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87.1 %The awareness rate for hypertension among diabetic patients in Cameroon was 87.1%.

Cameroundiabète (non précisé) · hypertension artériellepublished 2007Diabetes research and clinical practiceeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observations

27 patientsOnly 27 (9%) Cameroonian patients with diabetes were younger than 15 years.

Cameroundiabète (non précisé)published 2014Diabetes research and clinical practiceeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observationsDOI 10.1016/j.diabres.2013.11.013

14 %The age-standardized diabetes prevalence using WHO criteria was 14.0% in women in Manchester.

Cameroundiabète (non précisé)published 1999Diabetes careeurope_pmcdocument of 12 observations

55.1 %The positive predictive value of diagnosis made by the CDDs was 55.1%, ranging from 48.6% to 68% depending on the HD.

CamerounépilepsieHAL · Unilimdocument of 53 observations

43 %In Cameroon, cerebral toxoplasmosis accounted for 43% (95% CI 33–54) of 90 CNS infection cases.

Camerouncerebral toxoplasmosisHAL · Unilimdocument of 205 observations

36.3 %Hypertension prevalence in the West subnational region of Cameroon was 36.3% [95% CI 27.8–44.9].

Camerounhypertension artériellepublished 2019Journal of hypertensioneurope_pmcdocument of 20 observationsDOI 10.1097/hjh.0000000000002165

39 %Le paludisme est responsable de 39 % des cas chez les femmes enceintes au Cameroun selon les rapports d’activités du PNLP en 2006.

Camerounpaludismeobserved 2006HAL · Unilimdocument of 98 observations

3.5 odds_ratioThe summary odds ratio between non-autoimmune diabetes and CMV infection risk was 3.5 (95% CI: 0.6–18.3) based on 5 studies.

Camerouncytomegalovirus (CMV) · non-autoimmune diabetes mellituspublished 2021Scientific reportseurope_pmcdocument of 11 observationsDOI 10.1038/s41598-021-88598-6

20.9 mmol/LThe maximum plasma glucose level after 200 min of glucose perfusion was 20.9±3.7 mmol/L for ketosis-prone type 2 diabetes patients.

Cameroundiabète de type 2published 2015Diabetes & metabolismeurope_pmcdocument of 4 observations

8.2 %Using the smartphone-based retinal camera, the prevalence of macular edema was 8.2%.

Camerounmacular edemapublished 2019Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retinaeurope_pmcdocument of 16 observations

In Cameroon, cerebral toxoplasmosis was the most common aetiology of HIV-related CNS infection, followed by cryptococcal meningitis.

Camerouncerebral toxoplasmosis · HIV-related CNS infection · méningite cryptococciqueHAL · Unilimdocument of 205 observations

4 %Peripheral vascular disease prevalence varies across sites from 4% to 28% in sub-Saharan Africa.

Camerounperipheral vascular diseasepublished 2005Circulationeurope_pmcdocument of 5 observationsDOI 10.1161/circulationaha.105.544312

2 %The prevalence of diabetes in traditional rural communities in Africa is at most 1-2%.

Cameroundiabète (non précisé)published 2001Diabetes & metabolismeurope_pmcdocument of 4 observations

No patient with diabetic foot presented with grade 5 lesions according to the Wagner classification.

Camerounpied diabétiquepublished 2005Bulletin de la Societe de pathologie exotique (1990)europe_pmcdocument of 10 observations

111 patientsA cohort of patients of sub-Saharan African origin included 111 patients with ketosis-prone type 2 diabetes, 21 with type 1 diabetes, and 88 with type 2 diabetes.

Cameroundiabète de type 2published 2004Diabeteseurope_pmcdocument of 8 observationsDOI 10.2337/diabetes.53.3.645

5.6 mmol/LParticipants with high fasting blood glucose (≥5.6 mmol/L) had a significantly higher OPG level than those with lower glucose level (P=0.014).

Camerounsyndrome métaboliquepublished 2014Annales d'endocrinologieeurope_pmcdocument of 3 observations

21 %Among the 2726 participants, the overall prevalence of overweight was 21.0%.

Camerounoverweightpublished 2017BMC public healtheurope_pmcdocument of 9 observations

25.25 %PCR-positivity was 25.25% at UdM-Bangangte, 27.27% at ISSBA-Yaounde, and 5% at IUEs/INSAM-Yaounde.

CamerounCOVID-19observed November 2020 to July 2021published 2023VirusesOpenAlexdocument of 12 observationsDOI 10.3390/v15020407

13,090 casEntre janvier et juillet 2018, 13090 cas suspects de paludisme grave ont été hospitalisés à Bafia.

Camerounpaludismeobserved janvier et juillet 2018HAL · Unilimdocument of 67 observations

55.6 %The seroprevalence of HHV8 was 55.6% among subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Cameroundiabète de type 2 · HHV8published 2018Journal of diabeteseurope_pmcdocument of 10 observations

21.7 %Oedema was reported by 21.7% of participants with chronic venous disease.

Camerounchronic venous diseaseobserved 2020-2021published 2024Phlebologyeurope_pmcdocument of 9 observations

28.8 %Hypoglycaemia was the underlying cause of 28.8% of diabetic comas admitted to the endocrinology service of Yaounde Central Hospital between November 1999 and October 2002.

Camerouncoma · hypoglycaemiaobserved November 1999 to October 2002published 2008Annals of tropical medicine and parasitologyeurope_pmcdocument of 12 observationsDOI 10.1179/136485908x252188

51.25 %Among the 80 patients diagnosed with DSD, 46,XX DSD accounted for 51.25% (n = 41).

Cameroun46,XX DSDobserved May 2013 to December 2019published 2020Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEMeurope_pmcdocument of 4 observations

15.3 %The highest prevalence of overweight among children aged 6 to 59 months in Cameroon was 15.3% in the Grassfield area in 2011.

Camerounoverweightobserved 2011published 2015PloS oneeurope_pmcdocument of 4 observationsDOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0143215

57.6 %Insectivorous bats were infected with beta-coronaviruses from the Sarbecovirus subgenus at a rate of 57.6%.

Camerounbeta-coronavirusespublished 2023VirusesOpenAlexdocument of 9 observationsDOI 10.3390/v15020337