Background Targeted public health response to obesity in Nigeria is relatively low due to
limited epidemiologic understanding. We aimed to estimate nationwide and sub-national …

Background Diabetes is a noncommunicable disease that has attained great significance in
the sub-Saharan region, with Nigeria being the most affected. Many persons with the …

In Nigeria, several studies have assessed the prevalence of overweight/obesity with different
reports. The purpose of this study was to use a systematic review and meta-analysis to …

Background: Lifestyle modifications (LSMs) are indispensable in blood pressure control
among hypertensive patients. However, the extent to which patients lifestyles (LS) coincide …

Background Elevated cardiac troponin I, Creatine kinase (CK-MB) and Myoglobin levels are
observed in the setting of acute myocardial damage. However sub-clinical elevations occur …

Obesity was mainly regarded as a disease of developed countries, but currently there is a
growing rise in the population of patients with obesity in developing countries of Africa. A …

AIM: Aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of body acupuncture on body weight
loss, routine laboratory tests and pro-inflammatory markers. METHODOLOGY: The study …

Background: Cardiovascular (CV) risk factors tend to cluster in persons with family history of
cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) with variable distribution and penetrance. Screening adult …

Background and objectives: Obesity is assuming an epidemic dimension globally. Currently
more than 1.9 billion adults are overweight-and at least 600 million of them are obese. There …

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a multi-factoral medical condition that aggregates in
the family and has implications for family health. Research analyses of determinants of type …