Global estimates of the prevalence of diabetes for 2010 and 2030

JE Shaw, RA Sicree, PZ Zimmet - Diabetes research and clinical practice, 2010 - Elsevier
AIM: We estimated the number of people worldwide with diabetes for the years 2010 and
2030. METHODS: Studies from 91 countries were used to calculate age-and sex-specific …

Non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: what we know now

S Dalal, JJ Beunza, J Volmink… - International journal …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has a disproportionate burden of both
infectious and chronic diseases compared with other world regions. Current disease …

Global prevalence of diabetes: estimates for the year 2000 and projections for 2030

S Wild, G Roglic, A Green, R Sicree, H King - Diabetes care, 2004 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE—The goal of this study was to estimate the prevalence of diabetes and the
number of people of all ages with diabetes for years 2000 and 2030. RESEARCH DESIGN …

Diabetes in sub-saharan africa

JCN Mbanya, AA Motala, E Sobngwi, FK Assah… - The lancet, 2010 - thelancet.com
Summary In Sub-Saharan Africa, prevalence and burden of type 2 diabetes are rising
quickly. Rapid uncontrolled urbanisation and major changes in lifestyle could be driving this …

Urbanization, lifestyle changes and the nutrition transition

BM Popkin - World development, 1999 - Elsevier
Broad shifts are occurring at a rapid pace in the structure of diet, physical activity patterns,
and obesity patterns in urban areas in lower income countries. Examples from China and …

The nutrition transition and its health implications in lower-income countries

BM Popkin - Public health nutrition, 1998 - cambridge.org
Objective: This article reviews information on the rapid changes in diet, activity and body
composition that lower-and middle-income countries are undergoing and then examines …

An overview of cardiovascular risk factor burden in sub-Saharan African countries: a socio-cultural perspective

R BeLue, TA Okoror, J Iwelunmor, KD Taylor… - Globalization and …, 2009 - Springer
Abstract Background Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries are currently experiencing one of
the most rapid epidemiological transitions characterized by increasing urbanization and …

The nutrition transition in the developing world

BM Popkin - Development policy review, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
This article explores shifts in nutrition transition from the period termed the receding famine
pattern to one dominated by nutrition‐related noncommunicable diseases (NR‐NCDs). It …

Obesity in South Africa: the South African demographic and health survey

T Puoane, K Steyn, D Bradshaw, R Laubscher… - Obesity …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: To ascertain the anthropometric profile and determinants of obesity in South
Africans who participated in the Demographic and Health Survey in 1998. Research …

Type 2 diabetes mellitus in sub-Saharan Africa: challenges and opportunities

AA Motala, JC Mbanya, K Ramaiya, FJ Pirie… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), which was once thought to be rare in sub-Saharan Africa
(SSA), is now well established in this region. The SSA region is undergoing a rapid but …