geffen, Chad Africa, Asanda Mtintsilana +19 more

Colliding crises: The global diabetes pandemic meets climate change—A scoping review

The Journal of Climate Change and Health(2025)10.1016/j.joclim.2025.100433

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H. Todd Hudson, Julia Araneta, Brandon Robert Bedell, Ama de‐Graft Aikins, Lara R. Dugas +15 more

An ecological analysis of sleep health across five African-origin populations spanning the epidemiologic transition

Sleep Health(2025)10.1016/j.sleh.2025.02.002

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Stephanie J. Crowley, Sirimon Reutrakul, Dale E. Rae, Estelle V. Lambert, Nandipha Sinyanya +16 more

Brief communication: targeted serum proteomics in postpartum South African women living with and without HIV, correlations with anthropometry and adiposity

AIDS Research and Therapy(2025)10.1186/s12981-025-00782-0

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Junyu Chen, Jennifer Jao, Landon Myer, Amy E. Mendham, Carmen Pheiffer +6 more

Gluteal Adipose Tissue Mitochondrial Respiration and Insulin Sensitivity in Pregnant South African Women Living With HIV on Tenofovir–Lamivudine–Dolutegravir

JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes(2025)10.1097/qai.0000000000003755

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Jennifer Jao, Georgia Roussos, Amy E. Mendham, Landon Myer, Elaine J. Abrams +11 more