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2.6 %The 10-year CVD risk across all participants in all sites varied from 2.6% (95% CI: 1.6% to 4.1%) using the WHO-CVD lab algorithm to 6.5% (95% CI: 3.7% to 11.4%) using the Framingham office algorithm.

Afrique du SudCVDpublished 2021BMJ global healtheurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

5.08 μm_per_mg/dLLow-density lipoprotein cholesterol was associated with higher CIMT (β = 5.08, 95% CI [2.10–8.06]).

Afrique du Sudsub-clinical atherosclerosispublished 2019Journal of the American Heart Associationeurope_pmcdocument of 11 observations

40 %All 3 of the South African sites had a mean prevalence of hypertension of over 40.0%.

Afrique du Sudhypertension artériellepublished 2017Global hearteurope_pmcdocument of 6 observations

9.3 %The prevalence of elevated BP was 9.3% in rural young black women in South Africa.

Afrique du Sudhypertension artériellepublished 2018BMJ openeurope_pmcdocument of 4 observationsDOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023404

Cervical cancer is South Africa's second most common cancer among women.

Afrique du Sudcancer du col de l'utérusPubMeddocument of 9 observations

34 %Parmi les professionnelles du sexe qui ont accepté le dépistage du VIH dans une étude d’évaluation rapide de Parry et al (2009) en Afrique du Sud, 34 % ont été testées positives au VIH.

Afrique du SudVIH/sidaobserved 2009HAL · Unilimdocument of 92 observations

5.61 timesPersons with diagnosed diabetes used 5.61 times more medications than matched comparison subjects without diabetes in Cameroon, Mali, Tanzania and South Africa during 2008–2009.

Afrique du Sud · Cameroun · Mali · Tanzaniediabète (non précisé)observed 2008–2009published 2014PloS oneeurope_pmcdocument of 3 observations

1.2 hazard_ratioWomen with diabetes had a hazard ratio of 1.20 for poorer overall survival compared to women without diabetes.

Afrique du Suddiabète (non précisé)published 2023Breast cancer research : BCReurope_pmcdocument of 16 observationsDOI 10.1186/s13058-023-01603-w

22 studiesMost studies on Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease in Africa were reported from North Africa (n = 22).

Afrique du SudCharcot-Marie-Tooth diseasepublished 2022Journal of the peripheral nervous system : JPNSeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

21 %Waist alone (>80 cm or >88 cm) had an improved specificity of 21% or 18% higher, respectively, for identifying insulin resistance compared with the metabolic syndrome criteria.

Afrique du Sudinsulin resistancepublished 2009Metabolism: clinical and experimentaleurope_pmcdocument of 6 observations

39.7 %In Plasmodium falciparum, the K1 allele (39.7%) was the most common allele among the South African isolates.

Afrique du Sudpaludismepublished 2024Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland)PubMeddocument of 8 observations

0.76 AUC-ROCIn overweight White women, the AUC-ROC curve for prediction of insulin resistance by TG/HDL-C was 0.76 +/- 0.06.

Afrique du Sudinsulin resistancepublished 2011Ethnicity & diseaseeurope_pmcdocument of 8 observations

Maternal alleles with 91 and 126 CGG repeats expanded to a full mutation (>200 CGG repeats) in offspring.

Afrique du SudFragile X Syndromepublished 2020Geneseurope_pmcdocument of 7 observationsDOI 10.3390/genes11020136

35.54 %La prévalence de la neuropathie chez les personnes diabétiques en Afrique du Sud était de 35,54 % en 2016.

Afrique du Suddiabète (non précisé)observed 2016HAL · Unilimdocument of 747 observations

0.026 p-valueThere were significant diet-gene interactions between PUFA (%E) and LDL cholesterol levels (P = 0.026).

Afrique du Sudhypercholesterolemiapublished 2010The Journal of nutritioneurope_pmcdocument of 4 observationsDOI 10.3945/jn.109.109355

66 %A large study of COVID-19 patients admitted in the ICU in South Africa found an in-ICU mortality of 66% during the second wave.

Afrique du SudCOVID-19HAL · Unilimdocument of 63 observations

-0.31 beta_coefficientHigh-density lipoprotein-cholesterol had a beta coefficient of -0.31 with 95% CI -0.42 to -0.21 for association with CIMT in African American populations.

Afrique du Sudatherosclerosispublished 2022Journal of the American Heart Associationeurope_pmcdocument of 7 observations

33.8 %Age-adjusted proportion of hypertension at BP≥140/90 mmHg was 33.8% among men.

Afrique du Sudhypertension artériellepublished 2020Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979)europe_pmcdocument of 10 observations

77 individualsIn the study by Muchiri et al. (2021), 77 adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus were enrolled in South Africa.

Afrique du Suddiabète de type 2observed 2021HAL · Unilimdocument of 50 observations

25 %The combination of dyslipidaemia and hypertension was prevalent in 25% of South African women.

Afrique du Suddyslipidemia · hypertension artériellepublished 2023BMJ openeurope_pmcdocument of 3 observationsDOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067788

6 countriesAs of 05 September 2024, six countries were experiencing sustained human-to-human mpox transmission: the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Nigeria, South Africa, Cote d’Ivoire, and the Central African Republic.

Afrique du Sud · Burundi · Nigeria · RDCmpoxobserved 05 September 2024Africa CDCdocument of 48 observations

1 caseThe complication rate was low, with one reported port site hernia.

Afrique du Sudport site herniaPubMeddocument of 8 observations

37.1 %Among women aged ≥50 years, 37.1% with HIV had a femoral neck T-score ≤ -2.5.

Afrique du SudVIH/sidapublished 2022Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Boeurope_pmcdocument of 12 observationsDOI 10.1002/jbmr.4464

27.9 %The prevalence of sarcopenia was 27.9% among black South African women aged 60–85 years from a low-income community.

Afrique du Sudsarcopeniapublished 2021BMC geriatricseurope_pmcdocument of 7 observations

39.4 %Within the hypertensive group, the average proportion of participants who were aware of their blood pressure status was 39.4% for men.

Afrique du Sudhypertension artériellepublished 2017Global hearteurope_pmcdocument of 6 observations