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44.9 %The prevalence of overweight or obesity among men was 44.9% among black South African adults from Soweto.

Afrique du Sudobésitépublished 2018Global health actioneurope_pmcdocument of 4 observations

21 %The prevalence of multimorbidity (coexistence of two or more non-communicable diseases) was 21% among South African adults aged ≥45 years in the WHO Study on global AGEing and adult health South Africa Wave 2.

Afrique du Sudmaladies non transmissiblesobserved 2014 and 2015published 2021BMJ openeurope_pmcdocument of 4 observationsDOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041604

36 kg/m²At a BMI of 30 kg/m² in New Zealand European women, equivalent to 43% body fat, the corresponding BMI for New Zealand Pacific women was 36 kg/m².

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

1.12 odds_ratioFaster linear growth in mid-childhood was associated with an increased likelihood of overweight (odds ratio 1.12, 95% CI 1.06–1.18).

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

0.5 %HbA1c level showed a 0.5% reduction at 6 months in adults with T2DM in South Africa.

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

25 casesQF-PCR analysis was performed in 25 cases and full karyotype analysis in 8 cases.

Afrique du Sudchromosomal anomaliespublished 2011European journal of medical geneticseurope_pmcdocument of 4 observations

82 %The large majority of males (82%) and all females failed to meet the World Health Organization (WHO) physical activity recommendation for adolescents of 60 min of moderate-vigorous intensity physical activity per day.

Afrique du Suddisease · obésité · physical inactivitypublished 2019BMC pediatricseurope_pmcdocument of 3 observationsDOI 10.1186/s12887-019-1619-z

25.8 %La fréquence de la neuropathie périphérique était de 25,8 % chez les personnes diabétiques en Afrique du Sud selon l'étude de Rheeder P et al (2002).

Afrique du Suddiabète (non précisé)observed 2002HAL · Unilimdocument of 747 observations

14 %L'incidence de la neuropathie chez les personnes vivant avec le VIH était de 14 % dans une cohorte de 120 personnes en Afrique du Sud en 2019.

Afrique du Sudneuropathie périphériqueobserved 2019HAL · Unilimdocument of 747 observations

1.38 risk_ratioMeta-analysis showed no significant difference in type 2 diabetes mellitus prevalence between HIV-treated patients versus untreated patients (risk ratio = 1.38, 95% CI 0.66 to 2.87, p = 0.39).

Afrique du Suddiabète de type 2 · VIH/sidapublished 2017BMJ openeurope_pmcdocument of 3 observations

300,000 newbornsSickle cell disease annually affects almost 300,000 newborns worldwide.

Afrique du Suddrépanocytosepublished 2023Disease models & mechanismseurope_pmcdocument of 2 observations

1.24 odds_ratioFaster linear growth at age 2 years was associated with an increased likelihood of overweight (odds ratio 1.24, 95% CI 1.17–1.31).

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

57.1 %The cumulative incidence of hypertension was 57.1% among the study sample of Black South African women over 8.3 years.

Afrique du Sudhypertension artériellepublished 2016PloS oneeurope_pmcdocument of 7 observations

80 cmThe International Diabetes Federation waist circumference threshold for women is 80 cm.

Afrique du Suddiabète de type 2 · dysglycaemiapublished 2021Waist circumference thresholds predicting incident dysglycemia and type 2 diabetes in Blaceurope_pmcdocument of 12 observationsDOI 10.1101/2021.10.18.21265125

48.7 %Only 48.7% of respondents indicated the availability of published guidelines on pneumococcal vaccine use at their facilities.

Afrique du Sudpneumococcal infectionpublished 2021Hemoglobineurope_pmcdocument of 8 observationsDOI 10.1080/03630269.2021.1954943

24.4 %La fréquence de la neuropathie chez les personnes vivant avec le VIH en Afrique du Sud était de 24,4 % en 2014.

Afrique du SudVIH/sidaobserved 2014HAL · Unilimdocument of 747 observations

96.8 cmIn Black South African men, the optimal waist circumference threshold for predicting incident dysglycaemia and type 2 diabetes was 96.8 cm.

Afrique du Suddiabète de type 2 · dysglycaemiaobserved 2011-2015 (baseline), followed up until 2017 to 2018published 2022Diabetes, obesity & metabolismeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observationsDOI 10.1111/dom.14655

56 %La fréquence de la neuropathie polyneuropathique chez les personnes vivant avec le VIH en Afrique du Sud était de 56 % en 2014.

Afrique du Sudneuropathie périphérique · VIH/sidaobserved 2014HAL · Unilimdocument of 747 observations

1.5 foldExercise training significantly increased the expression of miR-155-5p by 1.5-fold in gluteal subcutaneous adipose tissue in South African women with obesity.

Afrique du Sudobésitépublished 2022Scientific reportseurope_pmcdocument of 3 observationsDOI 10.1038/s41598-022-23290-x

73.7 %Among the participants in the South African diabetes prevention program pilot phase, obesity prevalence was 73.7%.

Afrique du Sudobésitéobserved 2017–2018published 2020International journal of environmental research and public healtheurope_pmcdocument of 3 observationsDOI 10.3390/ijerph17082876

27,959 participantsThe review included data from 52 reports involving 27,959 study participants from 24 countries.

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

4.6 mmol/LThe median fasting glucose for the whole group was 4.60 mmol/L.

Afrique du Sudcardiometabolic riskpublished 2019Journal of clinical & translational endocrinologyeurope_pmcdocument of 6 observations

20 %In a community-based sample in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 20% of the 570 participants had hyperlipidaemia (low density cholesterol >5.2 mmol/l/193.6 mg/dl).

Afrique du Sudhyperlipidaemiapublished 2017Journal of the International AIDS Societyeurope_pmcdocument of 9 observations

30 %Pulmonary hypertension displays a prevalence of 30% among adults with sickle cell disease.

Afrique du Suddrépanocytose · pulmonary hypertensionpublished 2016Omics : a journal of integrative biologyeurope_pmcdocument of 2 observations

34 kg/m²At a BMI of 30 kg/m² in New Zealand European women, equivalent to 43% body fat, the corresponding BMI for New Zealand Maori women was 34 kg/m².

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