Prevalence of Hyperglycemia, High Blood Pressure, Overweight and Obesity Among Diabetic Adults (19-64 Years) in Owerri Municipality, Imo State, Nigeria (P10-067 …

C Anoshirike, C Asinobi, V Ibeanu - Current Developments in Nutrition, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives Diabetes is a chronic health problem, of public health concerned with
preventable consequences, affecting people of all ages, race and ethnicity not only in …

[PDF][PDF] Prevalence and risk factors of diabetes mellitus in Eket, South-South Nigeria

I Idem, G Ukoh, E Ekott - Ethnicity, 2017 - researchgate.net
Diabetes is a chronic debilitating and costly disease associated with severe threat to the
attainment of the internationally agreed developmental goals. Many cases of diabetes die of …

Prevalence of diabetes mellitus in a rural, agrarian community in South-South Nigeria

OG Egbi, SD Ahmed - Research Journal of Health Sciences, 2020 - ajol.info
Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a global public health threat, often associated with
other co-morbidities with significant morbidities and mortality. The aim of this study was to …

Diabetes and pre-diabetes in adult Nigerians: Prevalence, and correlations of blood glucose concentrations with measures of obesity

CECC Ejike, NK Uka… - African Journal of …, 2015 - academicjournals.org
The quantification of the number of people with diabetes is an important factor that allows for
effective planning and distribution of scarce resources for the management of diabetes. This …

Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus Among Adult Population Within a Southern Nigerian Community

CE Nwafor, J Edeogu, R Stanley… - European Journal of …, 2024 - ejmhr.com
Background: The prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) is increasing globally, particularly in
low and middle-income countries, driven by factors like rapid population growth …

Prevalence of diabetes mellitus among adults in rural north central Nigeria

EA Etukumana, FH Puepet, MO Obadofin - Highland Medical Research …, 2013 - ajol.info
Background: Diabetes Mellitus is one of the noncommunicable diseases and a public health
problem facing the world. This chronic disease is expected to rise due to rapid population …

[PDF][PDF] Relationship between body mass index and type 2 diabetes mellitus among adult Nigerians in Makurdi, Nigeria

E Eru, B Eke, C Onahinon, J Ibu, N Akwaras… - J. Pharm. Biol …, 2018 - researchgate.net
Obesity and diabetes are major public health problems in developing countries in the 21st
century. The fundamental cause is imbalance between energy intake on one hand and …

Socio-demographic and anthropometric risk factors for type 2 diabetes in Maiduguri, North-Eastern Nigeria

ID Gezawa, FH Puepet, BM Mubi, AE Uloko… - Sahel Medical …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Background: The prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is on the increase in developing
countries due to urbanization, ageing population, physical inactivity and the high prevalence …

[PDF][PDF] Anthropometric indicators and their correlation with hypertension comorbidly occurring with diabetes in some residents of Abeokuta Nigeria

AJ Akamo, O Ademuyiwa, DA Ojo, OA Talabi… - J Invest …, 2015 - researchgate.net
Objectives: To compare anthropometric measurements of general obesity and central
obesity and assess the respective associations with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) comorbidly …

Epidemiology of diabetes and impaired fasting glucose in a rural community of Nigerian Niger Delta region

CA Alikor, PC Emem-Chioma - Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 2015 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND The prevalence of diabetes mellitus is reaching epidemic rates globally. It
had an estimated global incidence of 220 million in 2010. Different studies in SSA and …