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1. Knowledge and Lifestyle-Associated Prevalence of Obesity among Newly Diagnosed Type II Diabetes Mellitus Patients Attending Diabetic Clinic at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study

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Yaa Obirikorang, Christian Obirikorang, Enoch Odame Anto, Emmanuel Acheampong, Nyalako Dzah, Caroline Nkrumah Akosah, and Emmanuella Batu Nsenbah

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Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology, RC648-665
Abstract

This study aimed to determine the knowledge and prevalence of obesity among Ghanaian newly diagnosed type 2 diabetics. This cross-sectional study was conducted among diagnosed type 2 diabetics. Structured questionnaire was used to obtain data. Anthropometric measurements and fasting blood sugar levels were also assessed. Participants had adequate knowledge about the general concept of obesity (72.0%) and method of weight measurement (98.6%) but were less knowledgeable of ideal body weight (4.2%). The commonly known cause, complication, and management of obesity were poor diet (76.9%), hypertension (81.8%), and diet modification (86.7%), respectively. The anthropometric measures were higher among females compared to males. Prevalence of obesity was 61.3% according to WHR classification, 40.8% according to WHtR classification, 26.1% according to WC, and 14.8% according to BMI classification. Being female was significantly associated with high prevalence of obesity irrespective of the anthropometric measure used (p

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2016
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2. Metabolic Syndrome among Ischaemic Stroke Patients in Ghana: The Possible Role of Renin and Aldosterone

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Bernard C. Nkum, Emmanuella Batu Nsenba, Benjamin A. Eghan, Emmanuel Acheampong, Lawrence Owusu, Enoch Odame Anto, Bright Amankwaa, Paul Nsiah, Perditer Okyere, and Francis Agyemang Yeboah

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medicine.medical_specialty, Aldosterone, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, medicine.disease, Plasma renin activity, Obesity, 03 medical and health sciences, chemistry.chemical_compound, 0302 clinical medicine, Endocrinology, Blood pressure, chemistry, Internal medicine, Renin–angiotensin system, medicine, 030212 general & internal medicine, Metabolic syndrome, business, Lipid profile, Stroke
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Background: Both metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) and the Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System (RAAS) are predictors of adverse outcomes in stroke patients. This study aimed at evaluating the association between RAAS and MetSyn among ischaemic stroke subjects in a tertiary hospital of Ghana from September 2015 to June 2016. Methodology: The study purposively recruited 252 Ghanaians comprising 132 ischaemic stroke patients and 120 apparently healthy control subjects. The participants were subjected to measurements of plasma renin, serum aldosterone, lipid profile, anthropometries and blood pressure. Results: MetSyn prevalence among the stroke subjects compared to the controls were 50.0% vs 8.3% (NCEP/ATP III), 71.2% vs 9.2 (IDF) and 71.2% vs 6.7% (H_MS). Both renin and aldosterone were significantly (p 3) aldosterone (aOR = 2.7, p = 0.008), obesity (aOR = 11.7, p = 0.004) and high triglyceride (aOR = 5.3, p p = 0.742) were independently associated with increasing odds of metabolic syndrome. Moreover, there was a significant (p p

Published
2017

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