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A Stratification Method for Identifying Subgroups at High-Risk for Type 2 Diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa

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By Theophilous Mathema, Isaac Kisiangani, Okechinyere J Achilonu, Daniel Maina, Samuel Iddi, Nigel Crowther, Alisha N Wade, Gershim Asiki, Palwende Romuald Boua, Michelle Kamp, Given R. Mashaba, Stephen Tollman, Michèle Ramsay, Skyler Speakman, Scott Hazelhurst, Kayode E. Adetunji
| Nature Verified
Abstract Type 2 diabetes is rising globally, with sub-Saharan Africa facing the steepest projected increase. In low-resource settings, limited screening contributes to high rates of undiagnosed disease, delaying intervention. Traditional risk models often rely on single-factor thresholds or population averages, which can miss combinations of demographic, anthropometric, and lifestyle factors relevant in African contexts.
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Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Association Between Classical Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Common Carotid Intima-Media Thickness: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis

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By Engelbert A. Nonterah, Nigel Crowther, Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch, Abraham Oduro
| wits.ac.za
Abstract BACKGROUND: The major risk factors for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease differ by race or ethnicity but have largely been defined using populations of European ancestry. Despite the rising prevalence of cardiovascular disease in Africa there are few related data from African populations.
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Genome-wide association study meta-analysis of blood pressure traits and hypertension in sub-Saharan African populations: an AWI-Gen study - Nature Communications

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By Ananyo Choudhury, Scott Hazelhurst, Nigel Crowther, Engelbert A. Nonterah, Lisa K Micklesfield, Shane A Norris, Shukri Mohamed, Francesc X. Gómez-Olivé, Stephen Tollman, Surina Singh, Palwendé R. Boua, Isaac Kisiangani
| Nature Verified
Abstract Most hypertension-related genome-wide association studies (GWASs) focus on non-African populations, despite hypertension (a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease) being highly prevalent in Africa.
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