Background Diabetes is one of the leading non-communicable diseases in Africa,
contributing to the increasing disease burden among the old adults. Thus, the aim of this …

Introduction The number of people with diabetes in Africa is projected to increase
substantially in the next two decades, due to factors including rapid urbanisation, adoption of …

Background The prevalence and risk factors for diabetes in Ghana vary from location to
location, yet no study has been conducted to quantitatively synthesize the available studies …

Little information is available on the prevalence of diabetes in people aged 55 years or older
living on the African continent. We did a systematic review of the prevalence of type 2 …

Background. Type 2 diabetes is a worldwide disaster including in Uganda, specifically in
Kanungu District which had a rise in diabetic patients in 2018/2019 as compared to the …

Objective To examine the prevalence of and the association of psychosocial risk factors with
diabetes in 25–74-year-old black Africans in Cape Town in 2008/09 and to compare the …

Background: Diabetes is a chronic disease with severe late complications. It is known to
impact the quality of life and cause disability, which may affect an individual's capacity to …

OBJECTIVE: To review the prevalence of diabetes, obesity and physical inactivity among
Ghanaians and Nigerians in Africa, Europe and North America. METHODS: This systematic …

Background No comprehensive assessment of diabetes prevalence in Nauru has been
conducted since an extreme prevalence was documented more than two decades ago. This …

Background Our aim was to estimate the prevalence of abnormal glucose regulation
(AGR)(ie diabetes and pre-diabetes) and its associated factors among people aged 35-60 …