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29 kg/m²At a BMI of 30 kg/m², South African black women had a percent body fat corresponding to a BMI of 29 kg/m².

Afrique du Sudobésitépublished 2007International journal of obesity (2005)europe_pmcdocument of 6 observations

68 %In South Africa in 2000, 68% of hypertensive disease cases were attributable to a BMI ≥ 21 kg/m².

Afrique du Sudhypertensive diseaseobserved 2000published 2007South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskundeeurope_pmcdocument of 14 observations

85.7 %Asia recorded the highest number of NSHI founder variants (85.7%; 48/56).

Afrique du Sudnon-syndromic hearing impairmentpublished 2023Geneseurope_pmcdocument of 4 observationsDOI 10.3390/genes14020399

10 %Disempowerment is associated with a 10% higher adjusted prevalence of cervical cancer screening uptake in South Africa.

Afrique du Sudcancer du col de l'utérusobserved 2016PubMeddocument of 9 observations

7.54 timesPersons with diagnosed diabetes had 7.54 times more outpatient visits 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

64.3 %Women without multimorbidity had overall survival at 3 years of 64.3% in the full cohort.

Afrique du Sudmultimorbiditypublished 2023Breast cancer research : BCReurope_pmcdocument of 16 observationsDOI 10.1186/s13058-023-01603-w

0.66 ORCarriers of the minor T/T genotype of the TCF7L2 rs7903146 SNP had a lower risk of type 2 diabetes (OR = 0.66) in the crude model.

Afrique du Suddiabète de type 2PubMeddocument of 5 observations

1.27 μmIn pooled analyses, waist circumference (WC) was associated with carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) with a β-value of 1.27 μm (95% CI: 1.09, 1.44).

Afrique du Sudsubclinical atherosclerosispublished 2021Global hearteurope_pmcdocument of 7 observations

38 %La fréquence de la neuropathie sensitive liée au VIH était de 38 % chez 75 patients hospitalisés en Afrique du Sud en 2020.

Afrique du Sudneuropathie sensitive liée au VIHobserved 2020HAL · Unilimdocument of 747 observations

1.07 odds_ratioFaster relative weight gain at age 2 years was associated with an increased likelihood of elevated blood pressure (odds ratio 1.07, 95% CI 1.01–1.13).

Afrique du Sudelevated blood pressurepublished 2013Lancet (London, England)europe_pmcdocument of 16 observationsDOI 10.1016/s0140-6736(13)60103-8

0.57 odds_ratioWomen with HIV had lower odds of gestational diabetes (GDM) than HIV-seronegative women, with an adjusted odds ratio of 0.57.

Afrique du Suddiabète gestationnelpublished 2026The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolismeurope_pmcdocument of 6 observations

Biallelic GJB2 pathogenic and likely pathogenic variants were the most common and widespread variants associated with non-syndromic hearing impairment in different global populations but absent in most African populations.

Afrique du Sudnon-syndromic hearing impairmentpublished 2020Life (Basel, Switzerland)europe_pmcdocument of 4 observationsDOI 10.3390/life10110258

62 %A large study of COVID-19 patients admitted in the ICU in South Africa found an in-ICU mortality of 62% during the first wave.

Afrique du SudCOVID-19HAL · Unilimdocument of 63 observations

15 %Of those tested for tuberculosis (TB), 15% tested positive in South Africa during SLATE I.

Afrique du Sudtuberculoseobserved SLATE Ipublished 2020BMJ openPubMeddocument of 12 observations

Lumbar spine and total proximal femur bone mineral density were measured using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry.

Afrique du Sudlow bone mineral densitypublished 2003Calcified tissue internationaleurope_pmcdocument of 4 observations

1.51 odds_ratioFaster relative weight gain at age 2 years was associated with an increased risk of adult overweight (odds ratio 1.51, 95% CI 1.43–1.60).

Afrique du Sudoverweightpublished 2013Lancet (London, England)europe_pmcdocument of 16 observationsDOI 10.1016/s0140-6736(13)60103-8

-12.2 μm_per_mg/dLHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterol was inversely associated with CIMT (β = −12.2, 95% CI [−17.9 to −6.41]).

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

0.36 g²/cm⁴In Black South African women, later menopause stage was associated with lower 4% radius compressive bone strength (BSIc) of 0.36 g²/cm⁴ in postmenopause compared to 0.39 g²/cm⁴ in premenopause.

Afrique du Sudmenopausepublished 2022Boneeurope_pmcdocument of 9 observations

59.3 %Crude proportions of hypertension at BP≥130/80 mmHg were 59.3% in population-based controls.

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

2.5 odds_ratioObesity was independently associated with hypertension in population-based controls with an adjusted odds ratio of 2.5.

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

0.64 AUC-ROCIn overweight Black South African women, the AUC-ROC curve for prediction of insulin resistance by TG/HDL-C was 0.64 +/- 0.06.

Afrique du Sudinsulin resistancepublished 2011Ethnicity & diseaseeurope_pmcdocument of 8 observations

-0.47 correlation_coefficientCardiorespiratory fitness was inversely associated with visceral adipose tissue (r = -0.47, P < 0.05) in black South African women aged 18–45 years.

Afrique du Suddiabète de type 2 · maladies cardiovasculairespublished 2016Metabolic syndrome and related disorderseurope_pmcdocument of 6 observations

-0.31 correlation_coefficientCardiorespiratory fitness was inversely associated with central fat mass (r = -0.31, P = 0.03) in black South African women aged 18–45 years.

Afrique du Suddiabète de type 2 · maladies cardiovasculairespublished 2016Metabolic syndrome and related disorderseurope_pmcdocument of 6 observations

22 %HIV was present in 22% of the 3,261 women with breast cancer.

Afrique du SudVIH/sidaobserved 2015–2019published 2023Breast cancer research : BCReurope_pmcdocument of 16 observationsDOI 10.1186/s13058-023-01603-w

1 per_1000Hearing loss is the most common communication disorder affecting about 1 to 7 per 1000 births worldwide.

Afrique du Sudhearing losspublished 2015The Pan African medical journaleurope_pmcdocument of 6 observations