Search Results - "Odame, Enoch"
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All around suboptimal health — a joint position paper of the Suboptimal Health Study Consortium and European Association for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine
Published in The EPMA journal (01-12-2021)“…First two decades of the twenty-first century are characterised by epidemics of non-communicable diseases such as many hundreds of millions of patients…”
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Colorectal cancer survival rates in Ghana: A retrospective hospital-based study
Published in PloS one (19-12-2018)“…Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the commonest cancers associated with diverse prognosis times in different parts of the world. Despite medical interventions,…”
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Multi-block data integration analysis for identifying and validating targeted N-glycans as biomarkers for type II diabetes mellitus
Published in Scientific reports (29-06-2022)“…Plasma N-glycan profiles have been shown to be defective in type II diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) and holds a promise to discovering biomarkers. The study comprised…”
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Adverse pregnancy outcomes and imbalance in angiogenic growth mediators and oxidative stress biomarkers is associated with advanced maternal age births: A prospective cohort study in Ghana
Published in PloS one (17-07-2018)“…Advanced maternal age (AMA) has been associated with negative pregnancy outcomes. Oxidative stress (OS) and defective placental dysfunction are contributing…”
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Sero-prevalence of Hepatitis B and C viral co-infections among HIV-1 infected ART-naïve individuals in Kumasi, Ghana
Published in PloS one (2019)“…The study assessed the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection paradigm among the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients…”
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Prevalence of preeclampsia and algorithm of adverse foeto-maternal risk factors among pregnant women in the Central Region of Ghana: A multicentre prospective cross-sectional study
Published in PloS one (29-06-2023)“…Preeclampsia is a leading cause of foeto-maternal deaths especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, the prevalence and risk factors of preeclampsia are scarce…”
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Vitamin D status and its association with insulin resistance among type 2 diabetics: A case -control study in Ghana
Published in PloS one (19-04-2017)“…Vitamin D plays a major role in physiological processes that modulate mineral metabolism and immune function with probable link to several chronic and…”
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Prevalence and risk factors of obesity among undergraduate student population in Ghana: an evaluation study of body composition indices
Published in BMC public health (21-03-2024)“…Obesity is a classified risk factor for several of the world's leading causes of death. In this study, we combined information contained in body mass index…”
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Diagnostic value of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) as an early biomarker for detection of renal failure in hypertensives: a case-control study in a regional hospital in Ghana
Published in BMC nephrology (26-04-2023)“…Renal failure is one of the most serious vascular effects of hypertension. For better therapy and prevention of complications, early kidney disease…”
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Biomarkers of oxidative stress and its nexus with haemoglobin variants and adverse foeto-maternal outcome among women with preeclampsia in a Ghanaian population: A multi-centre prospective study
Published in PloS one (30-03-2023)“…Haemoglobin variants and preeclampsia (PE) are associated with adverse fatal events of which oxidative stress may be an underlying factor. Oxidative stress…”
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Knowledge of complications of diabetes mellitus among patients visiting the diabetes clinic at Sampa Government Hospital, Ghana: a descriptive study
Published in BMC public health (26-07-2016)“…Diabetes mellitus (DM) appears to be a global epidemic and an increasingly major non-communicable disease threatening both affluent and non-affluent society…”
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Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms with dyslipidemia in antiretroviral exposed HIV patients in a Ghanaian population: A case-control study
Published in PloS one (01-01-2020)“…Dyslipidemia is a potential complication of long-term usage of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and also known to be associated with genetic factors. The host…”
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Renal abnormalities among children with sickle cell conditions in highly resource-limited setting in Ghana
Published in PloS one (19-11-2019)“…Sickle cell disease (SCD) is associated with progressive multi-organ failure especially, the brain and kidney and leads to high morbidity and mortality rate…”
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Construct validity of the Suboptimal Health Status Questionnaire-25 in a Ghanaian population
Published in Health and quality of life outcomes (19-07-2021)“…The Suboptimal Health Status Questionnaire-25 (SHS-Q-25) developed to measure Suboptimal Health Status has been used worldwide, but its construct validity has…”
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Obesity and Cardio-Metabolic Risk Factors in an Urban and Rural Population in the Ashanti Region-Ghana: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study
Published in PloS one (05-06-2015)“…There is a surge in chronic diseases in the developing world, driven by a high prevalence of cardio-metabolic risk factors. This study described differences in…”
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Placental lesions and differential expression of pro-and anti-angiogenic growth mediators and oxidative DNA damage marker in placentae of Ghanaian suboptimal and optimal health status pregnant women who later developed preeclampsia
Published in PloS one (21-03-2022)“…Angiogenic growth mediators (AGMs) and oxidative stress (OS) both play essential roles in normal placental vascular development and as such, placental…”
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Conceptualised psycho-medical footprint for health status outcomes and the potential impacts for early detection and prevention of chronic diseases in the context of 3P medicine
Published in The EPMA journal (01-12-2023)“…Background The Suboptimal Health Status Questionnaire-25 (SHSQ-25) is a distinctive medical psychometric diagnostic tool designed for the early detection of…”
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The Therapeutic Effect of Exogenous Melatonin on Depressive Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Published in Frontiers in psychiatry (17-03-2022)“…Depression-related mortality and morbidity pose growing public health burdens worldwide. Although the therapeutic effect of exogenous melatonin on depression…”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Among Pregnant Women: A Cross-Sectional Study in Ghana
Published in Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare (online) (22-03-2022)“…Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a global public health issue that have serious consequences on mother and her child's health. However, limited data is…”
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