Prof. Rainford Jonathan Wilks
Director in FMS - TMRI -Epidem Res Unit: Centre Research/Teaching
Bach. of Medicine & Surgery from UWI MonaDoctor of Medicine from UWI MonaMaster of Science from University of London
Telephone: 876/927-2471
Email: rainford.wilks@uwimona.edu.jm
Email: rainford.wilks@uwimona.edu.jm
Citations
Book, Chapter
- Wilks, Rainford J., Tulloch-Reid, Marshall K., Fraser, Henry. Cardiovascular diseases in the Caribbean : Historical highlights, current situation and future perspectives
- Wilks, Rainford J., McFarlane Anderson, Norma, Bennett, Franklyn I., Fraser, Henry S., McGee, Daniel L., Cooper, Richard S., Forrester, Terrence E.. Obesity in peoples of the African diaspora
- Forrester, Terrence E., Wilks, Rainford J., Bennett, Franklyn I., McFarlane Anderson, Norma, McGee, Daniel L., Cooper, Richard S., Fraser, Henry S.. Obesity in the Caribbean
Journal, Article
- Figueroa, J. P. , Ward, E. , Walters, C. , Ashley, D. E. , Wilks, R. J. . High risk health behaviours among adult Jamaicans
- Duff, Edith M., Simpson, S. H., Whittle, Sybil, Bailey, Ellen Y., Lopez, Sheryll A., Wilks, Rainford J. . Impact on blood pressure control of a six-month intervention project
- Simpson, S. H., Duff, Edith M., Whittle, Sybil, Wilks, Rainford J. . Profile of uncontrolled hypertensive patients attending the Specialist Hypertension Clinic, University Hospital of the West Indies
- Sargeant, Lincoln A., Boyne, Michael S., Bennett, Franklyn I., Forrester, Terrence E., Wilks, Rainford J.. Comparison of ADA and WHO criteria in screening for undetected diabetes mellitus in Jamaican adults [Abstract only]
- Zohoori, Namvar, Ward, Elizabeth., Wilks, Rainford J., Ashley, Deanna E., Forrester, Terrence E.. Non-fatal violence-related injuries (VRIs) at the Kingston Regional Hospital (KRH): A preventable drain on resources [Abstract only]
- Wilks, Rainford J., Younger, Novie O., Ashley, Deanna E., Ward, Elizabeth., Zohoori, Namvar, Mullings, J., Bennett, Franklyn I., Forrester, Terrence E.. The prevalence of hypertension and its relationship to obesity in Jamaica [Abstract only]
- Chutkan, Majorie E., Meeks-Gardner, Julie, Wilks, Rainford J.. Concepts of obesity among outpatients of a Jamaican hospital
- Wilks, R. , Younger, N. , Mullings, J. , Zohoori, N. , Figueroa, P. , Tulloch-Reid, M. , Ferguson, T. , Walters, C. , Bennett, F. , Forrester, T. , Ward, E. , Ashley, D. . Factors affecting study efficiency and item non-response in health surveys in developing countries: the Jamaica national healthy lifestyle survey
- Boyne, Michael S., Osmond, C., Thame, Minerva M., Bennett, Franklyn I., Wilks, Rainford J., Forrester, Terrence E.. Early Adiposity Rebound and Maternal Adiposity Predicts Blood Pressure in Children: The Vulnerable Windows Study. [Abstract]
- Sargeant, Lincoln A. , Bennett, Franklyn I. , Forrester, Terrence E. , Cooper, Richard S. , Wilks, Rainford J. . Predicting incident diabetes in Jamaica: The role of anthropometry
- Thame, Minerva M., Wilks, Rainford J., Bennett, Franklyn I., Osmond, C., Forrester, Terrence E.. Second trimester placental volumes predict birth size [Abstract]
- Luke, A., Durazo-Arvizu, R.A., Cao, G., Forrester, Terrence E., Wilks, Rainford J., Schoeller, D.A., Cooper, R.S.. Activity, adiposity and weight change in Jamaican adults
- Murphy, Edward L., Wilks, Rainford J., Morgan, Owen St C., Hanchard, Barrie, Cranston, Beverley, Figueroa ,J.Peter, Gibbs, W.Nigel, Murphy, Jacquelyn J., Blattner, William A.. Health effects of human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) in a Jamaican cohort
- Kalra, Lalit, Rambaran, Curtis, Chowienczyk, Philip, Goss, David, Hambleton, Ian R., Ritter, James, Shah, Ajay, Wilks, Rainford J., Forrester, Terrence E.. Ethnic Differences in Arterial Responses and Inflammatory Markers in Afro-Caribbean and Caucasian Subjects
- Stephen,C. A, Thame,Minerva M., Gray,Robert H., Barker,D. J., Wilks,Rainford J., Forrester,Terrence E., McKenzie,Colin A,. Primary malnutrition: Can we always tell?
- Wilks, Rainford J., Younger, Novie O., Ashley, Deanna E., Ward, Elizabeth., Mullings, J., Forrester, Terrence E.. The occurrence of depressive symptoms and the association with diabetes mellitus and hypertension in Jamaica [Abstract only]
- Zohoori, Namvar, Ashley, Deanna E., Younger, Novie O., Ward, Elizabeth., Mullings, J., Forrester, Terrence E., Wilks, Rainford J.. Physical activity and eating patterns: Correlates in a nationally representative sample of Jamaican adults from the lifestyle survey [Abstract only]
- Wilks, Rainford J., Younger, Novie O., Ashley, Deanna E., Ward, Elizabeth., Zohoori, Namvar, Mullings, J., Bennett, Franklyn I., Forrester, Terrence E.. The burden of diabetes mellitus in the Jamaican population and its relationship to obesity [Abstract only]
- Tulloch-Reid, M. K. , Boyne, Michael S, Choo-Kang, Eric. G. , Parkes, R. H. , Wright-Pascoe, Rosemarie A. , Barton, E. N. , Wilks, Rainford J., Palmer-Levy, M. L. , Smikle, M. F. . Autoantibodies in Caribbean youth with diabetes mellitus
- Wolfe, C.D, Corbin, D.O, Smeeton, N.C, Gay, G.H, Rudd, A.G, Hennis, A.J, Wilks, Rainford. J., Fraser, H.S. Post stroke survival for black-Caribbean populations in Barbados and South London
- Francis, D. K. , Van den Broeck, J. , Younger, Novie , McFarlane, S. , Rudder, K. , Gordon-Strachan, G. , Grant, A. , Johnson, A. , Tulloch-Reid, M. , Wilks, Rainford J. . Fast-food and sweetened beverage consumption: association with overweight and high waist circumference in adolescents
- Manns, Angela, Wilks, Rainford J., Hanchard, Barrie, Morgan, Owen St. C., Rudolph, Donna L., Lal, Renu B.. Viral specific humoral immune responses following transfusion-related transmission of human T cell lymphotropic virus type-I infection.
- Thame,Minerva M., Osmond,C, Bennett,Franklyn I., Wilks,Rainford J., Forrester,Terrence E.. Materno-placental characteristics of fetal growth [Abstract only]
- Kahwa, Eulalia , Sargeant, Lincoln A., McCaw-Binns, Affette M., McFarlane-Anderson, Norma, Smikle, Monica , Forrester, Terrence E., Wilks, Rainford J.. Anticardiolipin antibodies in Jamaican primiparae [Abstract]
- Wilks, Rainford J., Sargeant, Lincoln A., Gulliford, M. C., Reid, Marvin E., Forrester, Terrence E. . Management of diabetes mellitus in three settings in Jamaica
- Williams-Johnson, J. , Wilks, Rainford J. , McDonald, Archibald H. . Falls: A Modifiable Risk Factor for the Occurrence of Hip Fractures in the Elderly
- Bennett, N. R. , Boyne, Michael S., Cooper, R. S. , Royal-Thomas, T. Y. , Bennett, F. I. , Luke, A. , Wilks, Rainford. J. , Forrester, Terrence E. . The impact of adiponectin and ghrelin on incident glucose intolerance and on weight change
- Zohoori, Namvar, Jackson, Maria D., Wilks, Rainford J., Walker, Susan P., Forrester, Terrence E.. Nutritional status of older adults in Jamaica [Abstract only]
- Wilks, Rainford J., McFarlane-Anderson, Norma , Bennett, Franklyn I., Marvin E., Forrester, Terrence E.. Blood pressure in Jamaican children: Relationship to body size and composition
- Thame, Minerva M., Wilks, Rainford J., McFarlane Anderson, Norma, Bennett, Franklyn I., Forrester, Terrence E.. Relationship between maternal nutritional status and infant's weight and body proportions at birth
- Cooper, Richard S., Rotimi, Charles N., Kaufman, Jay S., Owoaje, Eme E., Fraser, Henry S., Forrester, Terrence E., Wilks, Rainford J., Riste, Lisa K., Cruickshank, J. Kennedy. Prevelance of NIDDM among populations of the African diaspora.
- Cooper, Richard S., McFarlane Anderson, Norma, Bennett, Franklyn I., Wilks, Rainford J., Puras, Angel, Tewksbury, Duane, Ward, Ryk, Forrester, Terrence E.. ACE, angiotensinogen and obesity: A potential pathway leading to hypertension.
- Bennett,Franklyn I., McFarlane-Anderson,Norma, Wilks, Rainford J., Luke, Amy, Cooper, Richard S., Forrester, Terrence E.. Leptin concentration in women is influenced by regional distribution of adipose tissue
- Fletcher, Horace M., Mitchell, Sharmaine Y., Bennett, Franklyn I., Simms-Stewart, Donnette A., Scott, Paul W., Reid, Marvin E., Williams, Nadia P., Wharfe, Gilian H., Wilks, Rainford J.. Difference in cardiovascular disease risk profile and osteoporosis in Jamaican black women with surgical and natural menopause.
- Stephen,C.A., Thame,Minerva M., Gray,Robert H., Mckenzie,Colin A., Wilks,Rainford J., Forrester,Terrence E.. Primary malnutrition- can we tell? [Abstract only]
- Reid, Marvin E., Bennett, Franklyn I., Wilks, Rainford J., Forrester, Terrence E. . Microalbuminuria, renal function and waist: Hip ratio in black hypertensive Jamaicans
- Mennen, L. I., Jackson, Maria D., Sharma, S., Mbanya, J. C., Cade, J., Walker, Susan P., Riste, Lisa K., Wilks, Rainford J., Forrester, Terrence E., Balkau, B., Cruickshank, J. Kennedy . Habitual diet in four populations of African origin: A descriptive paper on nutrient intakes in rural and urban Cameroon, Jamaica and Caribbean migrants in Britain
- Luke, Amy H., Durazo-Arvizu, Ramon A., Rotimi, Charles N., Iams, H. , Schoeller, D. A. , Adeyemo, Adebowale A. , Forrester, Terrence E., Wilks, Rainford J., Cooper, Richard S. . Activity energy expenditure and adiposity among black adults in Nigeria and the United States
- Meeks-Gardner, Julie, Grant, D. , Hutchinson, S.E., Wilks, Rainford J.. The use of herbal teas and remedies in Jamaica
- Sargeant, Lincoln A., Ward, Elizabeth., Ali, A., Ashley, Deanna E., Wilks, Rainford J.. Factors influencing inpatient mortality of medical patients [Abstract]
- Hisada, Michie , Lal, Renu B., Masciotra, Silvina , Rudolph, Donna L., Martin, Maureen P. , Carrington, Mary , Wilks, Rainford J., Manns, Angela. Chemokine receptor gene polymorphisms and risk of human T lymphotropic virus type I infection in Jamaica
- Wilks, Rainford J., Younger, Novie O., Zohoori, Namvar, Ward, Elizabeth., Mullings, J., Forrester, Terrence E., Ashley, Deanna E.. The relationship between physical activity, obesity, diabetes mellitus and hypertension in Jamaica [Abstract only]
- Thame, Minerva M., Wilks, Rainford J., Matadial, Lennox, Forrester, Terrence E. . A comparative study of pregnancy outcome in teenage girls and mature women
- Pramparo, P, Montano, C.M, Barcelo, A, Avezum, A, Wilks, Rainford .J. Cardiovascular diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean: The present situation
- Ferguson, T.S., Younger, Novie O., Tulloch-Reid, Marshall K., Lawrence-Wright, M.B., Ashley, Deanna E., Wilks, Rainford J.. Prevalence of prehypertension and its relationship to other risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Jamaica [Abstract]
- Mbanya, J. C., Cruickshank, J. Kennedy, Forrester, Terrence E., Balkau, B., Ngogang, J. Y., Riste, Lisa K., Forhan, A. , Anderson, N. M., Bennett, Franklyn I., Wilks, Rainford J. . Standardized comparison of glucose intolerance in west African-origin populations of rural and urban Cameroon, Jamaica, and Caribbean migrants to Britain
- Wilks, Rainford J., Bennett, Franklyn I., Forrester, Terrence E., McFarlane-Anderson, Norma . Chronic diseases: The new epidemic
- West, Wayne, Gilbert, David T., Wilks, Rainford J.. Central myelinolysis in a patient with hyponatraemia
- Sharma, S., Cade, J., Jackson, Maria D., Mbanya, J. C., Chungong, S., Forrester, Terrence E., Bennett, Franklyn I., Wilks, Rainford J., Balkau, B., Cruickshank, J. Kennedy. Development of food frequency questionaires in three population samples of African origin from Cameroon, Jamaica and Caribbean
- Thame, Minerva M., Osmond, Clive., Wilks, Rainford J., Bennett, Franklyn I., Forrester, Terrence E.. Fetal Growth is Directly Related to Maternal Anthropometry and Placental Volume
- Mennen, L. I., Jackson, Maria D., Cade, J., Mbanya, J. C., Lafay, L., Sharma, S., Walker, Susan P., Chungong, S., Wilks, Rainford J., Balkau, B., Forrester, Terrence E., Cruickshank, J. Kennedy. Underreporting of energy intake in four populations of African origin
- McFarlane-Anderson, Norma , Bennett, Franklyn I.., Wilks, Rainford J., Howell, Sharon, Newsome, Cavelle, Cruickshank, J.Kennedy, Forrester, Terrence E.. Obesity and dysglycaemia in Jamaican women: Does the Trp64Arg mutation of b-3 adrenergic receptor play a role? [abstract]
- Zohoori, Namvar, Ward, Elizabeth, Gordon, Georgiana, Wilks, Rainford J., Ashley, Deanna E., Forrester, Terrence E.. Non-fatal violence-related injuries in Kingston, Jamaica: A preventable drain on resources
- Wilks, Rainford J.. Cardiovascular risk factors and mortality in Jamaica: Significant sexual dimorphism [Abstract only]
- Luke, Amy, Durazo Arvizu, Ramon A., Rotimi, Charles N., Prewitt, T. Elaine, Forrester, Terrence E., Wilks, Rainford J., Ogunbiyi, Olufemi J., Schoeller, Dale A., McGee, Daniel L., Cooper, Richard S.. Relation between body mass index and body fat in black population samples from Nigeria, Jamaica, and the United States
- Boyne, Michael S., Sargeant, Lincoln A., Bennett, Franklyn I., Cooper, Richard S., Wilks, Rainford J., Forrester, Terrence E. . Features of isolated post-challenge hyperglycaemia in Jamaican adults
- Jackson, Maria D., Walker, Susan P., Cade, J., Forrester, Terrence E., Cruickshank, J. Kennedy, Wilks, Rainford J. . Reproducibility and validity of a quantitative food frequency questionnaire among Jamaicans of African origin
- Jackson, M., Walker, S., Cruickshank, J.K., Sharma, S., Cade, J., Mbanya, J.C., Younger, N., Forrester, T., Wilks, R.. Diet and overweight and obesity in populations of African origin: Cameroon, Jamaica and the UK
- Forrester, Terrence E. , Adeyemo, Adebowale A., Soarres-Wynter, Suzanne, Sargeant, Lincoln A., Bennett, Franklyn I., Wilks, Rainford J., Luke, Amy, Prewitt, E., Kramer, Holly, Cooper, Richard S.. A randomized trial on sodium reduction in two developing countries
- Nichols S.D., Boyne, Michael S., Thame, Minerva M., Osmond, Clive, Wilks, Rainford J., Bennett, Franklyn I., McFarlane-Anderson, Norma., Young Ronald E., Forrester, Terrence E.. Cold-induced elevation of forearm vascular resistance is inversely related to birth weight
- Wilks, Rainford J., Younger, Novie O., Ashley, Deanna E., Ward, Elizabeth, Mullings, J., Forrester, Terrence E.. The occurrence of depression and its association with obesity, diabetes mellitus and hypertension in Jamaica [Abstract]
- Younger, Novie O., Zohoori, Namvar, Ward, Elizabeth, Mullings, J., Forrester, Terrence E., Ashley, Deanna E., Wilks, Rainford J.. Residential and gender differences in the relationship between physical activity and cardiovascular risk in Jamaica [Abstract]
- Wilks, Rainford J., Younger, Novie O., Ward, Elizabeth, Mullings, J., Bennett, Franklyn I., Forrester, Terrence E. . Obesity, hypertension and diabetes mellitus in the Jamaican population [Abstract]
- Younger, Novie O., Wilks, Rainford J., Cooper, Richard S., Forrester, Terrence E., Bennett, Franklyn I., Luke, Amy, McFarlane-Anderson, Norma, Mendez, Michelle A.. Prediction of total cholesterol levels in Jamaican males [Abstract]
- Ataman, Susan L., Cooper, Richard S., Rotimi, Charles N., McGee, Daniel L., Osotimehin, Babatunde, Kadiri, Solomon, Kingue, Samuel, Muna, Walinjom, Fraser, Henry S., Forrester, Terrence E., Wilks, Rainford J.. Standardization of blood pressure measurement in a international comparative study
- Forrester, Terrence E., McFarlane Anderson, Norma, Bennett, Franklyn I., Wilks, Rainford J., Cooper, Richard S., Rotimi, Charles N., Morrison, Linda, Ward, Ryk. The angiotensin converting enzyme and blood pressure in Jamaicans
- Cooper, Richard S., Rotimi, Charles N., Ataman, Susan L., McGee, Daniel L., Osotimehin, Babatunde, Kadiri, Solomon, Muna, Walinjom, Kingue, Samuel, Fraser, Henry S., Forrester, Terrence E., Bennett, Franklyn I., Wilks, Rainford J.. The prevalence of hypertension in seven populations of West African origin.
- Kaufman, Jay S., Asuzu, Michael C., Mufunda, Jacob, Forrester, Terrence E., Wilks, Rainford J., Luke, Amy, Long, Andrew E., Cooper, Richard S.. Relationship between blood pressure and body mass index in lean populations
- Soares-Wynter, S.Y., Walker, Susan P., Wilks, Rainford J.. Dietary and lifestyle factors related to risk of obesity and hypertension in Jamaican women: Implications for health promotion [Abstract]
- La Grenade, Lois, Manns, Angela, Fletcher, Valerie, Derm D., Carberry, Christine, Hanchard, Barrie, Maloney, Elizabeth M., Cranston, Beverley, Williams, Nadia P., Wilks, Rainford J., Kang, E.C., Blattner, William A.. Clinical, pathologic, and immunologic features of human T-lymphotrophic virus type I-associated infective dermatitis in children
- Boyne, M. S. , Sargeant, L. A. , Bennett, F. I. , Wilks, Rainford J. , Cooper, R. S. , Forrester, T. E. . Isoprostanes, a marker of lipid peroxidation, may not be involved in the development of glucose intolerance
- Thame, Minerva M., Stephen, C. A., Wilks, Rainford J., Forrester, Terrence E. . The appropriateness of the current antibiotic empiric therapy based on the bacteria isolated from severely malnourished Jamaican children
- Shirley, Suzanne E., Mitchell, Derek I.G., Soares, Deanne P., James, Michael, Escoffery, Carlos T., Rhoden, A.M., Wolff, C., Choy, L., Wilks, Rainford J.. Clinicopathologic features of breast disease in Jamaica: Findings of the Jamaican breast disease study, 2000–2002
- Thame, Minerva M., Osmond, C., Wilks, Rainford J., Bennett, Franklyn I., McFarlane-Anderson, Norma , Forrester, Terrence E. . Blood pressure is related to placental volume and birth weight
- Wilks, Rainford J., Rotimi, Charles N., Bennett, Franklyn I., McFarlane-Anderson, Norma , Kaufman, Jay S., Anderson, S. G., Cooper, Richard S., Cruickshank, J. Kennedy, Forrester, Terrence E. . Diabetes in the Caribbean: Results of a population survey from Spanish Town, Jamaica
- Rotimi, Charles N., Cooper, Richard S., Okosun, I. S., Olatunbosun, S. T., Bella, A. F., Wilks, Rainford J., Bennett, Franklyn I., Cruickshank, J. Kennedy, Forrester, Terrence E. . Prevalence of diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance in Nigerians, Jamaicans and US blacks
- McFarlane Anderson, Norma, Bennett, Franklyn I., Wilks, Rainford J., Howell, Sharon, Newsome, Cavelle, Cruickshank, J. Kennedy, Forrester, Terrence E.. The Trp64 A rg mutation of the B3- Adrenergic Receptor is associated with hyperglycemia and current body mass index in Jamaican women.
- Jackson, Maria D., Walker, Susan P., Forrester, Terrence E., Cruickshank, J. Kennedy, Wilks, Rainford J.. Social and Dietary Determinants of Body Mass Index of Adult Jamaicans of African Origin
- Bennett, Franklyn I., Watson-Brown, C., Thame, Minerva M., Wilks, Rainford J., Osmond, C., Hales, N., Barker, D. J. , Forrester, Terrence E.. Shortness at birth is associated with insulin resistance in pre-pubertal Jamaican children
- Sargeant, Lincoln A., Wilks, Rainford J., Forrester, Terrence E. . Chronic diseases--facing a public health challenge
- Ferguson, T. S, Younger, Novie O, Tulloch-Reid, M. K, Lawrence-Wright, M.B, Ward, E.M, Ashley, D.E, Wilks, Rainford J.. Prevalence of prehypertension and its relationship to risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Jamaica: Analysis from a cross-sectional survey
- Boyne, Michael S, Woollard, A. , Phillips, D. I. , Taylor-Bryan, C. /Bennett, Franklyn I., Osmond, C. , Thomas, T. Y. , Wilks, Rainford J. , Forrester, Terrence E. . The association of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity and blood pressure in an Afro-Caribbean population
- Kalra, L. , Rambaran, C. , Iveson, E. , Chowienczyk, P. J. , Hambleton, I. , Ritter, J. M. , Shah, A. , Wilks, Rainford J. , Forrester, T. . The role of inheritance and environment in predisposition to vascular disease in people of African descent
- Bennett, N. R. , Boyne, M. S. , Cooper, R. S. , Royal-Thomas, T. Y. , Bennett, F. I. , Luke, A. , Wilks, Rainford J. , Forrester, Terrence E.. Impact of adiponectin and ghrelin on incident glucose intolerance and on weight change
- Yao, K. , Hisada, M. , Maloney, E. , Yamano, Y. , Hanchard, B. , Wilks, Rainford J. , Rios, M. , Jacobson, S. . Human T lymphotropic virus types I and II western blot seroindeterminate status and its association with exposure to prototype HTLV-I
- Luke, Amy, Kramer, Holly, Adeyemo, Adebowale A., Forrester, Terrence E. , Wilks, Rainford J. , Schoeller, Dale A., Leman, Cinthia, Cooper, Richard. S. . Relationship between blood pressure and physical activity assessed with stable isotopes
- Boyne, Michael S. , Gaskin, Pamela S., Luke, Amy , Wilks, Rainford J. , Bennett, Franklyn I. , Younger, Novie O., Sargeant, Lincoln A. , Adeyemo, Adebowale A., Cooper, Richard S. , Forrester, Terrence E. . Energetic determinants of glucose tolerance status in Jamaican adults
- Mendez, Michelle A., Cooper, Richard S. , Luke, Amy , Wilks, Rainford J. , Bennett, Franklyn I. , Forrester, Terrence E. . Higher income is more strongly associated with obesity than with obesity-related metabolic disorders in Jamaican adults
- Cruickshank, J. Kennedy, Mbanya, J. C. , Wilks, Rainford J., Balkau, B. , Forrester, Terrence E., Anderson, S. G., Mennen, L. I., Forhan, A., Riste, Lisa K., McFarlane-Anderson, Norma . Hypertension in four African-origin populations: Current 'Rule of Halves', quality of blood pressure control and attributable risk of cardiovascular disease
- Cruickshank, J. Kennedy, Mbanya, J. C., Wilks, Rainford J., Balkau, B., McFarlane-Anderson, Norma , Forrester, Terrence E. . Sick genes, sick individuals or sick populations with chronic disease? The emergence of diabetes and high blood pressure in African-origin populations
- Boyne, M. S. , Sargeant, L. A. , Bennett, F. I. , Wilks, R. J. , Cooper, R. S. , Forrester, T. E. . Isoprostanes, a marker of lipid peroxidation, may not be involved in the development of glucose intolerance
- Wilks, Rainford J.. Clinical aspects of obesity and diabetes mellitus
- Shirley, Suzanne E., Mitchell, Derek I. G., Soares,Deanne P., M.V. James, Escoffery, Carlos T., A. M. Rhoden, Wolff, Cynthia, Choy, L., Wilks,Rainford J.. Clinico-pathologic Features of Breast Disease in Jamaica: Preliminary Findings in the Jamaican Breast Disease Study 2000-2002
- Forrester, Terrence E., Wilks, Rainford J., Bennett, Franklyn I., Simeon, Donald T., Osmond, C., Allen, M., Chung, A. P.. Fetal growth and cardiovascular risk factors in Jamaican school children
- Zohoori, Namvar., Jackson, Maria D., Wilks, Rainford J., Walker, Susan P., Forrester, Terrence E.. Nutritional Status of Older Adults in Urban Jamaica
- Anderson, S. G., Mbanya, J. C., Heald, A.H., Tulloch-Reid, Marshall K., Jackson, Maria D., Balkau, B., Sharma, S., Forrester, Terrence E., Wilks, Rainford.J., Cruickshank , J.Kennedy. Relationship of Specific Dietary Patterns and Nutrient Intake with Glucose Intolerance and Diabetes in Populations of West African Origin [Abstract]
- Sargeant, Lincoln A., Boyne, Michael S., Bennett, Franklyn I., Forrester, Terrence E., Cooper, Richard S., Wilks, Rainford J.. Impaired glucose regulation in adults in Jamaica: Who should have the oral glucose tolerance test?
- Manns, Angela, Hanchard, Barrie, Morgan, Owen St. C., Wilks, Rainford J., Cranston, Beverley, Nam, Jun-mo, Blank, Michelle, Kuwayama, Masahiro, Yashiki, Shinji, Fujiyoshi, Toshinobu, Blattner, William A., Sonoda, Shunro. Human leukocyte antigen class II alleles associated with human T cell lymphotropic virus type I infection and adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma in a black population.
- Wilks, Rainford J., La Grenade, Lois, Hanchard, Barrie, Campbell, Marie A., Murphy, Jacquelyn J., Cranston, Beverley, Blattner, William A., Manns, Angela. Sibling adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma and clustering of human T-Cell lymphotropic virus type I infection in a Jamaican family
- Luke, Amy, Rotimi, Charles N., Cooper, Richard S., Long, Andrew.E., Forrester, Terrence E., Wilks, Rainford J., Bennett,Franklyn I., Ogunbiyi, Olufemi J., Compton, J.A., Bowsher, R.R.. Leptin and body composition of Nigerians, Jamaicans, and US blacks
- Kahwa, E. K. , Sargeant, L. A. , McCaw-Binns, Affette M. , McFarlane-Anderson, N. , Smikle, M. , Forrester, T. , Wilks, Rainford J. . Anticardiolipin antibodies in Jamaican primiparae
- Mendez, Michelle A., Cooper, Richard S., Wilks, Rainford J., Luke, Amy, Forrester, Terrence E.. Income, education, and blood pressure in adults in Jamaica, a middle-income developing country
- Murphy, Edward L., Wilks, Rainford J., Hanchard, Barrie, Cranston, Beverley, Figueroa, J.Peter, Gibbs, W.Nigel, Murphy, Jacquelyn J., Blattner, William A.. A case-control study of risk factors for seropositivity to human T- lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) in Jamaica
- Phillips, David, Bennett, Franklyn I., Wilks, Rainford J., Thame, Minerva M., Boyne, Michael S., Osmond, Clive, Forrester, Terrence E. . Maternal body composition, offspring blood pressure and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis
- Mendez, Michelle A., Wynter, Suzanne, Wilks, Rainford J., Forrester, Terrence E. . Under-and over reporting of energy is related to obesity, lifestyle factors and food group intakes in Jamaican adults
- Rambaran, C. , Chowienczyk, P. , Ritter, J. , Shah, A. , Wilks, R. , Forrester, T. , Kalra, L. . The vascular effects of metabolic impairment clusters in subjects of different ethnicities
- Kahwa, Eulalia , Sargeant, Lincoln A., McFarlane-Anderson, Norma , Smikle, Monica , Forrester, Terrence E., Wilks, Rainford J. . Anticardiolipin antibodies and risk of thromboembolic disease in young Jamaican women
- Manns, Angela, Miley, Wendell J., Wilks, Rainford J., Morgan, Owen St.C., Hanchard, Barrie, Wharfe, Gillian H., Cranston, Beverley, Maloney, Elizabeth M., Welles, S. L., Blattner, William A., Waters, D. . Quantitative proviral DNA and antibody levels in the natural history of HTLV-I infection
- Johnson, P.S.A., Wilks, Rainford J.. Obesity in Jamaican vegetarians and non-vegetarians [Abstract]
- Duff, Edith M. , Wilks, Rainford J. . Six-month Hypertension Intervention Study. One Year Follow-Up
- Wilks, Rainford J., Figueroa, J. Peter. The epidemiology of HTLV-1 and risk of disease and outcome: Jamaica
- Thame, Minerva M., Osmond, C., Wilks, Rainford J., Bennett, Franklyn I., Forrester, Terrence E. . Second-trimester placental volume and infant size at birth
- Wolfe, C.D, Corbin, D.O, Smeeton, N.C, Gay, G.H, Rudd, A.G, Hennis, A.J, Wilks, Rainford J, Fraser, H.S. Estimation of the risk of stroke in black populations in Barbados and South London
- Sargeant, Lincoln A., Bennett, Franklyn I., Forrester, Terrence E., Cooper, Richard S., Wilks, Rainford J.. Incident diabetes mellitus in Jamaican adults: The role of obesity and fat distribution [Abstract]
- Wilks, Rainford J. , Sargeant, Lincoln A., Gulliford, M.C., Reid, Marvin E., Forrester, Terrence E. . Quality of care of hypertension in three clinical settings in Jamaica
- Engels, E. A. , Eastman, H. , Ablashi, D. V. , Wilks, Rainford J. , Braham, J. , Manns, Angela . Risk of transfusion-associated transmission of human herpesvirus 8
- Reid, Marvin E., Bennett, Franklyn I., Wilks, Rainford J., Forrester, Terrence E.. Microalbuminuria, renal function and waist:hip ratio in black hypertensive Jamaicans [see comments]
- Thame,Minerva M., Wilks,Rainford J., Bennett,Franklyn I., McFarlane-Anderson,Norma , Osmond,C, Forrester,Terrence E.. The effect of maternal nutrition on foetal growth and blood presure at age 2 years [Abstract only]
- Yao, K. , Hisada, M. , Maloney, E. , Yamano, Y. , Hanchard, B. , Wilks, R. , Rios, M. , Jacobson, S. . Human T lymphotropic virus types I and II western blot seroindeterminate status and its association with exposure to prototype HTLV-I
- Ferguson, Trevor, Tulloch-Reid, Mikael, Younger, Novie, Boyne, Michael, Wright- Pascoe, Rosemarie, Elliott, Victor, Van Der Brock, S., Wilks, Rainford J.. Cardiovascular diseases.
- VanVeldhuisen, Paul C. , Walters, Michael , Sawada, Takashi , Levine, Paul H. , Wilks, Rainford J. , Hanchard, Barrie , Hisada, Michie . Seroincidence of human T-lymphotropic virus type I infection and characterization of seroconverters in Jamaican food handlers
- Gaskin, Pamela S., Bennett, Franklyn I., Wilks, Rainford J., Forrester, Terrence E.. Resting metabolic rate, percentage fat and glucose tolerance in Jamaican women [Abstract only]
- Luke, Amy H., Guo, X., Adeyemo, Adebowale A., Wilks, Rainford J., Forrester, Terrence E., Lowe, W. , Comuzzie, A. G. , Martin, L. J., Zhu, X., Rotimi, Charles N., Cooper, Richard S. . Heritability of obesity-related traits among Nigerians, Jamaicans and US black people
- Figueroa, J.P., Ward, Elizabeth., Walters, C., Ashley, Deanna E., Wilks, Rainford J.. High-risk health behaviours among adult Jamaicans {Abstract only]
- Zohoori-Dossa, H., Sargeant, Lincoln A., Wilks, Rainford J.. The effects of chromium picolinate supplementation on glycaemic control in Type 2 diabetes mellitus [Abstract]
- Forrester, Terrence E., McFarlane Anderson, Norma, Bennett, Franklyn I., Wilks, Rainford J., Puras, Angel, Cooper, Richard S., Rotimi, Charles N., Durazo Arvizu, Ramon A., Tewksbury, Duane, Morrison, Linda. Angiotensinogen and blood pressure among blacks: findings from a community survey in Jamaica
- Freeman, Vincent, Fraser, Henry S., Forrester, Terrence E., Wilks, Rainford J., Cruickshank, J. Kennedy, Rotimi, Charles N., Cooper, Richard S.. A comparative study of hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment and control rates in St. Lucia, Jamaica and Barbados
Conference Proceedings
- Wilks, Rainford J., Younger, Novie O., Cooper, Richard S., Luke, Amy, Bennett, Franklyn I., McFarlane-Anderson, Norma, Forrester, Terrence E.. Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Mortality in Jamaica: Significant Sexual Dimorphism
- McFarlene, S., Younger, N., Francis, D., Gordon-Strachan, G., Grant, A., Johnson, A. , Van den Broeck, J., Wilks, R.J.. Sexual behaviour and resiliency factors among Jamaican 15-19-year old adolescents: Jamaican youth risk and resiliency behaviour survey (JYRRBS) 2006
- Eyre, S.A., Boyne, M.S., Ferguson, T.S., Younger, N.O., Tulloch-Reid, M.K., Jackson, M., Vaughan, K., Samms-Vaughan, M., Wilks, R.J.. The distribution and correlates of bone density in Jamaican young adults
- McFarlene, S., Younger, N., Francis, D., Gordon-Strachan, G., Grant, A., Johnson, A., Van den Broeck, J., Wilks, R.J.. Frequency of depressive symptoms and associated risk behavior: Jamaican youth risk and resiliency behaviour survey (JYRRBS) 2006
- Knight-Madden, J.M., Ferguson, T.S., Younger, N.O., Tulloch-Reid, M.K., Samms-Vaughan, M., Ashely, D., Wilks, R.J.. Prevalence of asthma and allergic disorders in Jamaican young adults: The 1986 Jamaican birth cohort 18-20-year follow-up
- Royal, Tamika , Younger, Novie O., Forrester, Terrence E. , Cooper, Richard S., Wilks, Rainford J.. Simplifying measurement of cardiovascular risk in urban Jamaica: The role of multivariate methods

