Abdominal volume index is a better predictor of visceral fat in patients with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study in Ho municipality, Ghana

SY Lokpo, W Amenyega, P Doe, J Osei-Yeboah… - Alexandria Journal of …, 2022 - ajol.info
… in predicting central obesity using visceral fat determined by … Measurement of visceral fat
and abdominal obesity by single-… people with type 2 diabetes in the ho municipality, Ghana: a …

Sociodemographic and behavioural risk factors for obesity among community-dwelling older adults in Ghana and Nigeria: A secondary analysis of data from the …

OM Akpa, AP Okekunle, FS Sarfo… - Chronic …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
risk factors of obesity (using multiple measures) among older adults in Ghana and Nigeria. …
women and men in our population were at risk of abdominal obesity (using WC and WHR, …

Microvascular and macrovascular complications in type 2 diabetes Ghanaian residents in Ghana and Europe: the RODAM study

C Hayfron-Benjamin, BJ van den Born… - Journal of Diabetes and …, 2019 - Elsevier
… of type 2 diabetes was two to three times higher in populations of sub-Saharan Africa origin
than in European host populations. … of the two measurements was used for analyses. Body …

Association between Carbohydrate Quality Index and general and abdominal obesity in women: a cross-sectional study from Ghana

SB Suara, F Siassi, M Saaka, AR Foroshani… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
population in Ghana suffer from either obesity or overweight.… measures according to Q of
CQI are presented in table 2. … whole grains and risk reduction in type 2 diabetes, obesity, and …

… adult population in Ghana: The role of lipid accumulation product, waist circumference‐triglyceride index, and triglyceride‐glucose index as surrogate indicators

EO Anto, J Frimpong, WIO Boadu… - Health Science …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
… linked to higher risks of cardiovascular disease (CVD), type 2 diabetes, and … populations
could be due to the differences in ages of the recruited group, variation in IR and abdominal fat

Determinants of metabolic syndrome among patients attending diabetes clinics in two sub-urban hospitals: Bono Region, Ghana

TA Abagre, DA Bandoh, AA Addo-Lartey - BMC cardiovascular disorders, 2022 - Springer
… Over 70% of individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) … there is a general leaning
towards central obesity as the biggest … in approaches used to measure MS. Depending on the …

Assessing physical activity, nutrient intake and obesity in middle-aged adults in Akuse, Lower Manya Krobo, Ghana

DA Nyakotey, AS Ananga, C Apprey - Journal of Health Research, 2022 - emerald.com
… Until aggressive measures/interventions are implemented to … lead to increased general
and central obesity among middle-aged … of co-morbidities of obesity including type 2 diabetes, …

Prevalence, knowledge, and lifestyle‐associated risk factors of dyslipidemia among Ghanaian type2 diabetes mellitus patients in rural and urban areas: A multicenter …

WIO Boadu, EO Anto, J Frimpong, F Ntiful… - Health Science …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
… were taken to measure lipid profiles… Ghanaian populations. Therefore, this study aimed to
assess the prevalence of dyslipidemia among urban and rural populations with type 2 diabetes

[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with glycaemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Ho, Ghana: A cross-sectional study

SK Alor, IMA Kretchy, FN Glozah, PB Adongo - Metabolism Open, 2023 - Elsevier
diabetes healthcare services delivery in Ghana. This study assessed the status of glycaemic
levels and associated factors in people living with type 2 diabetes… using a tape measure. …

[PDF][PDF] DYSLIPIDAEMIA AMONG TYPE II DIABETICS AND ITS ASSOCIATED FACTORS

R DARKO - 2019 - researchgate.net
… Dyslipidaemia is implicated in atherosclerosis and occurs at a rapid rate in type II diabetes
patients. Lipids and lipoproteins, an integral part of the body’s fuel metabolism have more and …