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PUBLICATIONS
Original papers in peer reviewed (indexed) journals - First author
1988:
Steyn K, Fourie JM, Van Vuuren I, Marais AS, Opt'Hof J. Hypercholesterolaemia in a group
of senior South African Transport Services employees. SAMJ 1988; 73: 701-703.
1989:
Steyn K, Weight MJ, Dando BR, Christopher KJ, Rossouw JE. The use of low density
lipoprotein receptor activity of lymphocytes to determine the prevalence of familial
hypercholesterolaemia in a rural South African community. J Med Genet 1989; 26: 32.
Steyn K, Fourie JM, Benadé AJS, Rossouw JE, Langenhoven ML, Joubert G, Chalton DO.
Factors associated with high density lipoprotein cholesterol in a population with high HDLcholesterol
levels. Arteriosclerosis 1989; 9: 390-397.
1990:
Steyn K, Fourie JM, Rossouw JG, Langenhoven ML, Joubert G, Chalton DO.
Anthropometric profile of the coloured population of the Cape Peninsula. The CRISIC study.
SAMJ 1990; 78: 68-72.
Steyn K, Joubert G, Rossouw JE. The co-existence of the major risk factors for coronary
heart disease in the coloured population of the Cape Peninsula. The CRISIC study. SAMJ
1990; 78: 61-63.
Steyn K, Steyn M, Langenhoven ML, Rossouw JE, Fourie JM. Health actions and disease
patterns related to coronary heart disease in the coloured population of the Cape Peninsula.
The CRISIC study. SAMJ 1990; 78: 73-77.
Steyn K, Fourie JM. The requirements of a coronary heart disease risk factor intervention
programme for the coloured population of the Cape Peninsula as suggested by the CRISIC
study. SAMJ 1990; 78: 78-81.
Steyn K, Langenhoven ML, Rossouw JE, Joubert G, Chalton D, Benadé AJS. The
relationship between some dietary factors and serum cholesterol in a cross-sectional study of
the coloured population of the Cape Peninsula. The CRISIC study. SAMJ 1990; 78: 63-67.
1991:
Steyn K, Weich HFH, Vermaak WJH, Marais AD, Omar MAK, van Gelder AL, Fourie JM,
Kotze T J van W, Stander I, Firth JC, van Lathem JM. A six month trial of Simvastatin
(HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor) in the treatment of hypercholesterolaemia. SAMJ 1991; 79:
639-645.
Steyn K, Jooste PL, Bourne LT, Fourie JM, Badenhorst CJ, Bourne DE, Langenhoven ML,
Lombard CJ, Truter H, Katzenellenbogen J, Marais M, Oelofse A. Risk factors for coronary

heart disease in the black population of the Cape Peninsula. The BRISK study. SAMJ 1991;
79: 480-485.
1992:
Steyn K, Fourie JM, Bradshaw D. The impact of chronic diseases of lifestyle and their major
risk factors in South Africa. SAMJ. 1992; 82: 227-231.
Steyn K, Weich HFH, Bonnici F, Vermaak H, Kotze TJvW, Stander IA, Lourens W, Van
Lathem JM, Omar MAC, Fourie JM. Simvastatin in non-insulin-dependent diabetic patients
with hypercholesterolaemia. SAMJ 1992; 82: 402-406.
1993:
Steyn K, Rossouw JE, Jooste PL, Chalton DO, Jordaan ER, Jordaan PCJ, Steyn M,
Swanepoel ASP. The intervention effects of a community-based hypertension control
programme in two rural South African towns: the CORIS study. SAMJ 1993; 83(12): 885-
891.
Bourne LT, Langenhoven ML, Steyn K, Jooste PL, Laubscher JA, Van der Vyver E. Nutrient
intake patterns in the urban African population of the Cape Peninsula. The BRISK Study.
Central Afr J Med 1993; 39: 238-248.
1994:
Bourne LT, Langenhoven ML, Steyn K, Jooste PL, Laubscher JA. The food and meal pattern
in the black population of the Cape Peninsula. The BRISK Study. Central Afr J Med 1994;
40(6): 140-148.
Bourne LT, Langenhoven ML, Steyn K, Jooste PL, JA Laubscher, DE Bourne. Nutritional
status of 3-6-year-old African children in the Cape Peninsula. The BRISK Study. East Afr J
Med; 1994: 71: 695-702.
Steyn K, Bourne LT, Jooste PL, Fourie JM, Lombard CJ, Yach D. Smoking in the black
community of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. East Afr Med J 1994; 71: 784-789.
1995:
Badenhorst CJ, Fourie JM, Steyn K, Jooste PL, Bourne LT, Kruger M, Slazus W. The
haematological profile of urban Africans aged 15-64 years in the Cape Peninsula (The BRISK
Study). East Afr Med J 1995; 72: 19-24.
1996:
Steyn K, Rossouw JE, Benadé AJS, Fourie JM, Langenhoven MC, Jooste PL, Chalton D.
Apolipoprotein B levels and related factors in a rural white community in South Africa. The
CORIS study. SAMJ 1996; 86: 359-364.
Steyn K, Goldberg YP, Kotze MJ, Steyn M, Swanepoel ASP, Fourie JM, Coetzee GA, van
der Westhuyzen DR. Estimation of the prevalence of familial hypercholesterolaemia in a
rural Afrikaner community by direct screening for three Afrikaner founder low-density
lipoprotein receptor gene mutations. Hum Genet 1996; 98: 479-484.

Steyn K, Fourie JM, Lombard CJ, Katzenellenbogen J, Bourne LT, Jooste PL. Hypertension
in the black community of the Cape Peninsula. The BRISK study. East Afr Med J 1996; 73:
756-760.
1997:
Steyn K, Yach D, Stander I, Fourie JM. Smoking in urban pregnant women in South Africa.
S Afr Med J 1997; 87: 460-463.
Steyn K, Katzenellenbogen J, Lombard C, Bourne LT. Urbanisation and the risk for chronic
diseases of lifestyle in the black population of the Cape Peninsula. J Cardiovasc Risk 1997;
4: 135-142.
Steyn K, Steyn M, Swanepoel ASP, Jordaan PCJ, Jooste PL, Fourie JM, Rossouw JE.
Twelve-year results of the coronary risk factor study (CORIS). Int J Epidemiol 1997; 26:
964-971. (Nov.)
Daniels A, Bruce R, McGregor L. Lispro Insulin as premeal therapy in Type 1 Diabetes:
Comparison vs. Humulin R. NZ Med J 1997; 110: 435-438.
1998:
Steyn K, Bourne L, Jooste P, Fourie JM, Rossouw K, Lombard C. Anthropometric profile of
a black population of the Cape Peninsula in South Africa. East Afr Med J 1998; 75: 35-40.
Steyn K, Fourie JM, Sheppard J. The Lipid profile of South Africans attending general
practitioners - The Cholesterol Monitor. S Afr Med J 1998; 88: 1569-1574.
1999:
Charlton K, Lambert V. Food frequency questionnaire in older adults. S Afr Med J 1999;
89: 184-189.
Levitt NS, Steyn K, De Wet T, Morell C, Edwards PR, Ellison GTH, Cameron N. An inverse
relation between blood pressure and birth weight among 5 year old children from Soweto,
South Africa (Birth-to-Ten study). J Epidemiol Community Health 1999; 53: 264-268.
Daniels A, White M, Stander I, Crone D. Ambulance visits for severe hypoglycaemia
in insulin-treated diabetes. N Z Med J 1999;112: 225-228.
Daniels AR, Hoffman M, Lombard C, Steyn K. Blood Pressure and Social Support:
Observations from Mamre, South Africa during socio-political transition. Journal of Human
Hypertension 1999; 13: 689-693.
Levitt NS, Steyn K, Lambert EV, Reagon G, Lombard CJ, Rossouw K, Fourie JM,
Hoffman M. Modifiable risk factors for Type 2 diabetes mellitus in a peri-urban community
in South Africa. Diabetic Medicine 1999; 16: 946-950.
Steyn K, Levitt N, Fourie J, Rossouw K, Martell R, Stander I. Treatment status and
experiences of hypertension patients at a large health centre in Cape Town. Ethn Dis
1999;9:441-450.

2000:
Daniels AR, Patel M, Biesma R, Otten J, Levitt NS, Steyn K, Martell R, Dick J. A
structured record to implement the national guidelines for diabetes and hypertension care. S
Afr Med J 2000; 90(1): 53-56.
Levitt NS, Unwin NC, Bradshaw D, Kitange HM, Mbanya JC, Mollentze WF, Omar
MA, Motala AA, Joubert G, Masuki G, Machibya H. Application of the new ADA criteria for
the diagnosis of diabetes to population studies in sub-Saharan Africa. British Diabetic
Association. Diabet Med 2000; 17(5): 381-385.
Steyn K, De Wet T, Richter L, Cameron N, Levitt NS, Morrell C. Cardiovascular disease
risk factors in five-year-old urban South African children - the Birth to Ten study. S Afr Med
J 2000; 90(7): 719-726.
Charlton KE. Nutrition, health and old age: the case of urban South African elderly. S
Afr J Clin Nutr 2000; 13(S): S31-S38.
Charlton KE, Schmidt M. Structured, Holistic Approach for Research Planning
(SHARP). S Afr J Clin Nutr 2000; 13(S): S31-S38.
Daniels AR, Biesma R, Otten J, Levitt NS, Steyn K, Martell R, Dick J. Ambivalence of
primary health care professionals towards the South African guidelines for hypertension and
diabetes. S Afr Med J 2000; 90: 1206-1211.
Steyn NP, Senekal M, Brits S, Alberts M, Mashego T, Nel JH. Weight and health status
of black female students. S Afr Med J 200; 90: 146-152.
Steyn NP, A South African perspective on preschool nutrition. SAJCN 2000; 13(1): S9-
S12.
Steyn NP, Walker ARP. Nutritional status and food security in Sub-Saharan Africa:
Predictions for 2020. Asia Pacific J Clin Nutr 2000; 9(1): 5-10.
Steyn NP, Senekal M, Brits S, Nel JH. Urban and rural differences in dietary intake,
weight status and nutrition knowledge of black female students. Asia Pacific J Clin Nutr
2000; 9(1): 11-16.
2001:
Puoane TR, Sanders D, Chopra M, et al. Evaluating the clinical management of severely
malnourished children - A study of two rural district hospitals. S Afr Med J 2001; 91(2): 137-
141.
Rossouw K, Senekal M, Stander I. The accuracy of self-reported weight of obese women
in an outpatient setting. Public Health Nutrition J 2001; 4(1): 19-26.

Original papers in peer reviewed (indexed) journals - Co-author
1988:
Rossouw JE, Steyn K, Berger GMD, Vermaak WJM, Kock J, Seftel HC, Gevers W.
Action limits for serum total cholesterol. A statement for the medical profession by an ad
hoc committee of the Heart Foundation of Southern Africa. SAMJ 1988; 73: 693-700.
1989:
Vermaak WJH, Steyn K, Rossouw JE, Barnard HC, Esterhuizen AJ, Potgieter GM,
Van Jaarsveld H. Towards standardisation of pre- and post-analytical variables in the
assessment of lipid risk factors for ischaemic heart disease. SAMJ 1989; 74: 485-490.
Steyn M, Steyn K. Media use and preference related to coronary heart disease of the
coloured population of the Cape Peninsula. Curationis 1989; 12: 22-25.
Diet Consensus Panel. Dietary recommendations for the prevention of coronary heart
disease. S Afr Med J 1989; 76: 591-592.
1991:
Hunter S MacD, Steyn K, Yach D, Sipamla N. A field test of self-confidence
enhancement - A new anti-tobacco approach in South Africa. Notes from the field. Am J
Publ Health 1991; 81(7): 928-929.
1992:
Jooste PL, Oelofse A, Wolmarans P, Steyn K, Weich HFH, Kriek JA. The first six
years of the Tygerberg Hospital lipid clinic. S Afr Med J 1992; 81: 135-139.
Martin G, Steyn K, Yach D. Beliefs about smoking and health and attitudes toward
tobacco control measures. S Afr Med J 1992; 82: 241-245.
Pick WM, Steyn K. Hypertension: Knowledge, attitudes and practices of family
doctors in Cape Town. S Afr Med J 1992; 82: 257-259.
1993:
Klemp P, Halland AM, Majoos FL, Steyn K. Musculoskeletal manifestations in
hyperlipidaemia - A controlled study. Ann Rheum Dis 1993; 52(1): 44-48.
Kotze MJ, De Villiers WJJ, Steyn K, Kriek JA, Marais AD, Langenhoven E, Herbert
JS, Graadt van Roggen JF, Van der Westhuyzen DR, Coetzee GA. Phenotypic variations
among familial hypercholesterolaemics heterozygous for either one of two Afrikaner founder
low density lipoprotein receptor mutations. Arteriosclerosis and Thrombosis 1993; 13: 1460-
1468.
Seftel H, Asvat MS, Joffe BI, Raal FJ, Panz VR, Vermaak WJH, Loock ME, Rajput
MC, Omar MAK, Jeenah MS, Steyn K, Becker PJ for the Seven Schools’ Study Group.

Selected risk factors for coronary heart disease in male scholars from the major South African
population groups. S Afr Med J 1993; 83(12): 891-897.
1994:
PL Jooste, M Faber, Badenhorst CJ, van Staden E, Oelofse A, Schutte CHJ.
Nutritional status of primary school children with endemic goitre in Caprivi, Namibia. Centr
Afr J Med 1994; 40(3): 60-66.
Sparling PB, Noakes TD, Steyn K, Jordaan E, Jooste PL, Bourne LT, Badenhorst CJ.
Physical activity patterns of black South African men in Cape Town. The BRISK Study.
Med Sci Sprt Exerc 1994; 26(7): 896-902.
1995:
Smuts CM, Tichelaar HY, Van Jaarsveld PJ, Badenhorst CJ, Kruger M, Laubscher R,
Mansvelt EPG, Benadé AJS. The effect of iron fortification on the fatty acid composition of
plasma and erythrocyte membranes in primary school children with and without iron
deficiency. Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids 1995; 51: 277-285.
Mollentze WF, Moore A, Steyn AF, Joubert G, Steyn K, Oosthuizen GM, Weich DJV.
Coronary heart disease risk factors in a rural and urban Orange Free State black population. S
Afr Med J 1995; 85: 90-96.
25-30.
Walker ARP, Badenhorst CJ. Obesity revisited (Review Article). SA J Sci 1995; 91:
Graadt van Roggen JF, Van der Westhuyzen DR, Coetzee GA, Marais AD, Steyn K,
Langenhoven F, Kotze MJ. The FH Afrikaner-3 LDL receptor mutation results in defective
LDL receptors and cause a mild form of familial hypercholesterolaemia. Arterioscler Thromb
Vasc Biol 1995; 15: 765-772.
Opie LH, Steyn K. Rationale for the Hypertension Guidelines for primary care in
South Africa. S Afr Med J 1995; 85: 1325-1338.
1996:
Oelofse A, Jooste P, Steyn K, Badenhorst CJ, Bourne LT, J Fourie. The lipid and
lipoprotein profile of the urban black South African Community of the Cape Peninsula - the
BRISK Study. S Afr Med J 1996; 86: 166-169.
Metcalf C, Hoffman MN, Steyn K, Katzenellenbogen J, Fourie JM. Design and
baseline characteristics of a hypertension intervention program in a South African village. J
Hum Hypert 1996; 10: 21-26.
Pestana JAX, Steyn K, Leiman A, Hartzenberg GM. The direct and indirect costs of
cardiovascular disease in South Africa in 1991. S Afr Med J 1996; 86: 679-684.
1997:
Van Stuijvenberg ME, Kruger M, Badenhorst CJ, Mansvelt EPG, Laubscher J.
Response to an iron fortification program in relation to the vitamin A status of 6-12-year-old
school children. Int J Food Sci Nutr 1997; 48: 41-49.

Charlton KE, Fourie JM, Steyn K, Lombard CJ. Prevalence of hypertension among
the elderly coloured population of the Cape Peninsula. S Afr Med J 1997; 87: Cardiovascular
suppl 2, C75-80. (I).
Kotze MJ, Loubser O, Thiart R, de Villiers JNP, Langenhoven E, Theart L, Steyn K,
Marais AD, Raal FJ. CpG hotspot mutations at the LDL receptor locus are a frequent cause of
familial hypercholesterolaemia among South African Indians. Clin Genet 1997; 51: 394-398.
Goodman GR, Levitt NS, Robinson II, Zwarenstein MF. Staff knowledge, attitudes
and practices in public sector primary care of diabetes in Cape Town. S Afr Med J 1997; 87:
305-309.
Moodley J, Steyn K, Ehrlich RI, Jordaan E, Marais AD, Burgess L. Lipid and
ischaemic heart disease risk factors in an urbanising work force. S Afr Med J 1997; 87:
Public Health suppl, 1615-1620.
1998:
Lunt DWR, Edwards PR, Steyn K, Lombard CJ, Fehrsen GS. Hypertension care at a
Cape Town community health centre. S Afr Med J 1998; 88: 544-548.
Edwards PR, Lunt DWR, Fehrsen GS, Lombard CJ, Steyn K. Improving the costeffectiveness
of hypertension management at a community health centre. S Afr Med J 1998;
88: 549-554.
Stander IA, Kotze TJvW, Fourie JM, Swanevelder S, Steyn K. Blood pressure
measurements n an evaluation of three digital devices. S Afr Med J 1998; 88: Cardiovascular
suppl 3, C114-C148.
Vorster HH, Jerling JC, Steyn K, Badenhorst CJ, Slazus W, Venter CS, Jooste PL,
Bourne LT. Plasma fibrinogen of black South Africans: the BRISK Study. Public Health
Nutrition 1998; 1 (3): 169-176.
1999:
Edwards PR, Steyn K, Walters L, Smart A, Gammon S, Lombard, CJ. Hypertension
management of medical-aid patients attending private practices. S Afr Med J 1999; 89 (2):
160-164.
Mvo Z, Dick J, Steyn K. Perceptions of overweight African women about acceptable
body size of women and children. Curationis 1999; 22 (2): 27-31.
Mzileni O, Sitas F, Steyn K, Carrara H, Bekker P. Lung cancer, tobacco, and
environmental factors in the African population of the Northern Province, South Africa.
Tobacco Control 1999; 8 (4): 398-401.
2000:
Bourne LT, Steyn K. Rural : urban nutrition-related differentials among adult population
groups in South Africa, with special emphasis on the black population. S Afr J Clin Nutr
2000; 13(1): S23 -S28.

Brits S, Steyn NP, Mampuru N, Letsoalo V, Mamabolo L. An income generating
community-based nutrition project for rural women. SAJCN 2000; 13(1): 11-14.
2001:
Senekal M, Steyn NP, Mashego TA, Nel JH. Evaluation of body shape, eating disorders
and weight management related parameters in black female students of rural and urban
origins. S Afr J Psychol 2001; 31: 45-53.
Labadarios D, Steyn NP. South African Food-Based dietary guidelines for whom?
(Editorial). SAJCN 2001; 14: 5-6.
Nesamvuni C, Steyn NP, Potgieter M. Nutritional value of wild, leafy vegetables
consumed by the Vhavenda. S Afr J Sc 2001; 97: 51-54.
Other publications (non-indexed)
1988:
Langenhoven ML, Steyn K, Steyn M, Van Eck M. Nutrient intake of Cape Peninsula
coloureds : CRISIC study. Ecology of Food Nutr 1988; 22: 97-106.
Langenhoven ML, Steyn K, Steyn M. The food and meal pattern in the Cape
Peninsula coloured population: CRISIC study. Ecology of Food Nutr 1988; 22: 107-116.
1989:
Steyn K. Cardiac rehabilitation: Is it beneficial? Cardiac Medicine 1989; 7: 6-7.
Steyn K. The epidemiology of hypertension in South African populations. In: The
challenge of hypertension in the 1990's. Seedat MA, Ed. Durban 1989.
Yach D, Steyn K, Albrecht C. Research priorities in smoking research in South
Africa. Editorial SAMJ 1989; 75: 158-159.
1991:
Steyn K. The epidemiology of hypertension in South Africa and the implications for
clinical practice. Proceedings of the Advanced Course in Medicine, the College of Medicine
of South Africa. November 1991.
Steyn K. Guest editor. Cardiovascular disease. Urbanisation and Health Newsletter
CERSA, June 1991.
Steyn K, Fourie JM. Editors. The BRISK study methodology. The coronary heart
disease risk factor study in the black population of the Cape Peninsula CERSA Technical
Report No 1, 1991.
Hunter S MacD, Steyn K, Yach D, Sipamla N. Smoking prevention in black schools.
A feasibility study. S Afr J Educ 1991; 11(3): 137-141.

1992:
Steyn K, Maritz F. A practical approach to the management of hyperlipidaemia.
Contin Med Educ June 1992.
Bourne LT, Bourne DE, Steyn K, Lombard C. Liquid consumption patterns among
the black population of Cape Town. Report to the Water Research Commission WRC -
Report number: 334/1/92. - 1992.
Steyn K, Buch E. Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle. A Policy Proposal 1992. (Available
from Dr K Steyn, Division Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle, CERSA, MRC).
Kriek JA, Steyn K, Weight MJ, Kotze MJ, Van Zyl LJ. Response to treatment with
simvastatin in a compound FH heterozygote. Letter to the editor, Atherosclerosis 1992; 93:
165-169.
Executive Committee of the Hypertension Society. Management guidelines for
hypertension in South Africa. S Afr Med J 1992; 82 Supplement: 1-4.
Steyn M, Jordaan PCJ, Swanepoel ASP, Steyn K, Jooste PL. Koronêre
risikofaktorstudie - Trefwydte en inslag van die voorligtingsprogram (Bevindinge van die
1991-opname). Raad vir Geesteswetenskaplike Navorsing in samewerking met die
Departement van Gesondheidsdienste en Welsyn Administrasie, Volksraad en die Mediese
Navorsingsraad 1993.
Steyn K. A policy proposal to manage chronic diseases of lifestyle in South Africa.
Editorial SAMJ 1992; 82: 220-221.
1993:
The Strategy of Preventive Medicine - Geoffrey Rose. Oxford University Press 1992.
Book review by Drs Krisela Steyn and Derek Yach. CME, 1993; 11: 1932.
Mollentze WF, Moore A, Joubert G, Oosthuizen GM, Steyn AF, Steyn K, Weich DJV.
Cardiovascular risk factors in the black population of QwaQwa. S Afr J Clin Nutr 1993; 6:
50-51.
Badenhorst CJ, Steyn NP, Jooste PL, Nel JH, Kruger M, Oelofse A, Barnard C. The
nutritional status of Pedi schoolchildren aged 6-14 years in two rural areas of Lebowa: a
comprehensive nutritional survey of dietary intake, anthropometric, biochemical,
haematological and clinical measurements. S Afr J Food Sci Nutr 1993; 5(4): 112-119.
Steyn NP, Badenhorst CJ, Nel JH. The meal pattern and snacking habits of
schoolchildren in two rural areas of Lebowa. SA J Food Sci 1993; 5: 5-9.
Steyn NP, Badenhorst CJ, Nel JH, Ladzani R. Breast-feeding and weaning practices
of Pedi-mothers and the dietary intakes of their preschool children. S Afr J Food Science
1993; 5(4): 10-13.
1994:

Badenhorst CJ, Walker ARP. Obesity - How can women in developing countries
cope? S A J Food Science and Nutrition 1994; 6(3): 83-84.
Steyn K. Management of chronic diseases of lifestyle in South African populations.
Supplement to S Afr Med J , July 1994: 49-50. (ARP Walker Festschrift)
Bourne LT. Dietary intake of urban Africans in Cape Town - A puzzle in complexity.
Urbanisation and Health Newsletter 1994; 22: 77-82.
LT Bourne IN: Popkin BM. The Nutrition Transition in Low-Income Countries: An
Emerging Crisis. Nutrition Reviews; 52(9): 285-297.
Tichelaar HY, Steyn NP. Badenhorst CJ, Nel JH, Smuts CM, Van Jaarsveld PJ,
Benadé AJS. Epidemiological evidence of impaired fatty acid status of undernourished rural
school children in Lebowa. S Afr J Food Sci Nutr 1994; 6: 60-65.
Kruger M, Dhansay MA, van Staden E, Faber M, Badenhorst CJ, Mansvelt EPG,
Theron GB, Aalbers C, Benadé AJS. Anaemia and iron deficiency in women in the third
trimester of pregnancy receiving selective iron supplementation. SA J Food Sci Nutr 1994; 6:
132-137.
1995:
Badenhorst CJ, Walker ARP. Obesity. In: Van der Horst EJJ, Van Rooyen RJ,
Snyman JR, Sommers K, eds. MIMS Disease Review. Pretoria: MIMS (Division of Times
Media Limited), 1995; 179-186.
Fourie JM, Steyn K, Charlton K. The prevalence of hypertension. In: Charlton KE,
Wolmarans P eds. Food Habits, Dietary Intake and Health of Older Coloured South Africans.
(Monograph No. 2). Observatory: HSRC/UCT Centre for Gerontology, 1995; 121-127.
Steyn K. A policy proposal for the National Programme: Chronic Diseases and
Rehabilitation for the Department of Health of South Africa. (Available: Programme for
Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle, MRC, P O Box 19070, Tygerberg 7505.) 1995.
Fourie JM, Steyn K, editors. Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle. MRC Technical Report.
Parowvallei, 1995. (Available at R40: Programme for Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle,
Medical Research Council, P O Box 19070, Tygerberg, 7505)
Steyn K. A Health Service Policy Proposal for South Africa to address Chronic
Diseases of Lifestyle. In: Fourie JM, Steyn K, editors. Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle.
Parowvallei: Medical Research Council technical report, 1995; 176-190.
Executive Committee of the Hypertension Society of Southern Africa. Guidelines for
the management of hypertension at primary care level. S Afr Med J 1995; 85: 1321-1325.
Walker ARP, Benadé AJS, Glatthaar II, Vorster HH, Bourne LT. The case for
cheaper bread. (Opinion). S Afr J Food Sci Nutr 1995; 7: 131-132.

Badenhorst CJ, Bart CA, Terry LE, Walker ARP. Obesity - a treatment dilemma?
Contin Med Educ 1995; 13(5): 519-526.
1996:
Kotze MJ, De Villiers WJS, Steyn K, Kriek JA, Marais AD, Herbert JS, Coetzee FA,
Van der Westhuyzen DR. Phenotypic variations of Afrikaner familial hypercholesterolaemia.
Bulletin Molecular Biology in Medicine 1996; 20.
Opie LH, Steyn K, editors. Hypertension management - an algorithm (Letter). S Afr
Med J 1996; 86(4): 372-373.
Kruger M, Badenhorst CJ, Mansveldt EPG, Laubscher J, Benadé AJS. Effects of iron
fortification in a school feeding scheme and antihelmintic therapy on the iron status and
growth of six- to eight-year-old schoolchildren. Food and Nutrition Bulletin 1996; 17: 11-21.
1998:
Sitas F, Sathar MA, Simjee AE, Lombard CJ, Steyn K, Badenhorst CJ, Jooste PL, Bourne
L. Helicobacter pylori seroprevalence in the African adult population of the Cape Peninsula.
S Afr J Epidemiol Infect 1997; 12(4): 111-114.
Mvo Z, Dick J, Steyn K. Perceptions of body size among African women in peri-urban
Cape Town. MRC Urbanisation and Health Newsletter 1997; (34): 31-33.
Reddy P, Meyer-Weitz A, Abedian I, Steyn K, Swart D. Implementable strategies to
strengthen comprehensive Tobacco control in South Africa. Denosa Nursing News 1998; 22:
22-24.
Steyn K. Epidemiology of hypertension in South Africa - new data. CME 1998; 16 (10):
917 - 922.
1999:
Temple NJ. Fruits, vegetables, and cancer prevention trials. Letter. J Natl Cancer Inst
1999; 91(13):1164.
Temple NJ. Antioxidants. In: Book for Dieticians, Nutritionists and Doctors. Temple NJ,
Ed. Canada 1999.
Temple NJ. Flavonoids have little to do with protection against heart disease. Letter. Am J
Epidemiol 1999; 150(9):
Mash B, Levitt NS. Quality improvement in the care of people with diabetes in
Khayelitsha, Cape Town. S A Family Practice 1999; 20 (1): 123-125.
2000:
Temple NJ. Antioxidants and Disease: More questions than answers.
Nutrition Research 2000; 20: 449-459.
Patel M, Steyn K, Charlton K, Bourne L, Laubscher R, Fourie J, Jooste P.

Risk profile for chronic diseases of life-style in older black South Africans. The BRISK
Study. SA J Gerontology 2000; 9(1): 20-24.
Steyn K. Preliminary Report. South African Demographic and Health Survey.
Adult Health Section. Published July 2000.
Puoane T. Reviewer: Final Report on HIV/AIDS Prevention Indicator Survey
Field-test. Conducted in Duncan Village, East London, South Africa. Prepared for UNAIDS,
Measure Evaluation, WHO.
Sparling PB, Owen N, Lambert EV, Haskell WL. Promoting Physical
Activity: The New Imperative for Public Health. Health Education Research 2000; 15(3):
367-376.
Charlton KE, Luft FC. Hypertension and dietary electrolyte intake. In: 8 th
World Salt Symposium. Volume 1. (Editor: RM Geertman). Amsterdam: Elsevier Science
B.V., 2000.
Charlton KE, Visser ME. Nutrition in Medical Practice: A need for nutrition
education for medical practitioners. Update 2000; May: 68-69.
Charlton KE. Nutrition in Medical Practice: Diet and blood pressure: Too salt
or not too salt? Update 2000; June: 73-81.
Labadarios D, Steyn NP, Maunder E, MacIntyre U, Swart R, Gericke G,
Huskisson J, Dannhauser A, Voster HH, Nesamvuni AE. Report: The National Food
Consumption Survey (NFCS): Children aged 1-9 years, South Africa, 1999. Department of
Health. Comments and queries to: National Food Consumption Survey; P O Box 19063; C/o
Department of Human Nutrition; University of Stellenbosch and Tygerberg Hospital;
Tygerberg; 7505; South Africa. Tel: 27-21 938 9259; Fax: 27-21 933 2991.
De Wet T, Steyn K, Richter LM. Children and Tobacco: Birth to Ten
Preliminary results. MRC Urban Health and Development Bulletin 2000; 3(3): 15-18.
2001:
Labadarios D, Steyn NP. South African food-based dietary guidelines -
Guidelines for whom? (Editorial) S Afr J Clin N 2001; 14(1): 5 - 6.
Charlton K, Bourne L, Steyn K, Laubscher R. Nutritional status in older black
South Africans. The BRISK Study. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 2001; 10(1): 31-38.
Nesamvuni C, Steyn NP, Potgieter MJ. Nutritional value of wild, leafy plants
consumed by the Vhavenda. S Afr J Science 2001; 97 (1&2): 51-54.
Steyn NP. Eat your greens! Archimedes 2001; 43(1): 22-24.

Marks AS, Steyn K, Ratheb E. Tobacco use by black women in Cape Town.
MRC Policy Brief 2001; 3: 1-4.
Guthrie T, Shung-King M, Steyn K, Mathambo V. Children and tobacco in
Southern Africa. MRC Policy Brief 2001; 4: 1-4.
Guthrie T, Shung-King M, Steyn K, Mathambo V. Children and Tobacco in
Southern Africa. A literature review of health effects, youth smoking patterns and tobacco
control measures. Technical Report, November 2000.
Steyn K, Bradshaw D. Non-Communicable Disease Surveillance in
Developing Countries. Scand J Public Health 2000.
2000:
Temple NJ. Antioxidants and Disease: More questions than answers.
Nutrition Research 2000; 20: 449-459.
Patel M, Steyn K, Charlton K, Bourne L, Laubscher R, Fourie J, Jooste P.
Risk profile for chronic diseases of life-style in older black South Africans. The BRISK
Study. SA J Gerontology 2000; 9(1): 20-24.
Steyn K. Preliminary Report. South African Demographic and Health Survey.
Adult Health Section. Published July 2000.
Puoane T. Reviewer: Final Report on HIV/AIDS Prevention Indicator Survey
Field-test. Conducted in Duncan Village, East London, South Africa. Prepared for UNAIDS,
Measure Evaluation, WHO.
Sparling PB, Owen N, Lambert EV, Haskell WL. Promoting Physical
Activity: The New Imperative for Public Health. Health Education Research 2000; 15(3):
367-376.
Charlton KE, Luft FC. Hypertension and dietary electrolyte intake. In: 8 th
World Salt Symposium. Volume 1. (Editor: RM Geertman). Amsterdam: Elsevier Science
B.V., 2000.
Charlton KE, Visser ME. Nutrition in Medical Practice: A need for nutrition
education for medical practitioners. Update 2000; May: 68-69.
Charlton KE. Nutrition in Medical Practice: Diet and blood pressure: Too salt
or not too salt? Update 2000; June: 73-81.
Labadarios D, Steyn NP, Maunder E, MacIntyre U, Swart R, Gericke G,
Huskisson J, Dannhauser A, Voster HH, Nesamvuni AE. Report: The National Food
Consumption Survey (NFCS): Children aged 1-9 years, South Africa, 1999. Department of

Health. Comments and queries to: National Food Consumption Survey; P O Box 19063; C/o
Department of Human Nutrition; University of Stellenbosch and Tygerberg Hospital;
Tygerberg; 7505; South Africa. Tel: 27-21 938 9259; Fax: 27-21 933 2991.
De Wet T, Steyn K, Richter LM. Children and Tobacco: Birth to Ten
Preliminary results. MRC Urban Health and Development Bulletin 2000; 3(3): 15-18.
2001:
Labadarios D, Steyn NP. South African food-based dietary guidelines -
Guidelines for whom? (Editorial) S Afr J Clin N 2001; 14(1): 5 - 6.
Charlton K, Bourne L, Steyn K, Laubscher R. Nutritional status in older black
South Africans. The BRISK Study. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 2001; 10(1): 31-38.
Nesamvuni C, Steyn NP, Potgieter MJ. Nutritional value of wild, leafy plants
consumed by the Vhavenda. S Afr J Science 2001; 97 (1&2): 51-54.
Steyn NP. Eat your greens! Archimedes 2001; 43(1): 22-24.
Marks AS, Steyn K, Ratheb E. Tobacco use by black women in Cape Town.
MRC Policy Brief 2001; 3: 1-4.
Guthrie T, Shung-King M, Steyn K, Mathambo V. Children and tobacco in
Southern Africa. MRC Policy Brief 2001; 4: 1-4.
Guthrie T, Shung-King M, Steyn K, Mathambo V. Children and Tobacco in
Southern Africa. A literature review of health effects, youth smoking patterns and tobacco
control measures. Technical Report, November 2000.
Steyn K, Bradshaw D. Non-Communicable Disease Surveillance in
Developing Countries. Scand J Public Health 2000.
Paper presentations at Scientific Meetings
1988:
Jooste PL, Steyn K. Obesity in whites and coloureds in the Cape. Third Symposium on
Sugar and Health. Durban, 23-24 May 1988.
Steyn K. Action limits for hypercholesterolaemia in South Africa. Pathology Congress.
Natal Branch, 27-29 June 1988.
Steyn K, Steyn M, Langenhoven ML, Rossouw JE. The health actions related to CHD
taken by the coloured population of the Cape Peninsula. Seventh Epidemiology Congress,
Department of Health and Population Development. Warmbaths, 15-18 August 1988.

Steyn K. Epidemiological aspects related to cardiac rehabilitation. Second South African
Rehabilitation Symposium. Cape Town, 25 August 1988.
Steyn K. Hypertension in the coloured population of the western Cape. Medical Research
Council (RSA) - National Science Council (ROC) Symposium on Hypertension. Taipei,
Taiwan, 1-2 October 1988.
Rossouw JE, Jooste PL, Steyn K, Jordaan PCJ, Swanepoel ASP. A community based
hypertension intervention study conducted in three towns in the south western Cape. The
CORIS study. Medical Research Council (RSA) - National Science Council (ROC)
Symposium on hypertension. Taipei, Taiwan, 1-2 October 1988.
Steyn K. The epidemiology of hypertension in South Africa and the implications for
clinical practice. The National Symposium on Advanced Medicine. UCT, Cape Town, 28-
29 November 1988.
1989:
Steyn K. Preventing coronary heart disease. UCT Paediatric Refresher Course:
Ambulatory paediatrics. Cape Town, 15-19 February 1989.
Jooste PL, Steyn K. Obesity in whites and coloureds in the Cape. The Third Symposium
on Sugar and Health. Durban, 23-24 May 1988.
Rossouw JE, Jooste PL, Steyn K, Chalton D, Jordaan E, Jordaan PCJ, Swanepoel ASP.
The intervention effects of a community-based hypertension control programme. The CORIS
study. The Sixth Congress of the Southern African Hypertension Society. Durban, 28-30
June 1989.
Rossouw JE, Jooste PL, Steyn K, Chalton D, Jordaan E, Jordaan PCJ, Swanepoel ASP.
The intervention effects of a community-based hypertension control programme. The CORIS
study. The Eighth Congress of the Epidemiological Society of Southern Africa. Durban, 5-6
July 1989.
Steyn K, Rossouw JE, Benadé AJS, Langenhoven ML, Jooste PL. Apolipoprotein B and
related factors in a rural white population of South Africa. The inaugural meeting of the
Lipid and Atherosclerosis Society of Southern Africa. Johannesburg, 3-5 September 1989.
Jooste PL, Oelofse A, Wolmarans P, Steyn K, Weich HFH. Lipid-related profile of
patients registered during the first 6 years of the Tygerberg Lipid Clinic. The inaugural
meeting of the Lipid and Atherosclerosis Society of Southern Africa. Johannesburg, 3-5
September 1989.
1990:
Steyn K, Weich FH, Bonnici F, Vermaak H, Van Lathem JM, Omar MAK, Fourie JM,
Lourens W, Kotze TJvW, Stander IA. Simvastatin for hyperlipidaemic diabetics. The
International Pharmacological Society's Congress. Amsterdam, 2-6 July 1990.

Hunter S MacD, Steyn K, Yach D, Sipamla N. Smoking prevention in black schools in
South Africa. A feasibility study. SA J Education. International symposium on the control
of tobacco related cancer and other diseases at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.
Bombay, India, 15-19 January 1990.
1991:
Hunter S MacD, Steyn K, Yach D, Sipamla N. Smoking prevention in black schools in
South Africa. A Feasibility Study Congress of the Society of Behavioural Medicine.
Washington DC, USA, March 1991.
Hunter S MacD, Steyn K, Yach D, Sipamla N. The components of a tobacco prevention
programme conducted in the black township of Guguletu, near Cape Town, South Africa.
The First International Conference on Smokeless tobacco: Tobacco and Health. Columbus,
OHIO, 10-13 April 1991.
Steyn K. The epidemiology of hypertension in South Africa. The Seventh Congress of the
Southern African Hypertension Society (Plenary Lecture). Johannesburg, 24-26 April 1991.
Steyn K, Jooste P, Bourne LT, Fourie JM. The risk factors of ischaemic heart disease in
the black population of the Cape Peninsula - the BRISK study. The Seventh Congress of the
Southern African Hypertension Society. Johannesburg, 24-26 April 1991.
Metcalf C, Hoffman M, Katzenellenbogen J, Steyn K, Joubert G. The Mamre Community
Health Hypertension Project. The Seventh Congress of the Southern African Hypertension
Society. Johannesburg, 24-26 April 1991.
Steyn K, Weich FH, Bonnici F, Vermaak H, Van Lathem JM, Omar MAK, Fourie JM,
Lourens W, Kotze TFvW, Stander IA. Simvastatin therapy in patients with non-insulin
dependant diabetes and hypercholesterolaemia. The Twenty Seventh Congress of the Society
for Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa. Bloemfontein, 20-24 May
1991.
Hoffman M, Katzenellenbogen J, Steyn K, Metcalf C, Joubert G. The Mamre Community
Health Hypertension Project. The Tenth Epidemiological Conference of the Epidemiological
Society of Southern Africa. Cape Town, 7-11 July 1991.
Steyn K, Jooste PL, Bourne LT, Fourie JM. The risk factors of ischaemic heart disease in
the black population of the Cape Peninsula: The BRISK Study. The Tenth Epidemiological
Conference of the Epidemiological Society of Southern Africa. Cape Town, 7-11 July 1991.
Badenhorst CJ, Steyn K, Jooste PL, Bourne LT. Haematological values and prevalence of
anaemia in a randomised sample of urban adult black residents in the Cape Peninsula. The
Tenth Epidemiological Conference of the Epidemiological Society of Southern Africa. Cape
Town, 7-11 July 1991.
Mollentze WF, Moore A, Steyn AF, Steyn K, Oosthuizen GM, Muller T, Joubert G,
Weich DJV. Lack of epidemiological evidence for an association between hyperinsulinaemia
and essential hypertension in a Black South African population. The Tenth Epidemiological
Conference of the Epidemiological Society of Southern Africa. Cape Town, 7-11 July 1991.

1992:
Mollentze WF, Moore A, Steyn AF, Joubert G, Steyn K, Oosthuizen GM, Muller T, Weich
DJV. The lipid profile of the black population of QwaQwa. The 28th SEMDSA Congress.
Durban, 4-5 March 1992.
Kriek JA, Steyn K, Kotze MJ, Lombard CJ, Weich HFH. A comparison between the
genotypic and phenotypic expression of Afrikaners with familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH).
Second National Lipid and Atherosclerosis Society of Southern Africa Congress. Durban, 1-
3 March 1992.
Steyn K. Risk factors for Coronary Heart Disease in South Africa. Plenary lecture.
Second National Congress of the Lipid and Atherosclerosis Society of Southern Africa.
Durban, 1-3 March 1992.
Kotze MJ, Langenhoven ML, Kriek JA, Steyn K, Retief AE, Oosthuizen CJJ. Screening
for known LDL-Receptor and Apo B Gene Mutations in hyperlipidaemic Afrikaners. Second
National Congress of the Lipid and Atherosclerosis Society of Southern Africa. Durban, 1-3
March 1992.
Jooste PL, Steyn K, Badenhorst CJ, Marais M, Smuts CM, Chalton D, Lombard CJ. The
Epidemiology of Lp(a) in White and Black people in the Cape Peninsula. Second National
Congress of the Lipid and Atherosclerosis Society of Southern Africa. Durban, 1-3 March
1992.
Steyn K. The prevalence and treatment status of hypertension in South Africa.
Hypertension Consensus Symposium of the Heart Foundation of Southern Africa and the
Medical Research Council. Parow, 9-11 March 1992.
Bourne LT, Langenhoven ML, Höll ME, Steyn K, Jooste PL, Fourie JM, Truter H. Food
choices and macro-nutrient intake in an urban black population. Congress of the Nutrition
Society of Southern Africa. Pretoria, 7-11 April 1992.
Langenhoven ML, Bourne LT, Steyn K, Jooste PL. The development of methodology for
the BRISK study. Congress of the Nutrition Society of Southern Africa. Pretoria, 7-11 April
1992.
Badenhorst CJ, Slazus W, Steyn K, Jooste PL, Lombard CJ, Oelofse A, Truter H. Fourie
JM, Bourne LT. Prevalence of anaemia of urban adult black residents in the Cape Peninsula.
Congress of the Nutrition Society of Southern Africa. Pretoria, 7-11 April 1992.
Steyn K. The impact of an unhealthy lifestyle on the South African population. Heart
Health Colloquium and WHO. World Health Day. Pretoria, 2 April 1992.

Steyn M, Jordaan PCJ, Du Toit AN, Neethling A, Louw L, Swanepoel ASP, Steyn K,
Jooste PL. Intervention for the combatting of coronary heart disease. The XIth International
Congress of Dietetics. Jerusalem, Israel, 22-27 March 1992.
Steyn K. Epidemiology of smoking in 1992 in South Africa. Victoria Falls Chronic
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Symposium. Zimbabwe, 28-30 June 1992.
Steyn K, Fourie JM, Bradshaw D. The impact of unhealthy lifestyles on mortality patterns
in South Africa. The eleventh Conference of the Epidemiological Society of Southern
Africa. Johannesburg, 3-4 August 1992.
Steyn K. Does health care in South Africa provide for the necessary prevention and
management of diseases resulting from an unhealthy lifestyle. "CHASA in Action".
Johannesburg, 4-7 August 1992.
1993:
Kotze TJvW, Fourie JM, Swanefelder S, Steyn K. The design of an experiment to compare
three electronic blood measuring devices and the manual method on a preliminary analysis
of the results. The eighth congress of the Southern African Hypertension Society.
Bloemfontein, 1-3 March 1993.
Steyn K. Chronic Disease of Lifestyle Research in South African populations. WHO
Interhealth Project Directors Meeting. Beijing, China, 5-8 April 1993.
Kotze MJ, De Villiers WJS, Langenhoven E, Herbert SJ, Steyn K, Kriek JA, Coetzee GA.
Phenotypic variation among Afrikaner familial hypercholesterolaemic heterozygous with
different low density lipoprotein receptor gene mutations. Human Genetic Congress.
Bloemfontein, 2-5 March 1993.
Kotze MJ, Langenhoven E, Steyn K, Coetzee GA. Phenotypic variation of Afrikaner
familial hypercholesterolaemia. 17th International Genetics Congress. Birmingham, UK, 15-
21 August 1993.
Bourne LT, Langenhoven M, Steyn K, Katzenellenbogen J, Jooste P, Lombard C,
Badenhorst CJ. Urbanisation and diet - an atherogenic transition. The BRISK Study. ESSA
Congress. Durban, 18-20 August 1993.
Badenhorst CJ, Kruger M, Benadé AJS, Mansvelt EPG, Laubscher R, Swart R. Iron and
vitamin C fortification of soup in primary school children. ESSA Congress. Durban, 18-20
August 1993.
Badenhorst CJ, Steyn NP, Jooste PL, Nel JH, Ladzani R, Kruger M, Oelofse A, Barnard
C. Health status of rural primary school children in two areas of Lebowa, South Africa.
ESSA Congress. Durban, 18-20 August 1993.
Badenhorst CJ, Steyn K, Fourie JM, Jooste PL, Lombard CJ, Bourne LT. The
haematology of urban adult Africans residing the Cape Peninsula, compared to standard
reference values. ESSA Congress. Durban, 18-20 August 1993.

Katzenellenbogen J, Steyn K, Lombard CJ, Bourne LT, Jooste P, Badenhorst CJ.
Urbanisation as a determinant of major risk factors for ischemic disease (IHD): The BRISK
Study. ESSA Congress. Durban, 18-20 August 1993.
Lombard CJ, Badenhorst CJ, Steyn K, Fourie JM, Jooste PL, Bourne LT, Nesamvuni E.
Percentile ranges for the haematology of urban adult Africans in the Cape Peninsula. ESSA
Congress. Durban, 18-20 August 1993.
Martin G, Yach D, Steyn K. Attitudes towards tobacco tax increases. Determinants and
implications. ESSA Congress. Durban, 18-20 August 1993.
Kotze MJ, Smit E, Herbert JS, Steyn K, Kriek JA, De Villiers WJS, Coetzee GA, Marais
AD, Weich HFH. Fenotipiese variasie van familiële hipercholesterolemie tussen Afrikaners
met verskillende LDLR geen mutasies. Stellenbosch Universiteit se Akademiese Jaardag.
Tygerberg, Augustus 1993.
Jooste PL, Badenhorst CJ, Schutte CHJ, Faber M, Van Staden E, Oelofse A, Aalbers C.
Endemic goitre amongst undernourished school-children in Eastern Caprivi, Namibia. XV
International Congress of Nutrition Adelaide, 26 September - 1 October 1993.
Badenhorst CJ, Kruger M, Benadé AJS, Mansvelt EPG, Laubscher R, Swart R. Results of
a Pilot Field Study of iron and vitamin C fortification in primary schoolchildren. Nutrition
Symposium. 10th Anniversary. Bloemfontein, 6-8 October 1993.
Badenhorst CJ, Steyn NP, Jooste PL, Ladzani R, Kruger M, Oelofse A, Barnard C. A
comprehensive nutritional survey of primary schoolchildren aged 6-14 years in two rural
areas of Lebowa, South Africa. Nutrition Symposium. 10th Anniversary. Bloemfontein, 6-8
October 1993.
Kotze MJ, De Villiers WJS, Steyn K, Kriek JA, Marais AD, Herbert JS, Van der
Westhuyzen DR, Coetzee GA. Phenotypic variations among familial hypercholesterolaemic
heterozygous for either one of two Afrikaner founder LDLR mutations. European
Atherosclerosis Society 62nd Congress. Jerusalem, 5-9 September 1993.
1994:
Woodroof CW, Kruger M, Badenhorst CJ, Marais M, Mansvelt EPG. Helminthic
manifestations and iron deficiency in primary schoolchildren in the Cape Province of South
Africa. 15th African Health Sciences Congress. Nairobi, Kenya, 7-11 February 1994.
Badenhorst CJ, Steyn K, Fourie JM, Jooste PL, Lombard CJ, Bourne LT, Woodroof CW.
The haematology of urban adult Africans in the Cape Peninsula, compared to Standard
Reference Values. 15th African Health Sciences Congress. Nairobi, Kenya, 7-11 February
1994.
Steyn K. Hyperlipidaemia and chronic diseases of lifestyle in South Africa. LASSA
Congress. Wildernis, 21-25 March 1994.

Vorster HH, Jerling JC, Steyn K, Badenhorst CJ, Bourne LT, Jooste PL. Implications of
plasma fibrinogen levels for coronary heart disease and stroke in the black population of the
Cape Peninsula. LASSA Congress. Wildernis, 21-25 March 1994.
Kotze MJ, Steyn K, Marais AD, Van der Westhuyzen DR. The genetics of familial
hypercholesterolaemia in South Africa. LASSA Congress. Wildernis, 21-25 March 1994.
Badenhorst CJ, Van Lill S, Rossouw K, Stander I, Bart C , Du Toit W, Grobbler D, Pentz
M, Steyn M, Terblanche E, Tibbs J, Steyn K, Labadarios D, Van der Merwe A. A randomised
control trial to evaluate a comprehensive weight control programme for outpatients: report on
the baseline data. LASSA Congress. Wildernis, 21-25 March 1994.
Levitt NS, Bawa AA, Bradshaw D, Zwarenstein M, Steyn K. Hypertension in diabetes
attending primary care clinics in Cape Town. LASSA Congress. Wildernis, 21-25 March
1994.
Steyn K. Chronic diseases of lifestyle. The 9th Family Practitioners' Congress. Cape
Town, 10-14 April 1994.
Badenhorst CJ, Senekal M. Overweight and Obesity - Management in General Practice.
The 9th Family Practitioners' Congress. Cape Town, 10-14 April 1994.
Nesamvuni AE, Badenhorst CJ, Bourne LT, Kruger M, Steyn NP, Lombard CJ, Laubscher
JA, Marais M, Steyn K, Jooste PL. Iron status and dietary intake of adult blacks aged 15-64
years residing in the Cape Peninsula (BRISK Study, 1990). SASPEN Congress. Durban,
July 1994.
Bart CA, Tibbs J, Stander I, Van Lill S. Psychological factors in attrition from a weight
management programme at Tygerberg Hospital. Southern Africa Nutrition Congress.
Durban, 22-26 August 1994.
Tibbs J, Bart CA, Stander I, Van Lill S. Psychological factors in the treatment of obese
outpatients. Southern Africa Nutrition Congress. Durban, 22-26 August 1994.
Bourne LT, Langenhoven M, Steyn K, Katzenellenbogen J, Jooste P, Lombard C,
Badenhorst CJ. Urbanisation and diet - an atherogenic transition. The BRISK Study.
Southern Africa Nutrition Congress. Durban, 22-26 August 1994.
69. Steyn K, Badenhorst CJ. Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle in South Africa - where do we
stand? Southern Africa Nutrition Congress. Durban, 22-26 August 1994.
Badenhorst CJ, Kruger M, Benadé AJS, Mansvelt EPG, Laubscher JA, Swart R. Iron and
vitamin C fortification in primary schoolchildren at risk for iron deficiency and anaemia: a
cohort pilot field study. Southern Africa Nutrition Congress. Durban, 22-26 August 1994.
Van Stuijvenberg ME, Kruger M, Badenhorst CJ, Mansvelt EPG, Laubscher JA, Marais
M. Marginal vitamin A deficiency and iron status of children on an iron fortification
program. Southern Africa Nutrition Congress. Durban, 22-26 August 1994.

Kruger M, Badenhorst CJ, Mansvelt EPG, Marais M, Woodroof CW, Laubscher JA. The
effect of iron fortification and anti-helminthic therapy on the iron status of 5-8 year old
children in sub-economic communities. Southern Africa Nutrition Congress. Durban, 22-26
August 1994.
Rossouw K, Van Lill SO, Stander I, Tibbs J. Accuracy of self-reported and actual weight
and height measurements of obese outpatients. Southern Africa Nutrition Congress. Durban,
22-26 August 1994.
Nesamvuni AE, Badenhorst CJ, Bourne LT, Kruger M, Steyn NP, Lombard CJ, Laubscher
JA, Marais M, Steyn K, Jooste PL. Iron status and dietary intake of adult blacks aged 15-64
years residing in the Cape Peninsula (BRISK Study, 1990). Southern Africa Nutrition
Congress. Durban, 22-26 August 1994.
Badenhorst CJ, Kruger M, Benadé AJS, Mansvelt EPG, Laubscher JA, Swart R.
Addressing iron deficiency in primary school children. Results of a pilot field study on iron
and vitamin C fortification of soup from a school feeding scheme. ECSAFost Food
Conference. Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, 12-16 September 1994.
Steyn NP, Badenhorst CJ, Jooste PL, Nel JH, Kruger M, Oelofse A, Barnard C. The
nutritional status of Pedi schoolchildren aged 6-14 years in two rural areas of Lebowa.
ECSAFost Food Conference. Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, 12-16 September 1994.
Steyn K, Bourne LT, Jooste PL, Fourie JM, Lombard CJ, Yach D. Smoking in the African
community of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. 9th World Conference of Tobacco and
Health. Paris, 10-14 October 1994.
King S, Steyn K, Yach D. Cigarette purchasing patterns of African youths aged 12-16
years in the Western Cape. 9th World Conference of Tobacco and Health. Paris, 10-14
October 1994.
Steyn K, Yach D, Martin G, Fourie JM, Stander I. The smoking knowledge and behaviour
of pregnant South African women. 9th World Conference of Tobacco and Health. Paris, 10-
14 October 1994.
Steyn K, Ubbink JB, Stander I, Lagendijk J, Vermaak WJH. Urinary cotinine
determinations in pregnant women and 13-year old children. 9th World Conference of
Tobacco and Health. Paris, 10-14 October 1994.
Steyn K, Steyn M, Swanepoel A, Jooste PL, Chalton D, Jordaan PCJ, Rossouw JE. The
trends in tobacco consumption in three South Western Cape white communities 1979-1991-
CORIS study. 9th World Conference of Tobacco and Health. Paris, 10-14 October 1994.
1995:
Steyn K. Guidelines for hypertension management in primary care. The Hypertension
Society guidelines. South African Hypertension Society: IX Biennial Hypertension Congress.
Midrand, 10-12 March 1995.

Bourne LT. Over- and undernutrition in South Africa. Workshop on Urban Health Policy
for Developing Countries. Johannesburg, 29-30 March 1995.
Steyn K. Chronic diseases of lifestyle. Workshop on Urban Health Policy for Developing
Countries. Johannesburg, 29-30 March 1995.
Steyn K. Obesity and Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle risk factors in South Africa.
Department of Health Systems Research and Public Health, Medical Center of the Louisiana
State University, 1 May 1995.
Steyn K, Rossouw JE. The Coronary risk factor study (CORIS) - Eight years after
discontinuation of the active intervention programme. The Columbia University, School of
Public Health Epidemiology Colloquium. New York, 12 May 1995.
Steyn K. Overnutrition and other Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle. South African Sugar
Association Nutrition in Transition Symposium. Midrand, 18-19 May 1995.
Bourne LT. The Nutrition in a black South African Community. South African Sugar
Association Nutrition in Transition Symposium. Midrand, 18-19 May 1995.
Steyn K. Community Health Registrar Training in Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle.
Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Natal, Durban, 29-30
June 1995.
Pentz M, Steyn M, Badenhorst CJ, Stander I. Anthropometric Changes in Obese
Outpatients Attending a Comprehensive Weight Control Program (DWCP) at the Academic
Year day, Medical Faculty, University of Stellenbosch, 22-23 August 1995, Tygerberg. (Best
Poster Award).
1996:
Nesamvuni AE, Badenhorst CJ, Bourne LT, Kruger M, Steyn NP, Lombard CJ, Laubscher
JA, Marais M, Steyn K, Jooste PL. Iron overload in adult black men aged 15-64 years
residing in the Cape Peninsula: Is it a problem? (The BRISK Study). 'Hands on' Nutrition
Congress South Africa. Stellenbosch, 31 March - 4 April 1996.
Bourne LT, Badenhorst CJ, Steyn K, Langenhoven M, Jooste PL, Lombard CJ.
Anthropometry and related factors in the black population of the Cape Peninsula. 'Hands on'
Nutrition Congress South Africa. Stellenbosch, 31 March - 4 April 1996.
Mvo Z, Dick J, Steyn K, Knowledge, beliefs and attitudes of African women about
acceptable body size of women and children. 'Hands on' Nutrition Congress South Africa.
Stellenbosch, 31 March - 4 April 1996.
Steyn K, Steyn M, Swanepoel ASP, Rossouw JE, Jordaan PCJ, Jooste PL. The coronary
risk factor study (CORIS) eight years after the end of the active intervention program at the
LASSA Congress. Durban, 15 - 19 April 1996.

1997:
Steyn K, Bourne LT, Badenhorst CJ, Langenhoven ML, Jooste PL, Rossouw K, Lombard
CJ. Anthropometry and related factors in the black population of the Cape Peninsula. The
33rd SEMDSA, 8 th Bone & Mineral, 2 nd SASO Congress. Pilanesberg, 6-10 April 1997.
Steyn K, Katzenellenbogen J, Lombard C, Bourne LT. Urbanisation and cardiovascular
disease risk in the black population of the Cape Peninsula. The Eighteenth African Health
Sciences Congress in collaboration with the 14 th Epidemiological Society of Southern Africa
Conference and the 6 th African Regional Conference of the International Epidemiology
Association. Bellville, 14-17 April 1997.
Levitt NS, Steyn K, De Wet T, Richter L, Cameron N. The association between birth
weight and blood pressure in 5-year-old African children. The Eighteenth African Health
Sciences Congress in collaboration with the 14 th Epidemiological Society of Southern Africa
Conference and the 6 th African Regional Conference of the International Epidemiology
Association. Bellville, 14-17 April 1997.
Mvo Z, Dick J, Steyn K. Knowledge, beliefs and attitudes of African women about
acceptable body size of children and women The Eighteenth African Health Sciences
Congress in collaboration with the 14 th Epidemiological Society of Southern Africa
Conference and the 6 th African Regional Conference of the International Epidemiology
Association. Bellville, 14-17 April 1997.
Levitt NS, Steyn K, Hoffman MN, Reagan G, Lombard C, Fourie J, Rossouw K. Physical
inactivity is a risk factor for NIDDM in a peri-urban community in South Africa. The
Eighteenth African Health Sciences Congress in collaboration with the 14 th Epidemiological
Society of Southern Africa Conference and the 6 th African Regional Conference of the
International Epidemiology Association. Bellville, 14-17 April 1997.
Levitt NS, Steyn K, Richter L, Cameron N, Morrell C. The association between birth
weight and blood pressure in 5-year-old African children. Congress on Preventive
Cardiology. Montreal, 29 June - 3 July 1997.
Steyn K, Katzenellenbogen JM, Lombard CJ, Bourne LT. Urbanisation and cardiovascular
disease risk in the black population of the Cape Peninsula. Congress on Preventive
Cardiology. Montreal, 29 June - 3 July 1997.
Steyn K, de Wet T, Levitt NS, Richter L, Cameron N, Morell C. Cardiovascular disease
risk factors in urban children aged 5 years. The Birth-to-Ten Study. Congress on Preventive
Cardiology. Montreal, 29 June - 3 July 1997.
De Wet T, Steyn K, Richter L, Yach D. Five-year-old urban children’s perceptions,
attitudes and expressed intensions regarding cigarette use (Birth-to-Ten Study). Congress on
Preventive Cardiology. Montreal, 29 June - 3 July 1997.
Steyn K, Levitt NS, Fourie JM, Reagan G, Rossouw K, Hoffman MN. A five-year
hypertension intervention Programme in the Mamre community in South Africa. Congress
on Preventive Cardiology. Montreal, 29 June - 3 July 1997.

Steyn K. A lifestyle for healthy ageing. Winter School, Standard Bank National Arts
Festival. Grahamstown, 3 - 13 July 1997.
Steyn K. Community-based hypertension intervention in South Africa. Twelfth
International Interdisciplinary Conference on Hypertension in Blacks. London, 20 - 23 July
1997.
Steyn K, Levitt NS, Fourie JM, Reagan G, Rossouw K, Hoffman MN. Smoking
intervention programme in the Mamre community, South Africa. Tobacco Control Congress.
Beijing, 24 - 28 August 1997.
De Wet T, Steyn K, Richter L, Yach D. Five-year-old urban children’s perceptions,
attitudes and expressed intentions regarding cigarette use (Birth-to-Ten Study). Tobacco
Control Congress. Beijing, 24 - 28 August 1997.
Mzileni O, Steyn K, Sitas F... Lung cancer, smoking and environmental pollution in the
Northern Province, South Africa. Tobacco Control Congress. Beijing, 24 - 28 August 1997.
1998:
Steyn K, De Wet T, Levitt NS, Richter L, Cameron N. Cardiovascular disease risk factors
in a five year old urban population in South Africa - the Birth-to-Ten (BTT) study. 34 th
SEMDSA 5 th LASSA, Cape Town, 29 March - 1 April 1998.
Daniels A, White M, Crone D, Stander I. Has the incidence of severe hypoglycaemia in
the community increased post-DCCT. 34 th SEMDSA 5 th LASSA, Cape Town, 29 March - 1
April 1998.
Levitt NS, Lambert V, Woods DL. The effect of low birth weight on glucose tolerance in a
cohort of 20-year-old South Africans. 34 th SEMDSA 5 th LASSA, Cape Town, 29 March - 1
April 1998.
McQuaide K, Derman WD, Noakes TD, Lambert EV. The interaction between exercise
training and ß-blockade on insulin sensitivity in hypertensive patients. 34 th SEMDSA 5 th
LASSA, Cape Town, 29 March - 1 April 1998.
Steyn K. Nutrition in Transition: Childhood Antecedents of Adult Disease in South
Africa.17 th Biennial Congress of the Nutrition Society of Southern Africa, Sun City, 25 - 29
May 1998.
Daniels A. The introduction of the South African guidelines for type 2 diabetes: An
implementation strategy. 6 th Pan African Diabetes Study Group (PADSG) Congress, Dar Es
Salaam, 24 - 27 May 1998.
Levitt NS. Title. 6 th Pan African Diabetes Study Group (PADSG) Congress, Dar Es
Salaam, 24 - 27 May 1998.
Daniels A, White M, Denham C, Stander I. Ambulance visits for severe hypoglycaemia in
insulin treated diabetes - a questionnaire study. American Diabetes Association, 58 th
Scientific Sessions, Chicago, Illinois, 13 - 16 June 1998.

Steyn K. Community outreach projects in hypertension management in South Africa. 13 th
International Interdisciplinary Conference on Hypertension in Blacks (ISHIB). Charleston,
SC, 12 - 15 July 1998.
Steyn K. Epidemiology of hypertension in South Africa. Second US-SA Workshop on
Hypertension in Blacks, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, 16 - 17 July 1998.
Lambert EV, Levitt NS, Woods DL Relationship between birth weight, blood pressure and
anthropometry in a cohort of 20-year-old South Africans. International Congress on Obesity,
Paris, August 1998.
Meltzer S, Lambert EV, Lambert MI, Huskisson J. Relationships between adiposity, sociodemographic
factors and dietary reporting in a cross cultural sample of South African women.
Int. Congress on Obesity, Paris, August 1998.
Keytel LR, Lambert MI, Johnson J, Lambert EV. 24 Hour free living energy expenditure
in post menopausal women after training. Int. Congress on Obesity, Paris, August 1998.
Wilcox SM, Meltzer S, Noakes TD, Lambert MI, Lambert EV. Factors associated with
weight maintenance following exercise and dietary intervention. Int. Congress on Obesity,
Paris, August 1998.
1999:
Charlton K. Nutrition, ageing and health: the case of urban South African elderly.
IUNS/ILSI Urban Nutrition Workshop, Durban, 5 - 7 March 1999.
Steyn K, Levitt N, Fourie J, Rossouw K, Martell R, Stander I. Treatment status and
experiences of hypertension patients at a large health centre in the metropolitan region of the
Western Cape. 11 th Congress of Southern African Hypertension Society, Durban, 21 - 24
March 1999.
Daniels A, Biesma R, Martell R, Dick J, Steyn K. Ambivalence to the South African
guidelines for hypertension. 11the Congress of Southern African Hypertension Society,
Durban, 21 - 24 March 1999.
Daniels A, Hoffman M, Lombard C, Steyn K. Social support and blood pressure
during socio-political transition. 11 th Congress of Southern African Hypertension Society,
Durban, 21 - 24 March 1999.
Daniels A, Levitt NS, Martell R, Patel M, Bakana L. Urban and Rural Differences in
the Organisation of Diabetes Care in the Western Cape. 35 th SEMDSA Congress and 9 th
Bone and Mineral Metabolism Congress, Drakensberg, 17 - 21 April 1999.
Levitt NS, Steyn K, Hoffman M, Lombard C, Lambert V, Daniels A, Fourie J.
Evidence that Insulin Resistance may not be the Central Component of the Metabolic
Syndrome in a South African Community. 35 th SEMDSA Congress and 9 th Bone and Mineral
Metabolism Congress, Drakensberg, 17 - 21 April 1999.

Kaplan F, Soule S, de Villiers JC, Levitt NS. Acromegaly - The GSH Experience -
1974-1993. 35 th SEMDSA Congress and 9 th Bone and Mineral Metabolism Congress,
Drakensberg, 17 - 21 April 1999.
Soule SG, Macfarlane P, Levitt NS, Millar RP. The Decline in Growth Hormone
Secretion in the Elderly is Primarily Due to Diminished Release of Endogenous Growth
Hormone-releasing Hormone. 35 th SEMDSA Congress and 9 th Bone and Mineral Metabolism
Congress, Drakensberg, 17 - 21 April 1999.
Daniels A, Levitt NS, Bradshaw D, Zwarenstein M, Maphumulo S, Bawa A, Salmon J.
South African Diabetic Eye Care Guidelines are Impractical: Disagreement between Primary
and Referral Clinicians. 35 th SEMDSA Congress and 9 th Bone and Mineral Metabolism
Congress, Drakensberg, 17 - 21 April 1999.
Maree PJ, Fuller C, Lambert EV. Factors Associated with Body Fatness in a Sample
of 10-11 Year-old Boys from the Cape Metropole. 35 th SEMDSA Congress and 9 th Bone and
Mineral Metabolism Congress, Drakensberg, 17 - 21 April 1999.
Charlton KE, Kolbe T, Lambert EV, Levitt NS. Osteoporosis Risk of Older Residents
of West Coast Fishing Villages. 35 th SEMDSA Congress and 9 th Bone and Mineral
Metabolism Congress, Drakensberg, 17 - 21 April 1999.
Micklesfield LK, Rosenberg L, Cooper D, Hoffman M, Lambert EV, Kalla A, Stander
I, Shapiro S. Bone Mineral Density and Lifetime Physical Activity in a Case-Control Study
of Women with Breast Cancer. 35 th SEMDSA Congress and 9 th Bone and Mineral
Metabolism Congress, Drakensberg, 17 - 21 April 1999.
Lambert EV, Levitt NS, Steyn K, Lombard CJ, Roussouw K, Fourie J, Hoffman M.
Physical inactivity is a modifiable risk factor in a peri-urban community in South Africa.
American College of Sports Medicine meeting, Seattle, Washington, June 1999.
Steyn K, Bradshaw D, Makubalo L. South Africa’s First Demographic and Adult
Health Survey: Practical Considerations. Global Issues and Perspectives in Monitoring
Behaviors in Populations: Surveillance of Risk Factors in Health and Illness, Western Atlanta
North at Perimeter Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 22 - 24 September 1999.
Bradshaw D, Sitas F, Steyn K, Makubalo L. Developing indicators for chronic
diseases of lifestyle for South Africa. Global Issues and Perspectives in Monitoring Behaviors
in Populations: Surveillance of Risk Factors in Health and Illness, Western Atlanta North at
Perimeter Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 22 - 24 September 1999.
Steyn K, Levitt NS. Diabetes in Sub Saharan Africa - Recent Data. International
Conference on Heart Health in Developing Countries, New Delhi, India, 10 -14 October
1999.
Steyn K, Bradshaw D, Makubalo L, Fourie J. Hypertension in South Africa.
International Conference on Heart Health in Developing Countries, New Delhi, India, 10 -14
October 1999.

Steyn K, Khaw K-T. How can we organise large and simple cohort studies?
Workshop. International Conference on Heart Health in Developing Countries, New Delhi,
India, 10 -14 October 1999.
Bradley HA, Mbewu AD, Setsubi CO, Steyn K, Reddy SP. Protocol for an
intervention programme for the prevention and control lf hypertension in an urban black
African population. International Conference on Heart Health in Developing Countries, New
Delhi, India, 10-14 October 1999.Lambert V. Physical activity and health in adults.
FAO/ILSI Meeting on Food-based Dietary Guidlines and Nutrition Education in South
Africa, Harare, October 1999.
Lambert V. Physical activity and health in adults. FAO/ILSI Meeting on Food-based
Dietary Guidlines and Nutrition Education in South Africa, Harare, October 1999.
Charlton KE, Wilson AO. Absence of Alzheimer’s Disease in poorly nourished older
Africans: protective mechanisms or methodological anomlay? Danone Nutrition and
Successful Ageing Workshop, Biarritz, France, 25-27 November 1999.
2000:
Steyn K, Bradshaw D, Makubalo L, Fourie JF. Hypertension in South Africa.
The South African Demographic and Health Survey. Poverty and inequity: The challenges
for Public Health in Southern Africa - ESSA Conference, East London, 24 - 25 February
2000.
Puoane T, Steyn K, Bradshaw D, Makubalo L, Fourie JF. Distribution of
Anthropometric variables in South Africa: The South African Demographic and Health
Survey. Poverty and inequity: The challenges for Public Health in Southern Africa - ESSA
Conference, East London, 24 - 25 February 2000.
Puoane T, Zulu B, Chopra M, Sanders D, Lombard C. Determinants of
children’s nutritional status in a rural district of the Eastern Cape: Planning community-based
nutrition programmes. Poverty and inequity: The challenges for Public Health in Southern
Africa - ESSA Conference, East London, 24 - 25 February 2000.
Puoane T, Ford H, Kama N, Ngumbela M, Sanders D. Capacity building
through replication of a process to improve in-patient management of malnourished children
undertaken in two rural hospitals in the Eastern Cape. Poverty and inequity: The challenges
for Public Health in Southern Africa - ESSA Conference, East London, 24 - 25 February
2000.
Ngumbela M, Kama N, Ford H, Puoane T, Zulu B, Hall W, Matinise N,
Mdingazwe N, Sanders D. An advocacy day to share experiences and lessons learned in
improving the quality of care of severely malnourished children in Mount Frere Health
District, Eastern Cape. Poverty and inequity: The challenges for Public Health in Southern
Africa - ESSA Conference, East London, 24 - 25 February 2000.
Kama N, Puoane T, Zulu B, Ngumbela N, Ford H, Sanders D, Chopra M,
McCoy D. Case Fatality Rates for Severe Malnutrition Remain High in Rural District

Hospitals of the Eastern Cape: A need for Intervention. Poverty and inequity: The challenges
for Public Health in Southern Africa - ESSA Conference, East London, 24 - 25 February
2000.
Charlton K, Dausab M, London L, Marco C, Rendell K, Sayed R, te Water
Naude J. Poverty, Human Rights and the Health Status of farm workers in the Western Cape:
Challenges for the Health Services. Poverty and inequity: The challenges for Public Health in
Southern Africa - ESSA Conference, East London, 24 - 25 February 2000.
Steyn K, Gaziano T, Bradshaw D, Makubalo L, Fourie JF. What would the
impact to the health services be of treating mild hypertension? Lessons from South Africa’s
first demographic and health survey. SEMDSA/LASSA Conference, Durban, 2 - 7 April
2000.
Matwa PN, Dick J, Levitt NS. Amputations and foot ulcers: The patient’s
voice. Knowledge, attitudes and practices of Xhosa speaking diabetic patients regarding the
optimum care of their feet. SEMDSA/LASSA Conference, Durban, 2 - 7 April 2000.
Goedecke J, Collins M, Grobler L, St Clair Gibson A, Dennis S, Noakes T,
Lambert EV. Factors Associated with Variability in Substrate Utilisation at Rest and During
Exercise. SEMDSA/LASSA Conference, Durban, 2 - 7 April 2000.
Lambert EV, Levitt NS, Woods D. Heart-Rate Variability and Urinary
Catecholamines in a Low Birthweight Cohort of Young South Africans. SEMDSA/LASSA
Conference, Durban, 2 - 7 April 2000.
Levitt NS, Lambert EV, Woods DL, Seckl JR. Altered HPA Responsiveness in
Young South African Adults with Low Birth Weight. SEMDSA/LASSA Conference,
Durban, 2 - 7 April 2000.
Drake B, Schomer HH, Lambert EV. Determinants of Diabetic Control among
Type 1 Diabetics in South Africa. SEMDSA/LASSA Conference, Durban, 2 - 7 April 2000.
Caradas AA, Lambert EV, Charlton KE. An Ethnic Comparison of Eating
Attitudes and Associated Body Image Concerns in South African Schoolgirls.
SEMDSA/LASSA Conference, Durban, 2 - 7 April 2000.
Nthangeni NG, Alberts M, Steyn NP, Steyn K, Levitt NS. Comparison of
Macro- and Micronutrient Intakes in African Type 2 Diabetic Patients in the Northern
Province. SEMDSA/LASSA Conference, Durban, 2 - 7 April 2000.
Steyn K, Gaziano T, Bradshaw D, Makubalo L, Fourie JM. What would the
impact to the health services be of treating mild hypertension? Lessons from South Africa’s
first Demographic and Health Survey. 15 th Scientific Meeting of The American Society of
Hypertension, New York, 16 - 20 May 2000.
Lambert EV, Lambert MI, Hudson K, Steyn K, Levitt NS, Charlton K, Noakes
TD. The role of physical activity for health in communities undergoing epidemiological
transition. Proc 4 th International Conference on Nutrition and Fitness: Plan of Action for the

21 st Century, Athens, Greece, May 2000.
Steyn K, Bradshaw D, Bradley H, Fourie JM. The pattern of medication used
by South Africans who are hypertensive. The first National Demographic and Health Survey.
ISHIB 2000, 15 th Annual International Interdisciplinary Conference on Hypertension and
Related Risk Factors in Ethnic Populations, Puerto Rico, 15 - 18 July 2000.
Charlton KE, Lambert EV. Out of the frying pan... into the fire. Emerging
obesity in South Africa. Invited presentation to scientists at Unilever Head Office,
Vlaardingen, Netherlands, 21 July 2000.
Caradas A, Lambert EV, Charlton KE. An ethnic comparison of eating
attitudes and associated body image concerns in South African schoolgirls. 13 th International
Congress of Dietetics, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 24 - 27 July 2000.
Steyn K. Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle in South Africa - a Growing and
Neglected Group of Conditions. The South African Association for Food Science and
Technology, A 40 th Anniversary Symposium, Midrand, 2 August 2000.
Lambert EV. Lifestyle Intervention: Cost of Prevention beats cost of Illness
hands down. The South African Association for Food Science and Technology, A 40 th
Anniversary Symposium, Midrand, 2 August 2000.
Steyn K, Saloojee Y, Bradshaw D. Smoking Patterns in South Africa based on
the South African Demographic and Health Survey. 11 th World Conference on Tobacco OR
Health, Chicago, 6 - 11 August 2000.
Steyn K, Puoane T, Bradshaw D, Makubalo L, Fourie JM. Anthropometric
Profile of South Africans (DHS 1998). From Lab to Land Nutrition Congress, Durban, 15 -
18 August 2000.
Puoane T, Sabry Z, Crawford P, Hudes M. A Longitudinal study of values
and preferences for body sizes in black girls, 9-12 years of age. From Lab to Land Nutrition
Congress, Durban, 15 - 18 August 2000.
Nthangeni NG, Alberts M, Steyn NP, Steyn K, Levitt NS. Comparison of
macro- and micronutrient intakes in Type 2 African Diabetic patients in the Northern
Province. From Lab to Land Nutrition Congress, Durban, 15 - 18 August 2000.
Aginsky J, Visser ME, Levitt NS, Venter CS, Vorster HH. The Inter- and
Intra- individual variation in glycaemic and insulin responses to glucose and white bread in
healthy male students. From Lab to Land Nutrition Congress, Durban, 15 - 18 August 2000.
Sengwana J, Schaay N, Chopra M, Piwoz E, Puoane T, Sanders D. HIV and
infant feeding: Experiences from an AZT Programme in Cape Town. From Lab to Land
Nutrition Congress, Durban, 15 - 18 August 2000.
Lambert EV, Weitz W, Charlton K, Lambert MI, Kubukeli Z, Keytel L,
Temple N, Daniels AR. Health and fitness survey in adolescent school children in the

Western Cape: Relationship to body mass index and obesity. From Lab to Land Nutrition
Congress, Durban, 15 - 18 August 2000.
McMahon CL, Wellman C, Woods DW, Levitt NS, Lambert EV.
Determination of visceral adipose tissue in young adults using anthropometry and
computerised tomography. From Lab to Land Nutrition Congress, Durban, 15 - 18 August
2000.
Charlton KE, London L, te Water Naudé J, Sayed R, Dausab M, Marco C,
Rendell K, Swart R. Poverty, alcohol and nutritional status in farmworkers in the Western
Cape. From Lab to Land Nutrition Congress, Durban, 15 - 18 August 2000.
Rose D, Charlton KE. Food insecurity and food poverty in South African
households. From Lab to Land Nutrition Congress, Durban, 15 - 18 August 2000.
Charlton KE, Smale-Lovely J, Love P. Food-based dietary guidelines: One
size fits all? From Lab to Land Nutrition Congress, Durban, 15 - 18 August 2000.
Charlton KE, on behalf of the Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (FBDG)
Working Group. Food-Based Dietary Guidelines: the way forward. Biennial Nutrition
Congress of South Africa, Durban, 15 - 18 August 2000.
Delport R, Ubbink JB, Vermaak WJH, Seftel H, Steyn K, Wolmarans L. Bvitamin
nutritional status: A South African perspective. From Lab to Land Nutrition
Congress, Durban, 15 - 18 August 2000.
Chopra M, Sanders D, Puoane T, Hall W, McCoy D. The Mount Frere Model
INP Project: Lessons learnt. From Lab to Land Nutrition Congress, Durban, 15 - 18 August
2000.
Ngumbela M, Puoane T, Ford H, Kama N, Sanders D, Hall W, Chopra M,
McCoy D, Ashworth A. Rapid assessment of current practices in the management of severely
malnourished in the Eastern Cape. From Lab to Land Nutrition Congress, Durban, 15 - 18
August 2000.
Puoane T, Sabry Z, Crawford P, Hudes M. A Longitudinal study of values
and preferences for body size in black girls, 9-12 years of age. From Lab to Land Nutrition
Congress, Durban, 15 - 18 August 2000.
Schloss I, Huskisson J, Reay G, Charlton K, Saitowitz R, Hendricks M,
Shung-King M, Irlam J, Hussey G, Ernsten K. Vitamin A brochure improves knowledge of
primary health care (PHC) workers. From Lab to Land Nutrition Congress, Durban, 15 - 18
August 2000.
Steyn NP. Dietary assessment methodologies : Food frequency in relation to
other methods. Dietary Intake Research in South Africa Workshop. University of Pretoria, 12
October 2000.
Puoane T, Steyn K, Bradshaw D, Makubalo L, Fourie JM. Distribution of

Anthropometric variables in South Africa: The South African Demographic and Health
Survey. American Public Health Association Meeting, Boston, 13 - 17 November 2000.
Puoane T, Sanders D, Chopra M, Lombard C. Determinants of Children’s
Nutritional Status in a Rural District of the Eastern Cape: Planning Community Based
Nutrition Programs. American Public Health Association Meeting, Boston, 13 - 17
November 2000.
2001:
Steyn K, Bradshaw D, Bradley H, Fourie JM. The Medication Pattern used by
South African Hypertensives. The 1 st National Demographic and Health Survey. The 12 th
Congress of the Southern African Hypersension Society, Sandton Sun, Johannesburg, 10 - 13
March 2001.
Patel M, Steyn K, Levitt NS, Daniels AR, Zwarenstein M, Lombard C, Fourie
JM. A review of the quality of care for Hypertension at Community Health Care Centres in
Cape Town. The 12 th Congress of the Southern African Hypertension Society, Sandton Sun,
Johannesburg, 10 - 13 March 2001.
Bradley H, Volmink J, Maroney R, MBewu A, Opie L. Beta-Blocker therapy
for Hypertension. The 12 th Congress of the Southern African Hypertension Society, Sandton
Sun, Johannesburg, 10 - 13 March 2001.
Rosling L, Puoane T, Matwa P. Perceptions, knowledge, and practices of
urban black patients with diabetes mellitus. The 12 th Congress of the Southern African
Hypertension Society, Sandton Sun, Johannesburg, 10 - 13 March 2001.
Puoane T, Rosling L, de Goede J, van der Meij B. Weight-related beliefs and
attitudes of obese urban women. The 12 th Congress of the Southern African Hypertension
Society, Sandton Sun, Johannesburg, 10 - 13 March 2001.
Gaziano TA, Steyn K, Opie LH. Cost-effective analysis of proposed
Hypertension Guidelines in South Africa. The 12 th Congress of the Southern African
Hypertension Society, Sandton Sun, Johannesburg, 10 - 13 March 2001.
Micklesfield LK, Zielonka EA, Charlton KE, Katzenellenbogen L, Harkins J,
Lambert EV. Predictors of Bone mineral density (BMD) in pre-adolescent girls. 37 th Annual
SEMDSA Congress and 10 th Bone and Mineral Meeting, Sandton, 1 - 6 April 2001.
Goedecke JH, Levitt NS, St Clair Gibson A, Noakes TD, Lambert EV. Insulin
Sensitivity Measured by the Minimal Model: Associations with Fasting Respiratory Exchange
Ratio in Trained Athletes. 37 th Annual SEMDSA Congress and 10 th Bone and Mineral
Meeting, Sandton, 1 - 6 April 2001.
Levit NS, Lambert EV, Woods D, Hales CN, Seckl JR. Postnatal Catch Up
Growth Without Adult Obesity Amplifies the Effect of Low Birth Weight on Insulin
Resistance and Increased Blood Pressure in 20yr Old South Africans. 37 th Annual SEMDSA
Congress and 10 th Bone and Mineral Meeting, Sandton, 1 - 6 April 2001.

Claassen A, Lambert EV, Noakes TD, Bosch AN. Evidence of Differential
Sensitivity to Hypoglycemia in Carbohydrate Depleted Subjects. 37 th Annual SEMDSA
Congress and 10 th Bone and Mineral Meeting, Sandton, 1 - 6 April 2001.
Soule S, Kaplan F, Levit D. How Common is Primary Hypoadrenalism in
Hospitalised Patients with Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis? 37 th Annual SEMDSA Congress
and 10 th Bone and Mineral Meeting, Sandton, 1 - 6 April 2001.
Steyn K, Bradshaw D, Bradley H, Fourie JM. The medication pattern used by
South African hypertensives. The 1 st National Demographic and Health Survey. Sixteenth
Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Hypertension, San Francisco, 15 - 19 May
2001.
Steyn K, Bradshaw D, Bradley H, Fourie JM. The medication pattern used by
South African hypertensives. The 1 st National Demographic and Health Survey. The 5 th
International Conference on Preventive Cardiology, Osaka, Japan, 27 - 31 May 2001.
Puoane T, Rosling L, Chopra M. “Big is beautiful” exploring urban black
women in a South African township: A holistic approach to prevent CVD. The 5 th
International Conference on Preventive Cardiology, Osaka, Japan, 27 - 31 May
2001.Wetherbee K, Kolbe-Alexander T, Lambert EV, Hill M, Harkins J, NoakesTD. The
International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and Yale Physical Activity Survey
(YPAS) in South African older adults. American College of Sports Medicine, Baltimore,
Maryland, USA, 30 May - 2 June 2001.
Wetherbee K, Kolbe-Alexander T, Lambert EV, Hill M, Harkins J, NoakesTD.
The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and Yale Physical Activity Survey
(YPAS) in South African older adults. American College of Sports Medicine, Baltimore,
Maryland, USA, 30 May - 2 June 2001.
Kolbe-Alexander T, Charlton KE, Lambert EV. Lifetime physical activity and
determinants of bone mineral density in older South African adults. American College of
Sports Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 30 May - 2 June 2001.
Publications in press
Charlton K. Nutrition, ageing and health: The case of urban South African elderly. S
Afr J Clinic Nutr.
Levitt NS, Lambert EV, Woods D, Hales CN, Seckl J. Altered Glucose Tolerance,
Blood Pressure and Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis responsiveness in a low birth
weight cohort of young South African Adults. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and
Metabolism (in press)

Charlton KE, Jooste PL. Eat salt sparingly: sprinkle, don’t shake. Technical Report of
the Food Based Dietary Guideline Working Group. Supplement to S Afr J Clin Nutr.
Lambert EV, Lambert MI, Hudson K, Steyn K, Levitt NS, Charlton K, Noakes TD. The
Role of Physical Activity for Health in Communities undergoing Epidemiological Transition.
Proceedings from the 4 th International Conference on Nutrition and Fitness: Plan of Action
for the 21 st Century.
Walker ARP, Charlton KE. Ageing and nutrition in Africa: transitional changes.
Nutrition Today.
Steyn K, Hoffman M, Levitt NS, Lombard C, Fourie J. Community-based Tobacco
Control Programme. The Mamre Study, A Demonstration Project. Ethn & Dis 2001; 11(3):
Steyn NP, Olivier J, Winter P, Burger S, Nesamvuni C. A Survey of Wild Green Leafy
Vegetables and their Potential in Combatting Micronutrient Deficiencies in Rural
Populations. S Afr J Science 2001.
Steyn NP, Burger S, Monyeki KD, Alberts M, Nthangeni G. Seasonal variation in
dietary intake of the adult population of Dikgale. S Afr Med J.
Senekal M, Steyn NP, Mashego TA. Evaluation of body shape, eating disorders and
weight management in black female students. S Afr J Psychol 2001.
Steyn NP, Abecombie R, Labadarios D. Household food security: An update for Health
Professionals. S Afr Med J 2001.
Gaziano TA, Steyn K, Opie L. Cost-effectiveness analysis of Hypertension Guidelines,
Absolute Risk versus Blood Pressure Level. The South African Case. The Lancet 2001.
Articles submitted or for re-submission
Hoogendijk CF, Thiart R, Steyn K, Kotze M, et al. Inter-ethnic variation and allelic
association of the -175g÷t variant in the FP2 cis-acting regulatory element of the LDL
receptor promoter. J Human Genet. 1999 [Submitted]
Temple NJ, Steyn K, Hoffman M, Levitt NS, Lombard CJ. The Pandemic of Obesity in
South Africa: A Study in a Disadvantaged Community. 2000 Ethn Dis. [resubmitted]
Lambert EV, Charlton KE, Murphy K, Noakes TD. Validation of the Yale Physical
Activity Questionnaire for older adults in historically-disadvantaged elderly persons living in
Cape Town South Africa. South African Journal of Sports Medicine [Resubmission].

Bradshaw D, Steyn K, Sitas F. Indicators for Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle: A model
developed for South Africa. WHO Bulletin 2000. [Submitted]
Steyn K, de Wet T, Saloojee Y, Saloojee H, Cameron N, Yach D. The influence of
maternal cigarette smoking, snuff use and passive smoking on birth weight: The Birth to Ten
study. The Journal of Pediatrics 2000. [Rejected]
Steyn K, Saloojee Y, Parry C. Tobacco & Alcohol Use. Chapter for Comprehensive
DHS Technical Report.
Steyn K, Bradshaw D, Peden M. Adult Mortality & Morbidity. Chapter for
Comprehensive DHS Technical Report.
Steyn K. Adult Prescription Drug Utilisation for chronic conditions. Chapter for
Comprehensive DHS Technical Report.
Steyn K, Puoane T. Anthropometric Measurements. Chapter for Comprehensive DHS
Technical Report.
Steyn K. Hypertension. Chapter for Comprehensive DHS Technical Report.
White N, Ehrlich R, Steyn K. Chronic Lung Disease. Chapter for Comprehensive DHS
Technical Report.
Steyn K. Adolescent Health related to Chronic Diseases of Lifestyle. Chapter for
Comprehensive DHS Technical Report.
Scholtz CL, Hoogendijk CF, Steyn K, Lombard C, Kotze MJ. Allelic association of the
!175g6t variant in the FP2 cis-acting regulatory element of the LDL receptor promoter with
diastolic blood pressure. J Hypertension. [Submitted]
Kolbe TL, Lambert EV, Charlton K, Noakes TD. Effectiveness of a low-intensity,
community-based exercise program for older South Africans from previously-disadvantaged
communities. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. [Resubmitted August 2000]
Charlton KE, Schloss I, Visser M, Lambert EV, Kolbe T, Levitt NS, Veldman D, Temple
N. Waist circumference, but not BMI, predicts clustering of cardiovascular risk factors in
older residents of West Coast fishing villages, South Africa. S Afr Cardiovasc J. [In
review, Resubmitted June 2000]
Caradas, AA, Lambert EV, Charlton KE. An ethnic comparison of eating attitudes and
associated body image concerns in South African schoolgirls. J Hum Nutr Dietetics. [In
review, Submitted May 2000]
Bohlmann MT, Lambert MI, Lambert EV. Self-selected moderate and vigorous walking
pace, heart rate and relative intensity: Implications for physical activity questionnaires.
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. [Submitted August 2000]
Lambert EV, Kolbe T. Physical activity and healthy ageing in Africa: Challenges and

opportunities. International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS) Monograph on Active
Ageing. [Invited monograph, in review]
Steyn K, Gaziano T, Bradshaw D, Laubscher JA. Hypertension in South African Adults:
Results from the Demographic Health Survey, 1998. J of Hypertension [Submitted October
2000]
Steyn K, Bradshaw D. Non-Communicable Disease Surveillance in Developing
Countries. (Editorial) Scandinavian J of Public Health. [Submitted February 2001]
Steyn NP, MacIntyre U, Olwagon R, Alberts M. Validation of multiple 24-hour recalls
in a rural adult population. S Afr J Epidemiol and Infec. [Submitted January 2001]
Moepi M, Steyn NP, Venter PA, Ubbink JB. Folic acid intake and nutritional status of
African women having a history of a birth with an open neural tube defect. S Afr Med J.
[Submitted January 2001]
Steyn NP, MacIntyre U, Labadarios D, et al. Nutrient intakes of children aged 1-9 years
in South Africa: NFCS, 1999. S Afr J Clin Nutr.
Steyn NP, MacIntyre U, Labadarios D, et al. The usual food consumption of children
aged 1-9 years in South Africa: NFCS, 1999. S Afr J Clin Nutr Supplement.
MacIntyre U, Nel JE, Labadarios D, Steyn NP, et al. Reproducibility and validation of
the quantified food frequency questionnaire used in the NFCS. Special S Afr J Clin Nutr
Supplement.
Puoane T, Steyn K, Bradshaw D, Lambert V, Fourie J, Laubsher JA. Anthropometry and
obesity in South Africa - The National Demographic and Health Survey, 1998. Int J Obes.
[Submitted March 2001]
Manuscripts in preparation for submission
Thandi
Puoane TR, Sabry Z, Crawford PB, Hudes M. A longitudinal study of values and
preferences for body size in Black girls, 9-12 years of age.
Puoane TR, Sabry Z, Crawford PB, Hudes M. Development of and Assessment of the
Utility of Cultural Pattern Scales in Black girls, 9-10 years of age.
Puoane TR, Sabry Z, Crawford PB, Hudes M. Familial and cultural correlates of body
mass index and body image in black girls, 9-10 years of age.
Nelia
Nthangeni G, Steyn NP, Alberts M, Steyn K, Levitt NS, Lambert EV, Laubscher R. A
comparison of dietary intake and practices of type 2 diabetics in urban and rural areas of
Northern Province, South Africa. (To be submitted to Diabetes Care)

Steyn NP, Senekal M, Nel JH. Risk factors for obesity in an adult population. [To be
submitted to Int J Obesity]
Monyeki KD, Steyn NP, Steyn K, Moneyki MA. The prevalence of hypertension and
association with fat patterning. [To be submitted to Int J Epidemiology]
Nthangeni G, Steyn NP, Alberts M, et al. Dietary intake and barriers to compliance in
type 2 diabetes. [To be submitted to J Public Health Nutr]
Cook I, Steyn NP, Brits S, Lambert EV. Validation of the prototype international
physical activity questionnaires in African female students.
Steyn NP. Indigenous Plant - A Rich Source of Micronutrients. Archimedes.
Karen:
Charlton K, Lufft FC. Diet and Hypertension at the close of the millennium - moving
beyond pre-occupation with salt. In: Book for Dieticians, Nutritionists and Doctors. Temple
NJ, Ed. Canada 1999. [busy writing up]
Vicki:
Wilcox S, Meltzer S, Noakes TD, Lambert ML, Lambert EV. Factors associated with
long-term weight loss maintenance following exercise and dietary intervention. [busy with
draft - on hold]
Lambert EV, Levitt NS, Steyn K, Lombard CJ, Roussouw K, Fourie J, Hoffman M.
Physical inactivity is a modifiable risk factor in a peri-urban community in South Africa. [to
be submitted to Journal of Cardiovascular Risk]
Maree PJ, Lambert EV, Fuller C. Predictors of fatness in 11 year-old boys in the Cape
Town Metropole. [To be submitted to Pediatrics]
Lambert EV, Charlton KE, Murphy K, Noakes TD. Validation of the Yale
Physical Activity Questionnaire for older adults in historically-disadvantaged elderly persons
living in Cape Town South Africa. [Resubmission to South African Journal of Sports
Medicine]
André:
Daniels AR, Levitt NS, Bradshaw D, Zwarenstein M, Maphumulo S, Bawa A, Salmon JF.
South African Diabetic Eye Care guidelines are impractical: Disagreement between Primary
and Referral Clinicians. [rejected, will resubmit]
Norman:
Temple NJ. Health Promotion. In: Book for Dieticians, Nutritionists and Doctors.
Temple NJ, Ed. Canada 1999. [busy writing up 2 chapters]