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29.2 %The prevalence of overweight in this sample was 29.2%.

Afrique du Sudoverweightpublished 2014BMC public healtheurope_pmcdocument of 7 observations

116 individualsParticipants were classified as having impaired glucose metabolism (IGM; n=116).

Afrique du Sudimpaired glucose metabolismpublished 2023Diabetologiaeurope_pmcdocument of 14 observationsDOI 10.1007/s00125-022-05788-1

13 %Diabetes was present in 13% of the 3,261 women with breast cancer.

Afrique du Suddiabète (non précisé)observed 2015–2019published 2023Breast cancer research : BCReurope_pmcdocument of 16 observationsDOI 10.1186/s13058-023-01603-w

25 daysMedian turnaround time (TAT) for cervical cytology screening results consistently exceeded 14 days in South Africa from 2005 to 2023, peaking at 25 days between 2014 and 2019.

Afrique du Sudcervical cytologyobserved 2014-2019PubMeddocument of 3 observations

Within insulin sensitive (IS) and insulin resistant (IR) groups, waist circumference (WC) was a less meaningful predictor of metabolic syndrome (MetS) at higher values of HOMA(IR).

Afrique du Sudsyndrome métaboliquepublished 2010Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.)europe_pmcdocument of 6 observations

Doxycycline is considered to be the most effective treatment for African tick-bite fever by South African microbiologists.

Afrique du SudAfrican tick-bite feverHAL · Unilimdocument of 11 observations

23 %Alcohol misuse is associated with a 23% higher adjusted prevalence of cervical cancer screening uptake in South Africa.

Afrique du Sudcancer du col de l'utérusobserved 2016PubMeddocument of 9 observations

27 %La fréquence de la neuropathie chez les personnes vivant avec le VIH en Afrique du Sud était de 27 % en 2007.

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

42.5 %At 3 years, the mean excess weight loss (%EWL) was 42.5%.

Afrique du SudobésitéPubMeddocument of 8 observations

PCR assay on the abdominal eschar biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of African tick-bite fever caused by Rickettsia africae.

Afrique du SudAfrican tick-bite feverHAL · Unilimdocument of 11 observations

71.4 %At 3 years, there was a 71.4% resolution of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

Afrique du Sudgastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD)PubMeddocument of 8 observations

70 %Nonsyndromic hearing loss accounts for up to 70 percent of hearing loss cases.

Afrique du Sudhearing loss · nonsyndromic hearing losspublished 2015The Pan African medical journaleurope_pmcdocument of 6 observations

0.006 p-valueSystolic blood pressure was significantly higher in carriers of the G/G genotype of MC4R rs229616 compared to carriers of the G/A genotype (p = 0.006).

Afrique du Sudhypertension artériellePubMeddocument of 5 observations

19.5 μmIn pooled analyses, BMI showed the strongest relationship with carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), with a β-value of 19.5 μm (95% CI: 16.8, 22.3).

Afrique du Sudsubclinical atherosclerosispublished 2021Global hearteurope_pmcdocument of 7 observations

4 per_1000_person_yearsIncidence rates of type 2 diabetes mellitus in patients with HIV infection ranged from 4 to 59 per 1000 person years.

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

70 %In Black South African men, the optimal waist circumference threshold of 96.8 cm had a specificity of 70% for incident type 2 diabetes.

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

7,400,000 deathsIn 2012, ischemic heart disease caused 7.4 million deaths globally.

Afrique du Sudischemic heart diseaseobserved 2012published 2017Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.)europe_pmc

3 countriesSporadic mpox transmission was observed in 3 countries as of February 2025: Sierra Leone, South Africa, and South Sudan.

Afrique du Sud · Sierra Leonempoxobserved February 2025Africa CDCdocument of 110 observations

Both continuous stationary cycling and rugby small-sided games reduced glycated haemoglobin and glucose area under the curve (AUC) in middle-aged inactive men over an 8-week intervention.

Afrique du Suddiabète de type 2published 2015PloS oneeurope_pmcdocument of 3 observations

16.7 %La prévalence de la neuropathie chez les personnes vivant avec le VIH en Afrique du Sud était de 16,7 % en 2014.

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

185 patientsA total of 107 families totalling 185 patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease were reported in Africa.

Afrique du SudCharcot-Marie-Tooth diseasepublished 2022Journal of the peripheral nervous system : JPNSeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

33.2 %La prévalence de la neuropathie chez les personnes vivant avec le VIH en Afrique du Sud était de 33,2 % en 2014.

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

50 %Rickettsia africae infection is associated with multiple eschars in more than 50% of cases.

Afrique du SudRickettsia africae infectionHAL · Unilimdocument of 11 observations

20.9 %La fréquence de la neuropathie sensitive chez les personnes vivant avec le VIH en Afrique du Sud était de 20,9 % en 2008.

Afrique du Sudneuropathie périphérique · VIH/sidaobserved 2008HAL · Unilimdocument of 747 observations

97 %The International Diabetes Federation waist circumference threshold of 80 cm in women had 97% sensitivity and 12% specificity to predict incident dysglycemia.

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