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62 %A large study of COVID-19 patients admitted in the ICU in South Africa found in-ICU mortality of 62% (252/408) during the first wave.

Afrique du SudCOVID-19observed first waveHAL · Unilimdocument of 63 observations

17 %The prevalence of dysglycaemia at follow-up was 17% (n = 55) in men living without HIV.

Afrique du Suddysglycaemiapublished 2024Journal of the Endocrine Societyeurope_pmcdocument of 4 observationsDOI 10.1210/jendso/bvae129

Overweight is on the rise among children and youth in South Africa.

Afrique du Sudoverweightobserved 2014published 2014Journal of physical activity & healtheurope_pmcdocument of 2 observationsDOI 10.1123/jpah.2014-0185

56 %HIV-related mortality in KwaZulu-Natal decreased from 56% to 39%.

Afrique du SudVIH/sidaHAL · Unilimdocument of 66 observations

63.9 %63.9% of studies on adolescent sexual and reproductive health in sub-Saharan Africa focused on six countries: South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda and Ethiopia.

Afrique du Sud · Éthiopie · Kenya · Nigeria · Ouganda · Tanzanieadolescent sexual and reproductive healthpublished 2021BMJ global healthPubMeddocument of 12 observations

3,035 gMean birthweight was 3035 g (SD 592), with HEU children having a mean birthweight of 3012 g (SD 598) and HU children 3041 g (SD 590).

Afrique du SudVIH/sidaPubMeddocument of 11 observations

13.7 %Diabetes occurred in 13.7% 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 · diabète (non précisé)observed January 2016 to April 2018published 2020International journal of cancereurope_pmcdocument of 7 observations

8 casesFull karyotype analysis was performed in 8 cases.

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

46.5 %The prevalence of combined overweight and obesity was 46.5% in urban young black women and 38.8% in rural young black women in South Africa.

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

0.39 beta_coefficientSmoking had a beta coefficient of 0.39 with 95% CI 0.09–0.70 for association with CIMT in the Asian population.

Afrique du Sudatherosclerosis · maladies cardiovasculairespublished 2022Journal of the American Heart Associationeurope_pmcdocument of 7 observations

20.9 %La fréquence de la neuropathie périphérique était de 20,9 % chez les personnes vivant avec le VIH en Afrique du Sud selon l'étude de Hitchcock SA et al (2008).

Afrique du SudVIH/sidaobserved 2008HAL · Unilimdocument of 747 observations

1,706 individualsProteins associated with dysglycaemia (IGM or type 2 diabetes) in the MASC were validated in the Swedish EpiHealth cohort (NGT, n=1706; impaired fasting glucose, n=550; type 2 diabetes, n=210).

Afrique du Sudnormal glucose tolerancepublished 2023Diabetologiaeurope_pmcdocument of 14 observationsDOI 10.1007/s00125-022-05788-1

1 %1% of 1,234 new samples from the Ivory Coast, Kenya, South Africa, Thailand, and the United States were identified as elite neutralizers.

Afrique du Sud · Côte d'Ivoire · KenyaVIH/sidapublished 2009Journal of virologyeurope_pmcdocument of 2 observationsDOI 10.1128/jvi.00110-09

3.2 %In the combined cohort of the San Antonio Heart Study, Japanese American Community Diabetes Study, and Genetics of NIDDM Study, the prevalence of a negative insulinogenic index was 3.2% among individuals with diabetes.

Afrique du Suddiabète (non précisé)published 2013Journal of diabetes and its complicationseurope_pmcdocument of 2 observations

98 cm²White women had more visceral adipose tissue (VAT) than black women after adjusting for age, height, weight, and fat mass: 98 ± 35 cm² vs. 76 ± 34 cm².

Afrique du Sudmaladies cardiovasculairespublished 2010Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.)europe_pmcdocument of 8 observations

0.5 mmol/LC679X carriers displayed 0.50 mmol/L lower LDL-C compared to non-carriers.

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

21.8 per_1000_person-yearsThe incidence of type 2 diabetes was 21.8 cases per 1000 person-years in South Africa.

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

22 %22% of the normal-weight women were insulin resistant.

Afrique du Suddiabète de type 2published 2008Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.)europe_pmcdocument of 2 observationsDOI 10.1038/oby.2008.233

35 %Prevalence of any tuberculosis (TB) symptom was 35% in South Africa during SLATE I among people living with HIV not on antiretroviral therapy presenting at outpatient clinics.

Afrique du Sudtuberculoseobserved SLATE Ipublished 2020BMJ openPubMeddocument of 12 observations

0.34 correlation_coefficientSedentary time was associated with TG/HDL-C ratio (r = 0.34, P = 0.04) 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

4 casesAmong 46 individuals tested for Fragile X Syndrome, 4 out of 19 males with clinical intellectual disability were confirmed to have a full mutation for Fragile X Syndrome.

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

26 kg/m²At a BMI of 30 kg/m² in New Zealand European women, equivalent to 43% body fat, the corresponding BMI for New Zealand Asian Indian women was 26 kg/m².

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

60 genesMore than 60 genes have been associated with autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss.

Afrique du Sudautosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing losspublished 2015The Pan African medical journaleurope_pmcdocument of 6 observations

RBG, BMI, and BP were measured at 6 months in adults with T1DM and T2DM in South Africa.

Afrique du Suddiabète de type 1 · diabète de type 2HAL · Unilimdocument of 50 observations

57 %During SLATE I, 57% of patients in South Africa with ≥1 tuberculosis (TB) symptom were tested for TB.

Afrique du Sudtuberculoseobserved SLATE Ipublished 2020BMJ openPubMeddocument of 12 observations