Objectives: To investigate the knowledge about physical activity, physical activity levels and waist-to-hip ratio among persons living with diabetes in the Ho Municipality.
Design: Cross-sectional observation study.
Setting: The researcher collected data from two diabetes clinics in the Ho Municipality o...
Background: Overweight and obesity are key public health issues in many high-income countries and have become a major public health concern affecting all ages, including adolescents in low-income and middle-income countries. This study determined the prevalence of overweight and obesity and their associa...
Background: Diabetes remains a public health concern and the second cause of mortality in South Africa. Family history of diabetes increases risk of developing diabetes. Obesity amongst patients is associated with comorbidity, whilst amongst non-diabetic family members it is associated with developing di...
Background: Specific research is sparse on renal dysfunction among homogenous group of young adults. This study estimated the prevalence of renal dysfunction among apparently healthy young adults and determine association (if any) between renal dysfunction and some cardiovascular risk facto...
Diabetes is a global issue, the diabetes epidemic is expected to continue, and the burden of diabetes causes catastrophic expenditure for healthcare system. The current study aimed to determine the presentation, the clinical feature and cardio-vascular risk factors in patients with diabetes. A retrospect...
Objectives: This study was designed to determine the anthropometric characteristics and prevalence of obesity among secondary and undergraduate students in Sagamu.
Methods: This cross-sectional study involved a selection of 260 students aged 10 to 33 years in Sagamu using a convenience sampling method. T...
Objectives: This study identified the predictors of weight reduction among adult obese patients in a Family Practice Setting and developed a statistical model to predict weight reduction.
Design: A prospective cohort design. Setting: The Family Practice Clinic, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeri...
This study’s aim was to estimate the prevalence and maternal age and other risk factors of miscarriage among Sudanese women. Across-sectional study was conducted at the Saad Abuelela Tertiary Hospital in Khartoum, Sudan, from February to December 2019.
Sociodemographic, obstetric and clinical data were...
Contexte et objectifs. Les patients souffrant de syndrome
fibromyalgique sont fréquemment rencontrés en pratique
clinique et déconcertent bien souvent les médecins. Notre
étude a pour but de déterminer la prévalence de la
fibromyalgie chez les patients gonarthrosiques, son impact
sur la présentat...
La pandémie à Covid-19 continue sa progression et interpelle aujourd’hui toute l’humanité particulièrement le corps médical. A la date du 30 Juin 2020, le monde entier compte 10185374 cas confirmés avec 563862 décès [1]. La recherche scientifique intense a pu rapidement séquencer ce virus à...
