Search Results - "Jean Claude Mbanya"
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New-Onset Diabetes in Covid-19
Published in New England Journal of Medicine (20-08-2020)“…Diabetes is associated with an increased risk of severe Covid-19. New-onset diabetes and metabolic complications of preexisting diabetes, including diabetic…”
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Global accessibility of therapeutics for diabetes mellitus
Published in Nature reviews. Endocrinology (01-04-2022)“…Diabetes mellitus is a global health issue, yet huge regional disparities exist in its care, including in access to basic necessities such as insulin. In this…”
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Diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (26-06-2010)“…Summary In Sub-Saharan Africa, prevalence and burden of type 2 diabetes are rising quickly. Rapid uncontrolled urbanisation and major changes in lifestyle…”
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Urbanization, Physical Activity, and Metabolic Health in Sub-Saharan Africa
Published in Diabetes care (01-02-2011)“…We examined the independent associations between objectively measured free-living physical activity energy expenditure (PAEE) and the metabolic syndrome in…”
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Non-communicable disease prevention policy process in five African countries authors
Published in BMC public health (15-08-2018)“…Background The increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in sub-Saharan Africa is causing further burden to the health care systems that are least…”
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UN High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases: addressing four questions
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (2011)“…Summary Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), principally heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases, are a global crisis and…”
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Multi-sectoral action in non-communicable disease prevention policy development in five African countries
Published in BMC public health (15-08-2018)“…The rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Africa requires a multi-sectoral action (MSA) in their prevention and control. This study aimed to generate…”
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Integration of non-communicable disease and HIV/AIDS management: a review of healthcare policies and plans in East Africa
Published in BMJ global health (01-05-2021)“…BackgroundLow-income and middle-income countries are struggling to manage growing numbers of patients with chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs), while…”
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Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes as Economic and Developmental Challenges in Africa
Published in Progress in cardiovascular diseases (01-11-2013)“…Abstract Current estimates and projections suggest that the burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), diabetes and related risk factors in African countries is…”
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Non-autoimmune diabetes mellitus and the risk of virus infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control and cohort studies
Published in Scientific reports (26-04-2021)“…A significant number of studies invoked diabetes as a risk factor for virus infections, but the issue remains controversial. We aimed to examine whether…”
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Influence of the WHO framework convention on tobacco control on tobacco legislation and policies in sub-Saharan Africa
Published in BMC public health (15-08-2018)“…The World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, enforced in 2005, was a watershed international treaty that stipulated requirements…”
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Centenary of the discovery of insulin: People with diabetes in Africa still have poor access to insulin
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Poor glycemic control impacts heart rate variability in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross sectional study
Published in BMC research notes (20-08-2018)“…We aimed to determine and compare HRV parameters in poorly and well controlled type 2 diabetes. 54 normotensive type 2 diabetes patients without clinical signs…”
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Use of medical services and medicines attributable to diabetes in Sub-Saharan Africa
Published in PloS one (12-09-2014)“…Although the large majority of persons with diabetes and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) lives and dies in low- and middle-income countries, the…”
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Effects of Single and Multiple Blood Pressure Measurement Strategies on the Prediction of Prevalent Screen‐Detected Diabetes Mellitus: A Population‐Based Survey
Published in The journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) (01-09-2016)“…The authors investigated the effects of single and multiple blood pressure (BP) measurements during the same encounter on screen‐detected diabetes risk. Data…”
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Human herpesvirus 8 infection DNA positivity is associated with low insulin secretion: A case‐control study in a sub‐Saharan African population with diabetes
Published in Journal of diabetes (01-11-2018)“…Background Viruses have been considered potential triggers for the development of diabetes. This study assessed insulin secretion and insulin sensitivity in…”
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Glycemic effects of quinine infusion in healthy volunteers
Published in BMC research notes (24-08-2017)“…We aimed to quantify the glycemic effects of quinine in healthy individuals. We evaluated the glycemic profile in response to 4 h infusion of 500 ml of 0.9%…”
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A global perspective on the issue of access to insulin
Published in Diabetologia (01-05-2021)“…The discovery of insulin in 1921 changed the prognosis for people with type 1 diabetes. A century later, availability and affordability of insulin remain a…”
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Association between socioeconomic status and adiposity in urban Cameroon
Published in International journal of epidemiology (01-02-2006)“…Background As the relation between socioeconomic status (SES) and obesity may depend on the stage of development of a country, this relation is assessed in…”
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Features of Turner syndrome among a group of Cameroonian patients
Published in International journal of gynecology and obstetrics (01-06-2015)“…Abstract Objective To describe the features of Turner syndrome among a group of Cameroonian patients. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted…”
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