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5.7 %La fréquence de la neuropathie chez les personnes vivant avec le VIH en Afrique du Sud était de 5,7 % en 2012.

Afrique du SudVIH/sidaobserved 2012HAL · Unilimdocument of 747 observations

64 %Waist alone (>80 cm or >88 cm) had an improved positive predictive value of 64% or 57% higher, respectively, for identifying insulin resistance compared with the metabolic syndrome criteria.

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

5.5 per_1000_person-yearsThe incidence of type 2 diabetes was 5.5 cases per 1000 person-years in west Africa.

Afrique du Suddiabète de type 2published 2025The Lancet. Global healtheurope_pmcdocument of 3 observations

47.9 %Crude proportions of hypertension at BP≥140/90 mmHg were 47.9% for the Entire Harmonized Dataset.

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

24 %An adolescent's risk of lifetime fracture decreased by 24% for every unit increase in maternal lumbar spine bone mineral content Z-score.

Afrique du Sudfracturepublished 2014Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the Eueurope_pmcdocument of 7 observationsDOI 10.1007/s00198-013-2477-4

3.4 %South Africa had a cholera case fatality rate of 3.4% during the acute cholera crisis.

Afrique du SudcholéraAfrica CDCdocument of 8 observations

1.28 odds_ratioA higher birthweight was consistently associated with an adult body-mass index of greater than 25 kg/m² (odds ratio 1.28, 95% CI 1.21–1.35).

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

86 %For incident dysglycemia in Black South African women, a waist circumference threshold of 91.8 cm had 86% sensitivity and 37% specificity.

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

637 μmThe mean common carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) of the study population was 637 μm with a standard deviation of 117 μm.

Afrique du Sudsubclinical atherosclerosispublished 2021BMC medicineeurope_pmcdocument of 4 observationsDOI 10.1186/s12916-021-01909-6

65 %Of women diagnosed with GDM, 65% had early GDM.

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

52.8 %Obesity occurred in 52.8% of the 2,281 women newly diagnosed with breast cancer in five public hospitals in South Africa between January 2016 and April 2018.

Afrique du Sudcancer du sein · obésitéobserved January 2016 to April 2018published 2020International journal of cancereurope_pmcdocument of 7 observations

30 %Metabolic syndrome (MetS) was prevalent in 30% of the group of corporate employees.

Afrique du Sudsyndrome métaboliquepublished 2025Cardiovascular journal of Africaeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

The prevalence of obesity and related disease risk is high in black South African women.

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

41 %Among children who attended school, 41% of children with HIV participated in physical education compared to 64% of children without HIV.

Afrique du SudVIH/sidapublished 2016The Journal of pediatricseurope_pmc

38 %Only 38% of those who ever received treatment for diabetes achieved adequate glycaemic control.

Afrique du Suddiabète (non précisé)published 2023BMJ openeurope_pmcdocument of 4 observationsDOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069193

27.4 per_1000_person-yearsThe incidence rate of high blood pressure was 27.4 per 1000 person-years.

Afrique du Sudhypertension artériellepublished 2026BMJ public healtheurope_pmcdocument of 4 observations

Hypertension was diagnosed based on a systolic/diastolic blood pressure ≥140/90 mmHg or medication use at follow-up.

Afrique du Sudhypertension artériellepublished 2016PloS oneeurope_pmcdocument of 7 observations

IPC users had lower BMD at all sites compared to non-IPC users.

Afrique du Sudlow BMDpublished 2010Journal of bone and mineral metabolismeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

66.7 %At 3 years, there was a 66.7% resolution of dyslipidaemia.

Afrique du SuddyslipidemiaPubMeddocument of 8 observations

2.5 odds_ratioIn men, body roundness index (BRI) was associated with metabolic syndrome (MetS) with an odds ratio of 2.5 after accounting for confounders.

Afrique du Sudsyndrome métaboliquepublished 2025Cardiovascular journal of Africaeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

9.5 %The prevalence of chronic kidney disease was 9.5% among men in sub-Saharan Africa.

Afrique du Sudmaladie rénale chroniqueobserved 2013-2016published 2019The Lancet. Global healtheurope_pmcdocument of 10 observationsDOI 10.1016/s2214-109x(19)30443-7

25 confirmed_casesSouth Africa reported 25 confirmed mpox cases and 3 deaths among confirmed cases in 2024.

Afrique du Sudmpoxobserved 2024Africa CDCdocument of 74 observations

27 %La fréquence de la neuropathie périphérique était de 27 % chez les personnes vivant avec le VIH en Afrique du Sud selon l'étude de Modi G et al (2007).

Afrique du SudVIH/sidaobserved 2007HAL · Unilimdocument of 747 observations

12 %The prevalence of chronic kidney disease was 12.0% among women in sub-Saharan Africa.

Afrique du Sudmaladie rénale chroniqueobserved 2013-2016published 2019The Lancet. Global healtheurope_pmcdocument of 10 observationsDOI 10.1016/s2214-109x(19)30443-7

0.16 kappaNeither the International Diabetes Federation nor the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III metabolic syndrome criteria predicted homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (kappa = 0.16 and 0.14, respectively).

Afrique du Sudinsulin resistance · syndrome métaboliquepublished 2009Metabolism: clinical and experimentaleurope_pmcdocument of 6 observations