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21.8 %In wave 2, 1073 (21.8%) of 4931 participants were living with HIV.

Afrique du SudVIH/sidaobserved 2019–2022published 2025The lancet. Healthy longevityeurope_pmcdocument of 3 observations

0.79 correlation_coefficientThe correlation between WC + age and E-VAT was 0.79 with a standard error of the estimate of 27 cm².

Afrique du Sudvisceral adipose tissuepublished 2012Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.)europe_pmcdocument of 6 observationsDOI 10.1038/oby.2011.367

1.08 relative_risk_ratio_per_yearOlder age was associated with a relative risk ratio of 1.08 per year for multimorbidity compared to the minimal MM risk group.

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

19.2 %Among those at high 10-year CVD risk (>20%), the proportion under treatment for a modifiable risk factor ranged from 19.2% to 33.9%, varying by sex and site.

Afrique du SudCVDpublished 2021BMJ global healtheurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

10 %The overall proportion of individuals who met the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III metabolic syndrome criteria was 10%.

Afrique du Sudsyndrome métaboliquepublished 2009Metabolism: clinical and experimentaleurope_pmcdocument of 6 observations

38 %In South Africa in 2000, 38% of ischaemic heart disease cases were attributable to a BMI ≥ 21 kg/m².

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

11.9 %Hypertension prevalence across multiple countries in Africa ranged from 11.9% to 51.7% for BP≥140/90 mmHg.

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

3.4 odds_ratioIn women, lipid accumulation product (LAP) was associated with metabolic syndrome (MetS) with an odds ratio of 3.4 after accounting for confounders.

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

5 μmIn pooled analyses, subcutaneous adipose tissue (SCAT) was associated with carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) with a β-value of 5.00 μm (95% CI: 2.85, 7.15).

Afrique du Sudsubclinical atherosclerosispublished 2021Global hearteurope_pmcdocument of 7 observations

12.3 %Among 2761 adults in the Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (SAGE) South Africa Wave 2 (2014/15), 338 (12.3%) reported being diagnosed with diabetes.

Afrique du Suddiabète (non précisé)observed 2014/15published 2021International journal of environmental research and public healtheurope_pmcdocument of 3 observationsDOI 10.3390/ijerph18010359

70.37 odds_ratioThe FM/FFSTM ratio was associated with hypertension with an odds ratio of 70.37 (95% CI: 18.47, 268.16) in males.

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

38 %Between pre-pregnancy and postpartum, 38% of women with HIV gained weight.

Afrique du SudVIH/sidapublished 2025AIDS research and human retroviruseseurope_pmcdocument of 13 observations

12 %South Africa reported a total of 25 confirmed mpox cases, including 3 deaths, resulting in a case fatality rate (CFR) of 12%.

Afrique du SudmpoxAfrica CDCdocument of 147 observations

50 %Environmental causes contribute to 50 to 70 percent of hearing loss cases, specifically meningitis in sub-Saharan Africa.

Afrique du Sudhearing loss · méningite (non précisée)published 2015The Pan African medical journaleurope_pmcdocument of 6 observations

47 %Prevalence of any tuberculosis (TB) symptom was 47% in South Africa during SLATE II among people living with HIV not on antiretroviral therapy presenting at outpatient clinics.

Afrique du Sudtuberculoseobserved SLATE IIpublished 2020BMJ openPubMeddocument of 12 observations

4 %In a community-based sample in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 4% of the 570 participants had hyperglycaemia (plasma glucose >11.0 mmol/l/200 mg/dl).

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

6.77 μm_per_yearAge was associated with higher CIMT (β = 6.77, 95% CI [6.34–7.19]).

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

59 %The prevalence of overweight and obesity was 59% in the studied population of Black, urban South African women.

Afrique du SudVIH/sidapublished 2014Public health nutritioneurope_pmc

33.9 %Metabolic syndrome (MetS) prevalence was 33.9% in men and 18% in women among corporate employees.

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

19.6 %En Afrique du Sud, 19,6 % des femmes enceintes consomment de l'alcool.

Afrique du Sudconsommation d'alcoolHAL · Unilimdocument of 92 observations

39.5 %Hypertension prevalence across multiple countries in Africa ranged from 39.5% to 69.4% for BP≥130/80 mmHg.

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

2,890,000 USDART costs for PLHIV-T were US$2.89 million in 2015.

Afrique du SudVIH/sidaobserved 2015PubMeddocument of 4 observations

49.93 %L'incidence de la neuropathie chez les personnes vivant avec le VIH en Afrique du Sud était de 49,93 % dans une étude cohorte hospitalière.

Afrique du Sudneuropathie périphériqueobserved 2012HAL · Unilimdocument of 747 observations

76 %The model containing WBFFST accounted for 76% of the variance in WBBMC.

Afrique du Sudbone masspublished 2007Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Boeurope_pmcdocument of 10 observationsDOI 10.1359/jbmr.070727

56 %In Black South African men, the optimal waist circumference threshold of 96.8 cm had a sensitivity of 56% for incident dysglycaemia.

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