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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
Effects of diabetes mellitus on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a systematic review

Author: Lekoubou, Alain ; Matsha, Tandi ; Sobngwi, Eugene ; Kengne, Andre Date: 2014 BACKGROUND:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an incurable motor neuron degenerative disease which onset and course may be affected by concurrent diabetes mellitus (DM). We performed a systematic review to assess the effect of DM/dysglycemic ... Read more c b
Epidemiological profile of patients with end stage renal disease in a referral hospital in Cameroon

Author: Halle, Marie ; Takongue, Christian ; Kengne, Andre ; Kaze, Francois ; Ngu, Kathleen Date: 2015 BACKGROUND: Data regarding the epidemiology of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and dialysis in sub-Saharan Africa are scarce and knowledge about the spectrum renal disease is very limited. This study is on the profile of patients with ESRD in ... 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
First-line antiretroviral therapy and dyslipidemia in people living with HIV-1 in Cameroon: a cross-sectional study

Author: Yone Pefura , Eric ; Betyoumin, Awa ; Kengne, Andre ; Kaze Folefack, Francois ; Ngogang, Jeanne Date: 2011 BACKGROUND: Data on lipid profile derangements induced by antiretroviral treatment in Africa are scarce. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and characteristics of lipid profile derangements associated with first-line highly ... Read more c b
HIV testing, HIV status and outcomes of treatment for tuberculosis in a major diagnosis and treatment centre in Yaounde, Cameroon: a retrospective cohort study

Author: Pefura Yone, Eric ; Kuaban, Christopher ; Kengne, Andre Date: 2012 BACKGROUND:Human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) infection and tuberculosis are common and often co-occurring conditions in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We investigated the effects of HIV testing and HIV status on the outcomes of tuberculosis ... Read more c b
Independent external validation and comparison of prevalent diabetes risk prediction models in a mixed-ancestry population of South Africa

Author: Masconi, Katya L ; Matsha, Tandi ; Erasmus, Rajiv ; Kengne, Andre Date: 2015 BACKGROUND: Guidelines increasingly encourage the use of multivariable risk models to predict the presence of prevalent undiagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus worldwide. However, no single model can perform well in all settings and available ... Read more c b
Influence of HIV infection on the clinical presentation and outcome of adults with acute community-acquired pneumonia in Yaounde, Cameroon: a retrospective hospital-based study

Author: Yone, Eric Walter ; Balkissou, Adamou ; Kengne, Andre ; Kuaban, Christopher Date: 2012 BACKGROUND: The impact of HIV infection on the evolution of acute community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is still controversial. The aim of this study was to investigate possible differences in the clinical presentation and in-hospital outcomes ... Read more c b
Metabolic syndrome in type 2 diabetes: comparative prevalence according to two sets of diagnostic criteria in sub-Saharan Africans

Author: Kengne, Andre ; Limen, Serge ; Sobngwi, Eugene ; Djouogo, Catherine FT ; Nouedoui, Christophe Date: 2012 BACKGROUND: Available definition criteria for metabolic syndrome (MS) have similarities and inconsistencies. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of MS in a group of Cameroonians with type 2 diabetes, according to the ... 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
Proliferator-activated receptor gamma Pro12Ala interacts with the insulin receptor substrate 1 Gly972Arg and increase the risk of insulin resistance and diabetes in the mixed ancestry population from South Africa

Author: Vergotine, Zelda ; Yako, Yandiswa ; Kengne, Andre ; Erasmus, Rajiv ; Matsha, Tandi Date: 2014 BACKGROUND: The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARG), Pro12Ala and the insulin receptor substrate (IRS1), Gly972Arg confer opposite effects on insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). We investigated 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
Sensitisation to Blattella germanica among adults with asthma in Yaounde, Cameroon: a cross-sectional study

Author: Pefura-Yone, Eric ; Kengne, Andre ; Afane-Ze, Emmanuel ; Kuaban, Christopher Date: 2014 BACKGROUND: German cockroach or Blattella germanica is commonly found in homes across the inter-tropical region. The contribution of sensitisation to Blattella germanica in people with asthma in sub-Saharan Africa has not received attention. ... 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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