Prevalence and associated factors of overweight and obesity among persons with type 2 diabetes in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

E Ekpor, S Akyirem, P Adade Duodu - Annals of Medicine, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
… overweight and obesity among patients with type 2 diabetes is a … need for innovative weight
management interventions that … obesity reveal that several elements, including hypertension, …

… of blood glucose levels with some diabetes risk factors (body mass index, blood pressure and total body fat) in inhabitants of Ho Municipality, Ghana: a cross-sectional …

NK Kortei, A Koryo-Dabrah, SK Angmorterh… - African Journal of Food …, 2021 - ajol.info
… BMI, blood pressure, and total body fat among inhabitants of periurban Ho, Ghana. A cross-…
must be educated to exercise regularly to minimize the risk of contracting type 2 diabetes [45…

Metabolic syndrome among individuals living with hypertension in Accra, Ghana

AK Christian, OA Sanuade, SB Kushitor, M Kushitor… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
… Diagnosing MetS is meant to identify persons with an elevated risk of both type 2 diabetes
… lifestyle behavior was conducted with the IDF criteria which considers central obesity as a …

Medication adherence and self-care behaviours among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Ghana

RA Afaya, V Bam, TB Azongo, A Afaya… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
… , self-care behaviours and diabetes knowledge among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
in Ghana. … through aggressive counselling to address healthy self-management behaviours. …

[HTML][HTML] Predictors of metabolic syndrome and its components in patients with type 2 diabetes: A cross-sectional study in the Ho municipality, Ghana

SY Lokpo, AN Norgbey, J Osei-Yeboah… - Scientific African, 2024 - Elsevier
… The metabolic syndrome refers to a group of closely related risk factors including hyperglycaemia,
dyslipidaemia, hypertension, and visceral obesity which individually or synergistically …

Effects of Aerobic Exercises on Fasting Blood Glucose and Blood Pressure in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Living with Hypertension in Ghana

B Opoku - 2021 - search.proquest.com
… Besides genetic factors, behavioural risk factors such as … body weight and percentage of
body fat, lower blood pressure, … and include aiding weight loss and weight maintenance and …

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
weight gain and visceral adiposity appeared to be prevalent among older adults in this sample.
We found that Ghanaians were at higher odds of obesity, … E and treatment of high blood

[HTML][HTML] Lifestyle habits and perceived wellbeing of adults presenting with metabolic syndrome at a diabetic clinic in Ghana: A case-control study

F Agbozo, E Bannerman, S Klomegah… - Human Nutrition & …, 2022 - Elsevier
adiposity, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and type II diabetes … and health-seeking behaviours
were assessed using the … glucose and insulin sensitivity, weight loss and lipid profile [23]. …

Impact of physical activity, BMI and sociodemographic and lifestyle factors on the risk of diabetes in 9,511 Ghanaian adults

GFL Sánchez, MRV Hernández, PL Casas… - SPORT TK-Revista …, 2022 - revistas.um.es
… and life-style factors on the risk of diabetes in Ghana. We … you ever been diagnosed with
diabetes (high blood sugar)?”. The … in people with obesity, women and older adults from Ghana. …

A community based prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Ho municipality of Ghana

AT Bawah, LT Ngambire, A Abaka-Yawson… - Journal of Public …, 2021 - Springer
… Changes in dietary and nutritional behavior among others … factors (age, hypertension,
alcoholism and obesity). This is very … NG (2004) Weight management through lifestyle modification …