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Coincidence of diabetes mellitus and hypertension in a semi-urban Cameroonian population: a cross-sectional study

Author: Katte, Jean-Claude ; Dzudie, Anastase ; Sobngwi, Eugene ; Mbong, Eta ; Fetse, Gerard ; Kouam, Charles ; Kengne, Andre-Pascal Date: 2014 BACKGROUND: Hypertension and diabetes mellitus are increasingly common in population within Africa. We determined the rate of coincident diabetes and hypertension and assessed the levels of co-awareness, treatment and control in a semi-urban ... 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
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
Metabolic syndrome and fatal outcomes in the post-stroke event: a 5-year cohort study in Cameroon

Author: Balti, Eric Vounsia ; Kengne, André Pascal ; Fokouo, Jean Valentin Fogha ; Nouthé, Brice Enid ; Sobngwi, Eugene Date: 2013 Background and Purpose: Determinants of post-acute stroke outcomes in Africa have been less investigated. We assessed the association of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and insulin resistance with post-stroke mortality in patients with first-ever ... 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
Persistent organic pollutants as risk factors for type 2 diabetes

Author: Ngwa, Elvis ; Kengne, Andre-Pascal ; Tiedeu-Atogho, Barbara ; Mofo-Mato, Edith-Pascale ; Sobngwi, Eugene Date: 2015 Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major and fast growing public health problem. Although obesity is considered to be the main driver of the pandemic of T2DM, a possible contribution of some environmental contaminants, of which persistent ... Read more c b
Prevalence and risk factors of overweight and obesity among children aged 6–59 months in Cameroon: a multistage, stratified cluster sampling nationwide survey

Author: Tchoubi, Sébastien ; Sobngwi-Tambekou, Joëlle ; Noubiap, Jean Jacques N ; Asangbeh, Serra Lem ; Nkoum, Benjamin Alexandre ; Sobngwi, Eugene Date: 2015 BACKGROUND: Childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century. The prevalence of overweight and obesity among children (<5 years) in Cameroon, based on weight-for-height index, has doubled between 1991 ... Read more c b

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