[HTML][HTML] The epidemiological and economic burden of diabetes in Ghana: A scoping review to inform health technology assessment

J Kazibwe, M Gad, E Abassah-Konadu… - PLOS global public …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Diabetes remains one of the four major causes of morbidity and mortality globally among
non-communicable diseases (NCDs. It is predicted to increase in sub–Saharan Africa by …

[HTML][HTML] 10-year level, trends and socio-demographic disparities of obesity among Ghanaian adults—A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

MT Yussif, AE Morrison, RA Annan - PLOS Global Public Health, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The double burden of malnutrition has assumed severer forms in Low and Middle Income
Countries (LMICs) arising from sharper increases in prevalence rates of overweight and …

Prevalence of overweight and obesity and its relation to Diet and physical activity among medical students in Accra, Ghana

A Agyei, E Yorke, V Boima - African Journal of Health Sciences, 2022 - ajol.info
Background: Obesity is a rising problem in developing countries including Ghana.
Adolescents and young adults are increasingly being affected which is driven mainly by …

The Epidemiological and Economic Burden of Diabetes in Ghana: A Scoping Review to Inform Health Technology Assessment

M Gad, J Kazibwe, E Abassah-Konadu, I Amankwah… - medRxiv, 2023 - medrxiv.org
Introduction Diabetes remains one of the four major causes of morbidity and mortality
globally among non-communicable diseases (NCDs. It is predicted to increase in sub …

[HTML][HTML] The association between body weight indices, behavioral factors, and type 2 diabetes mellitus in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis of population …

A Issaka, Y Paradies, AJ Cameron… - Nutrition, Metabolism and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background and aim Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a significant public health concern
in Africa. While the associations between modifiable risk factors and T2DM are likely to be …

老年人群体质量指数与慢性代谢性疾病的关系

蒋莹, 李清瑶, 陈之琦, 汪佳璐, 李云… - 上海交通大学学报 …, 2024 - xuebao.shsmu.edu.cn
目的· 评估老年人群体质量指数(body mass index, BMI) 与慢性代谢性疾病发生风险的关系.
方法· 以2014—2021 年在上海交通大学医学院附属仁济医院体检中心进行体检的老年人(≥ 60 …

Association between body mass index and chronic metabolic diseases in Chinese aged population

J Ying, LI Qingyao, C Zhiqi, W Jialu… - Journal of Shanghai …, 2024 - xuebao.shsmu.edu.cn
Objective· To evaluate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and chronic
metabolic diseases. Methods· The elderly (≥ 60 years old) who were underwent physical …