Search Results - "KADUKA, Lydia"

Waist circumference and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol as markers of cardiometabolic risk in Kenyan adults by Faurholt-Jepsen, Daniel, Friis, Henrik, Mwaniki, David L, Boit, Michael K, Kaduka, Lydia U, Tetens, Inge, Christensen, Dirk L

“…Abdominal obesity predict metabolic syndrome parameters at low levels of waist circumference (WC) in Africans. At the same time, the African lipid profile…”
Get full text

Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Rural Kenya—2023: Vihiga II by Shishani, Kawkab, Kaduka, Lydia, Olale, Joanna, Mbuka, Schiller, Mutai, Joseph, Ochieng, Rodgers, Muniu, Erastus, Sivarajan Froelicher, Erika

“…Background: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors among adults in Vihiga County, Western Kenya…”
Get full text

Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome Among an Urban Population in Kenya by Kaduka, Lydia U, Kombe, Yeri, Kenya, Eucharia, Kuria, Elizabeth, Bore, John K, Bukania, Zipporah N, Mwangi, Moses

“…OBJECTIVE: Developing countries are undergoing an epidemiologic transition accompanied by increasing burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) linked to…”
Get full text

Validation of the Fatty Liver Index for identifying non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease in a Kenyan population by Lajeunesse‐Trempe, Fannie, Boit, Michael K., Kaduka, Lydia U., De Lucia‐Rolfe, Emanuella, Baass, Alexis, Paquette, Martine, Piché, Marie‐Eve, Tchernof, André, Christensen, Dirk L.

“…Abstract Background and Aim Fatty Liver Index (FLI) is a simple clinical scoring system estimating non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). It is validated…”
Get full text

Hepatic steatosis is associated with anthropometry, cardio‐metabolic disease risk, sex, age and urbanisation, but not with ethnicity in adult Kenyans by Kastberg, Sophie E., Lund, Helene S., Lucia‐Rolfe, Emanuella, Kaduka, Lydia U., Boit, Michael K., Corpeleijn, Eva, Friis, Henrik, Bernard, Sophie, Paquette, Martine, Baass, Alexis, Rasmussen, Jon J., Christensen, Dirk L.

“…Objective We aimed to determine the associations of non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) with cardio‐metabolic risk factors for diabetes in adult Kenyans…”
Get full text

Khat use and psychotic symptoms in a rural Khat growing population in Kenya: a household survey by Ongeri, Linnet, Kirui, Fredrick, Muniu, Erastus, Manduku, Veronica, Kirumbi, Leah, Atwoli, Lukoye, Agure, Safari, Wanzala, Peter, Kaduka, Lydia, Karimi, Mercy, Mutisya, Richard, Echoka, Elizabeth, Mutai, Joseph, Mathu, David, Mbakaya, Charles

“…Khat is an amphetamine like psychostimulant chewed by over 10 million people globally. Khat use is thought to increase the risk of psychosis among its chewers…”
Get full text

Schistosomiasis, soil transmitted helminthiasis, and malaria co-infections among women of reproductive age in rural communities of Kwale County, coastal Kenya by Jeza, Victor Tunje, Mutuku, Francis, Kaduka, Lydia, Mwandawiro, Charles, Masaku, Janet, Okoyo, Collins, Kanyi, Henry, Kamau, Joyce, Ng'ang'a, Zipporah, Kihara, Jimmy Hussein

“…Schistosoma haematobium, soil transmitted helminthes (STH), and malaria lead to a double burden in pregnancy that eventually leads to poor immunity, increased…”
Get full text

Moving to an A1C-Based Diagnosis of Diabetes Has a Different Impact on Prevalence in Different Ethnic Groups by CHRISTENSEN, Dirk L, WITTE, Daniel R, KADUKA, Lydia, JØRGENSEN, Marit E, BORCH-JOHNSEN, Knut, MOHAN, Viswanathan, SHAW, Jonathan E, TABAK, Adam G, VISTISEN, Dorte

“…OBJECTIVE To compare screen-detected diabetes prevalence and the degree of diagnostic agreement by ethnicity with the current oral glucose tolerance test…”
Get full text

Contextually appropriate communication strategies for COVID-19 prevention in Kenya border regions: evidence from a mixed methods observational study in Busia and Mandera counties by Kaduka, Lydia, Olale, Joanna, Karamanos, Alexis, Mutai, Joseph, Coultas, Clare, Ahmed, Ismail, L'Esperance, Veline, Read, Ursula, Dazzan, Paola, Cruickshank, John Kennedy, Muniu, Erastus, Harding, Seeromanie

“…ObjectivesKenya has long and porous borders with its neighbouring countries. These regions, predominantly inhabited by highly mobile rural communities with…”
Get full text

Food Insecurity and Not Dietary Diversity Is a Predictor of Nutrition Status in Children within Semiarid Agro-Ecological Zones in Eastern Kenya by Johns, Timothy, Kombe, Yeri, Mutisya, Richard, Karanja, Robert M., Mwangi, Moses, Bukania, Zipporah N., Kaduka, Lydia U.

“…Machakos and Makueni counties in Kenya are associated with historical land degradation, climate change, and food insecurity. Both counties lie in lower midland…”
Get full text

Helminthiasis and malaria co-infection among women of reproductive age in a rural setting of Kilifi County, coastal Kenya: A mixed method study by Masaku, Janet, Mutuku, Francis, Kihara, Jimmy H, Mwandawiro, Charles, Okoyo, Collins, Kanyi, Henry, Kamau, Joyce, Kaduka, Lydia, Ng'ang'a, Zipporah, Jeza, Victor T

“…Soil transmitted helminthiasis (STH), Schistosoma haematobium and malaria co-infection lead to increased susceptibility to other infections and poor pregnancy…”
Get full text

Stroke Mortality in Kenya’s Public Tertiary Hospitals: A Prospective Facility-Based Study by Kaduka, Lydia, Muniu, Erastus, Oduor, Chrispine, Mbui, Jane, Gakunga, Robai, Kwasa, Judith, Wabwire, Sylvanus, Okerosi, Nathan, Korir, Anne, Remick, Scot

“…Background: Despite the increasing global burden of stroke, there are limited data on stroke from Kenya to guide in decision-making. Stroke occurrence in…”
Get full text

Iron Status of Kenyan Pregnant Women after Adjusting for Inflammation Using BRINDA Regression Analysis and Other Correction Methods by Mwangi, Martin N, Echoka, Elizabeth, Knijff, Marthe, Kaduka, Lydia, Werema, Brenda G, Kinya, Frida M, Mutisya, Richard, Muniu, Erastus M, Demir, Ayşe Y, Verhoef, Hans, Bourdet-Sicard, Raphaelle

“…Serum ferritin concentration is the preferred biomarker to assess population iron status in the absence of inflammation. Interpretation of this biomarker is…”
Get full text

Hemoglobin levels and blood pressure are associated in rural black africans by Rasmussen, Jon B., Mwaniki, David L., Kaduka, Lydia U., Boit, Mike K., Borch-Johnsen, Knut, Friis, Henrik, Christensen, Dirk L.

“…Objectives The association between blood levels of hemoglobin (B‐hgb) and blood pressure (BP) has been widely investigated in Caucasians and Asians but there…”
Get full text

Stroke distribution patterns and characteristics in Kenya’s leading public health tertiary institutions : Kenyatta National Hospital and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital by Mbui, Jane, Muniu, Erastus, Remick, Scot C., Kaduka, Lydia, Wabwire, Sylvanos, Kisiang’ani, Isaac, Korir, Anne, Gakunga, Robai, Opanga, Yvonne, Oduor, Chrispine Owuor, Chepkurui, Mercy Rotich, Okerosi, Nathan, Kwasa, Judith

“…Background: Cardiovascular diseases are the second leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Kenya. However, there is limited clinico-epidemiological data on…”
Get full text

Nutritional status of cancer outpatients using scored patient generated subjective global assessment in two cancer treatment centers, Nairobi, Kenya by Opanga, Yvonne, Kaduka, Lydia, Bukania, Zipporah, Mutisya, Richard, Korir, Ann, Thuita, Veronica, Mwangi, Moses, Muniu, Erastus, Mbakaya, Charles

“…Malnutrition is a universal problem in cancer patients renowned as an important factor for increased morbidity, decreased quality of life and high mortality…”
Get full text

Research for Actionable Policies: implementation science priorities to scale up non–communicable disease interventions in Kenya by Subramanian, Sujha, Kibachio, Joseph, Hoover, Sonja, Edwards, Patrick, Amukoye, Evans, Amuyunzu–Nyamongo, Mary, Abbam, Gisela, Busakhala, Naftali, Chakava, Abigail, Dick, Jonathan, Gakunga, Robai, Gathecha, Gladwell, Hilscher, Rainer, Husain, Muhammad Jami, Kaduka, Lydia, Kayima, James, Karagu, Alfred, Kiptui, Dorcas, Korir, Anne, Meme, Nkatha, Munoz, Breda, Mwanda, Walter, Mwai, Daniel, Mwangi, Julius, Munyoro, Esther, Muriuki, Zachary, Njoroge, James, Ogola, Elijah, Olale, Carol, Olwal–Modi, Deborah, Rao, Rose, Rosin, Saras, Sangoro, Onyango, von Rège, Daniel, Wata, David, Williams, Pam, Yonga, Gerald

“…According to the World Health Organization, four groups of diseases– cardiovascular disease, cancer, respiratory disease and diabetes – comprise 82% of NCD…”
Get full text

Methods for Global Health Collaboration on Cardiovascular Disease: Vihiga 1 by Shishani, Kawkab, Kaduka, Lydia, Olale, Joanna, Mbuka, Schiller, Mutai, Joseph, Muniu, Erastus, Ochieng, Rodgers, Sivarajan Froelicher, Erika

“…Partnership building and understanding of context that addresses global health concerns is essential in global health research. However, limited knowledge is…”
Get full text

Moving from helicopter research to proximity research and capacity building by Lajeunesse-Trempe, Fannie, Piché, Marie-Ève, Kaduka, Lydia, Taylor, Juan Ricardo Lopez y, Sagastume, René Crocker

“…Health funding agencies are increasingly prioritizing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity strategies. This shift, while essential, can inadvertently lead to…”
Get full text

Circulating PCSK9 is associated with liver biomarkers and hepatic steatosis by Paquette, Martine, Gauthier, Dany, Chamberland, Ann, Prat, Annik, De Lucia Rolfe, Emanuella, Rasmussen, Jon J., Kaduka, Lydia, Seidah, Nabil G., Bernard, Sophie, Christensen, Dirk L., Baass, Alexis

“…•Plasma PCSK9 is positively associated with albumin, ALT, ALP, AST and GGT.•Plasma PCSK9 is negatively associated with total bilirubin.•Plasma PCSK9 is…”
Get full text