Background: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are part of the leading causes of mortality and
morbidity in developing countries, including South Africa, where they are a major public …

Background: Hypertension has gained global significance and risk of cardiovascular
disease, and adiposity is the most important of the conditions associated with and …

Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as obesity, hypertension (HPT), and
type II diabetes (T2D) are of increasing concern in South Africa (SA), with women being …

Background Cardiovascular diseases pose a risk to population health in South Africa and
are responsible for almost one in six deaths (17.3%). Aim To determine the cardiovascular …

Background In high-income settings, body mass index (BMI) and measures of central
adiposity, such as waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) are associated with cardiometabolic risk, but …

Background. Hypertension (HPT) and its complications continue to pose a global threat and
contribute to premature mortality worldwide. The adverse interactions between HPT, obesity …

Most cases of hypertension are because of essential hypertension, however 5%–15% of
cases can be a result of a secondary cause. In this article, we focus on the endocrine causes …

Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a growing burden in low-and middle-income
countries. Ghana seeks to address this problem by task-shifting CVD diagnosis and …

Hypertension prevalence is on the rise in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) like
South Africa, and migration and its concomitant urbanization are often considered to be …

Hypertension is one of the crucial risk factors for morbidity and mortality around the world,
and South Africa has a significant unmet need for hypertension care. This study aims to …