African health sciences
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African health sciences · Sep 2023
Correlation between protein expression profiling of inflammation and bone metabolism in rheumatoid arthritis patients.
In patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), osteoarthrosis significantly reduces self-perception. However, the intrinsic relationship between bone metabolism and SPP and cell activity at the molecular level remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to understand the relationship between RA bone metabolic indicators and immune inflammation-related proteins. ⋯ BALP, BGP, OPG, RANKL were strongly associated with immune inflammation-related proteins and poor SPP in RA patients, which can be used to predict poor SPP in RA patients, although the underlying mechanisms need to be further explored.
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African health sciences · Sep 2023
Lipid and nutritional profiles of Caribbean patients with chronic kidney disease.
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is marked by the deterioration of kidney function and derangement in lipid metabolism. Thus, we aim at evaluating the lipid and nutritional parameters of Caribbean patients with CKD. ⋯ Dyslipidemia is common in CKD patients and is therefore, imperative that, routine lipid profile analysis be detailed in order to check any trend towards the development of CVD.
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African health sciences · Sep 2023
Neutralising antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 give important information on Covid-19 epidemic evolution in Rabat, Morocco, March 2020-February 2021.
The SARS-CoV-2 is an extremely contagious and acute viral disease mainly affecting humans. ⋯ And increase of NAbs was observed over time and correlated with the post-epidemic waves of COVID-19 in Morocco.
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African health sciences · Sep 2023
Physical inactivity and barriers to physical activity among Type-2 diabetics in Kumasi, Ghana.
Although the benefits of physical activity (PA) in diabetes management are well documented, there insufficient data on physical activity levels and barriers to physical activity among Type-2 diabetics in Ghana. This study assessed physical activity and barriers to physical activity among Type-2 diabetics at Manhyia Hospital in Kumasi, Ghana. ⋯ This population of Type-2 diabetics needs urgent lifestyle interventions to improve physical activity and weight, considering that the main physical activity barriers were personal motivation related.
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African health sciences · Sep 2023
Effects of metabolic syndrome on bone mineral density in postmenopausal Turkish women.
In this study, we aimed to determine the potential effects of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components on bone mineral density (BMD) in the lumbar spine and femoral neck in postmenopausal Turkish women. ⋯ Our findings support that MetS is associated with increased BMD at the femoral neck and spine in postmenopausal women. A significant positive association was observed among the MetS components, especially with abdominal obesity, and also a weak positive association with serum triglycerides, and systolic and diastolic blood pressure.