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 …

Improved understanding of the current burden of hypertension, including awareness,
treatment, and control, is needed to guide relevant preventative measures in Nigeria. A …

Objectives Elevated blood cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia) is a significant cause of
cardiovascular disease. We aimed to estimate national and zonal prevalence of …

Background The obesity epidemic has continued to spread across the globe involving even
poor nations of the world. Method Household population survey of adults aged 20–60 years …

Background: Obesity once thought the medical problem of affluent countries now exist in
Nigeria and has been described as a time bomb for the future explosion in the frequency of …

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: As the case detection rate of arterial hypertension increases daily in rural
Nigeria, screening for its associated abdominal obesity and dyslipidemia is an important …

Background: The increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in low-and medium-
income countries has a negative impact on overall health. Correct perception of one's body …

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 …

Objectives To investigate the (1) time trends in body mass index (BMI) and (2) relationship
between media use and body weight status among adult women in Nigeria. We hypothesise …