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5 %Of those tested for tuberculosis (TB), 5% tested positive in South Africa during SLATE II.

Afrique du Sudtuberculoseobserved SLATE IIpublished 2020BMJ openPubMeddocument of 12 observations

2.48 odds_ratioThe FM/FFSTM ratio was associated with hypertension with an odds ratio of 2.48 (95% CI: 0.86, 7.21) in females.

Afrique du Sudhypertension artériellepublished 2018BMC public healtheurope_pmcdocument of 4 observationsDOI 10.1186/s12889-018-5443-4

0.59 mmol/LNormal-weight and obese black women had lower triglycerides (0.59 ± 0.09 and 0.77 ± 0.10 mmol/L) than white women (0.89 ± 0.09 and 0.93 ± 0.10 mmol/L).

Afrique du Sudtriglyceridespublished 2010Metabolism: clinical and experimentaleurope_pmcdocument of 3 observations

-0.16 Z scoreChildren who were HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) had lower overall weight-for-age Z scores (WAZ) by a marginal difference of -0.16 (95% CI -0.32 to -0.01) compared with HIV-unexposed (HU) children from age 6 weeks to 8 years.

Afrique du SudVIH/sidaPubMeddocument of 11 observations

1.7 %The prevalence of low estimated glomerular filtration rate was 1.7% among men in sub-Saharan Africa.

Afrique du Sudlow estimated glomerular filtration rateobserved 2013-2016published 2019The Lancet. Global healtheurope_pmcdocument of 10 observationsDOI 10.1016/s2214-109x(19)30443-7

41 %Forty-one percent of children with HIV were prepubertal (Tanner stage 1), compared to 23% of children without HIV.

Afrique du SudVIH/sidapublished 2023Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Boeurope_pmcdocument of 10 observations

Women with early GDM had the lowest Matsuda, Stumvoll, DIo, and glucose sensitivity at enrollment compared to those with late GDM and those without GDM.

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

48 %The prevalence of obesity was 48% in a cohort of urban-dwelling black South African women in Soweto, Johannesburg.

Afrique du Sudobésitépublished 2017Global health actioneurope_pmcdocument of 3 observations

193 cells/mm3The lowest median CD4 count among people living with HIV was 193 cells/mm³ among those with active tuberculosis (TB) in South Africa.

Afrique du Sudtuberculosepublished 2020BMJ openPubMeddocument of 12 observations

32.3 %32.3% of the enrolled women (n = 122) were living with HIV.

Afrique du SudVIH/sidapublished 2025JCO global oncologyeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

16.7 %L'incidence de la neuropathie chez les personnes vivant avec le VIH en Afrique du Sud était de 16,7 % dans une étude transversale hospitalière.

Afrique du Sudneuropathie périphériqueobserved 2014HAL · Unilimdocument of 747 observations

216 individualsIn the study by Owolabi et al. (2019), 216 adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus were enrolled in South Africa.

Afrique du Suddiabète de type 1 · diabète de type 2observed 2019HAL · Unilimdocument of 50 observations

-0.26 Z scoreChildren who were HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) had lower overall length-for-age or height-for-age Z scores (HAZ) by a marginal difference of -0.26 (95% CI -0.41 to -0.11) compared with HIV-unexposed (HU) children from age 6 weeks to 8 years.

Afrique du SudVIH/sidaPubMeddocument of 11 observations

46 %46% of the cohort had a change of >20 nmol/L in 25(OH)D at 20 years of age compared with year 11.

Afrique du Sudvitamin D statuspublished 2015The American journal of clinical nutritioneurope_pmcdocument of 4 observations

48 %48.0% of males were hypertensive.

Afrique du Sudhypertension artériellepublished 2018BMC public healtheurope_pmcdocument of 4 observationsDOI 10.1186/s12889-018-5443-4

0.53 %In the study by Muchiri et al. (2021), HbA1c levels showed a clinically significant 0.53% reduction at 6 months, though not sustained at 12 months.

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

43.6 %Age-adjusted proportion of hypertension at BP≥140/90 mmHg was 43.6% in obese individuals.

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

2,070,000 USDART costs for PLHIV-T were US$2.07 million in 2010.

Afrique du SudVIH/sidaobserved 2010PubMeddocument of 4 observations

3.6 %South Africa accounted for 3.6% of the global total of people with TB in 2019.

Afrique du Sudtuberculoseobserved 2019published 2021International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the InternatPubMeddocument of 18 observations

20.3 %At 3 years, the mean percentage total weight loss (%TWL) was 20.3%.

Afrique du SudobésitéPubMeddocument of 8 observations

12 %When dietary fat intake was 30% of total energy intake, the odds of being obese with the TNFA GA+AA genotype was only 12% of that with GG.

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

5.86 μmIn pooled analyses, visceral adipose tissue (VAT) was associated with carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) with a β-value of 5.86 μm (95% CI: 4.65, 7.07).

Afrique du Sudsubclinical atherosclerosispublished 2021Global hearteurope_pmcdocument of 7 observations

0.036 p-valueThere were significant diet-gene interactions between alpha-linolenic acid (%E) and the total cholesterol:HDL-cholesterol ratio (P = 0.036).

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

4.44 HOMAIn cycle ergometry, insulin resistance measured by homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) changed from a baseline value of 4.44 to 1.76 at 240 minutes post exercise.

Afrique du Sudinsulin resistancepublished 2012European journal of applied physiologyeurope_pmcdocument of 2 observations

1.12 odds_ratioFaster linear growth at age 2 years was associated with an increased likelihood of elevated blood pressure (odds ratio 1.12, 95% CI 1.06–1.19).

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