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Chronic non-communicable diseases in Cameroon - burden, determinants and current policies

Author: Echouffo-Tcheugui, Justin ; Kengne, Andre Date: 2011 Cameroon is experiencing an increase in the burden of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which accounted for 43% of all deaths in 2002. This article reviews the published literature to critically evaluate the evidence on the frequency, ... Read more c b
Epidemiology of neurodegenerative diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

Author: Lekoubou, Alain ; Echouffo-Tcheugui, Justin ; Kengne, Andre Date: 2014 BACKGROUND:Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries are experiencing rapid transitions with increased life expectancy. As a result the burden of age-related conditions such as neurodegenerative diseases might be increasing. We conducted a systematic ... Read more c b
Fasting insulin sensitivity indices are not better than routine clinical variables at predicting insulin sensitivity among Black Africans: a clamp study in sub-Saharan Africans

Author: Sobngwi, Eugene ; Kengne, Andre-Pascal ; Echouffo-Tcheugui, Justin ; Choukem, Simeon ; Sobngwi-Tambekou, Joelle ; Balti, Eric ; Pearce, Mark ; Siaha, Valentin ; Mamdjokam, Aissa ; Effoe, Valery ; Lontchi-Yimagou, Eric ; Donfack, Oliver ; Atogho-Tiedeu, Barbara Date: 2014 BACKGROUND: We aimed to evaluate the predictive utility of common fasting insulin sensitivity indices, and non-laboratory surrogates [BMI, waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR)] in sub-Saharan Africans without diabetes. ... Read more c b
Obesity phenotypes in urban and rural Cameroonians: a cross-sectional study

Author: Mbanya, Vivian ; Echouffo-Tcheugui, Justin ; Akhtar, Hussain ; Mbanya, Jean-Claude ; Kengne, Andre Date: 2015 BACKGROUND: Despite the increasing prevalence of diabetes and other health consequences of obesity, little is known on the metabolic profile across categories of body mass index (BMI) among African populations. We therefore assessed the ... Read more c b
Reporting and handling of missing data in predictive research for prevalent undiagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review

Author: Masconi, Katya L ; Matsha, Tandi ; Echouffo-Tcheugui, Justin ; Erasmus, Rajiv ; Kengne, Andre Date: 2015 Missing values are common in health research and omitting participants with missing data often leads to loss of statistical power, biased estimates and, consequently, inaccurate inferences. We critically reviewed the challenges posed by missing ... Read more c b
Validation of two prediction models of undiagnosed chronic kidney disease in mixed-ancestry South Africans

Author: Mogueo, Amelie ; Echouffo-Tcheugui, Justin ; Matsha, Tandi ; Erasmus, Rajiv ; Kengne, Andre Date: 2015 BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global challenge. Risk models to predict prevalent undiagnosed CKD have been published. However, none was developed or validated in an African population. We validated the Korean and Thai CKD ... Read more c b

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