Publications by authors named "K M Amoussou-Guenou"
Background: Hyperglycemia leads to serious damage to the body, especially the blood vessels and nerves. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with hyperglycemia in a rural population of Tanvè and Dékanmey in Benin in 2019.
Materials And Methods: This was a cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study, nested in the Tanvè Health Study (TAHES) cohort.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates radiation exposure levels in medical imaging facilities in Benin, focusing on X-ray and CT scan rooms, due to increasing occupational doses from expanded radiological procedures.
- It involved 72 medical centers and used calibrated radiometers to measure exposure levels, comparing the results against established reference levels for both workers (7.50 µSv/h) and the public (0.05 µSv/h).
- Findings revealed that 13.04% of the control areas behind lead glass exceeded occupational limits, and 40% of entrance doses were above public safety standards, indicating potential safety concerns in the current protective measures.
Dosimetric monitoring is useful to limit exposures to ionising radiation in medical occupational settings, and reduce subsequent health risks. Scientific literatures, such as the UNSCEAR report 2017 and International Atomic Energy Agency Report 2014b, updated information on this subject; however, few African works have been found. This is the reason why we undertook this study, which summarises existing information on monitoring external radiation exposure doses for the whole body, using data from medical workers on this continent.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe role of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) as modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular (CV) disease is increasingly debated, notwithstanding the finding that small-dense and dysfunctional HDL are associated with the metabolic syndrome and T2DM. In order to better clarify the epidemiological risk related to HDL of different size/density, without resorting to direct measures, it would seem appropriate to adjust HDL-C to the level of its main apolipoprotein (apoA-I), thereby providing an [HDL-C/apoA-I] ratio. The latter allows not only to estimate an average size for HDLs, but also to derive indices on particle number, cholesterol load, and density.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is associated with obesity, insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome (MetS). In non-diabetic populations, features of metabolic obesity (MO) are observed in a minority of normal-weight (NW) subjects. The cardiometabolic status of metabolically obese but normal-weight (MONW) individuals has not yet been phenotyped in T2DM.
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