High blood pressure is a powerful independent risk factor for death from heart disease and
stroke. It is also a common clinical condition affecting more than 600 million persons …

Data on the prevalence of diabetes in Ghana is scanty and unreliable. In the present study
we have ascertained the prevalence of diabetes, impaired fasting glycaemia (IFG) and …

Background—Cardiovascular disease, the major cause of mortality and morbidity in modern
societies, is set to overtake infectious diseases in the developing world as the most common …

The increasing prevalence and incidence of diabetes and its long-term complications in sub-
Saharan Africa (SSA) could have devastating human and economic toll if the trends remain …

Objectives: To determine the sociodemographic associations of obesity in Ghana. Design: A
cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on a sample of 6300 adults aged 25 years …

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of hypertension, and the extent to which it is treated
and controlled, among adult Ghanaians. Design: 6300 adults, aged 25 years and older …

Objective: To determine the prevalence, distribution and risk factors of hypertension among
rural residents in Ghana. Design and Setting: Cross sectional study in four rural communities …

Background Hormonal contraceptives (HCs) have been shown to alter lipid profile among
various population groups with different patterns of dyslipidemia and cardiovascular (CV) …

We examined the importance of ethnicity in terms of β-cell secretion and hepatic insulin
extraction (HIE) and insulin clearance (IC) to peripheral insulin levels before and after …

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of obesity in Ghanaian adults. Design: 6300 adults,
aged 25 years and older, were selected by random cluster sampling using electoral …