There is an alarming tide of cardiovascular and metabolic disease (CMD) sweeping across
Africa. This may be a result of an increasingly urbanized lifestyle characterized by the …

Africa is experiencing a rapid increase in adult obesity and associated cardiometabolic
diseases (CMDs). The H3Africa AWI-Gen Collaborative Centre was established to examine …

Cardiovascular diseases, principally ischaemic heart disease and stroke, are the leading
causes of global mortality and morbidity. Together with other non-communicable diseases …

Advance Access Publication Date: 13 October 2020 Cohort Profile from middle-to old-age.
This will further the aetiological understanding of heart failure, exercise intolerance and …

A deeper appreciation of the complex architecture of African genomes is critical to the global
effort to understand human history, biology and differential distribution of disease by …

Substantial advances have been made in identifying common genetic variants influencing
cardiometabolic traits and disease outcomes through genome wide association studies …

In many developing countries with advanced stages of the nutrition transition, the burden of
coronary artery disease (CAD) has shifted from the rich to the poor. in South Africa, it is …

Africa is a continent characterized by marked ethnic, sociodemographic, and economic
diversity, with profound changes in many regions over the past 2 decades. This diversity has …

Abstract Background Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries are currently experiencing one of
the most rapid epidemiological transitions characterized by increasing urbanization and …

Background There is a dearth of information on diet-related chronic diseases in West Africa.
This cross-sectional study assessed the rate of obesity and other cardiovascular disease …