Mean quality of life of hypertensive and diabetic patients: A comparative study of patients in secondary and tertiary health facilities in Kaduna State, Nigeria.

Introduction: Hypertension and diabetes have become major non-communicable diseases of public health importance globally, considering the magnitude of the diseases, the propensity to worsen the patients' quality of life and the associated mortality. This study compared the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of hypertensive and diabetic patients in both tertiary and secondary health facilities in Kaduna State, north-western Nigeria.

Materials And Methods: This was a descriptive comparative cross-sectional study amongst 325 patients, of which 93 (28.

Influence of systolic blood pressure on outcomes in Nigerians with peripartum cardiomyopathy.

Background: The relationship between blood pressure (BP) trajectories and outcomes in patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is not clear. Aim: The study aimed to assess the clinical features and outcomes (all-cause mortality and unrecovered left ventricular [LV] systolic function) of PPCM patients grouped according to their baseline systolic BP (SBP).

Patients And Methods: PPCM patients presenting to 14 tertiary hospitals in Nigeria were consecutively recruited between June 2017 and March 2018 and then followed up till March 2019.

Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on blood donations and transfusions in Nigeria - A multi-facility study of 34 tertiary hospitals.

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic affected blood supplies globally. Mobile blood drive campaigns halted, and voluntary blood donations reduced, challenging available blood supplies. Furthermore, fears of virus transmission led to deferrals of elective surgeries and non-urgent clinical procedures with noticeable declines in blood donations and transfusions.

Clinical Features and Outcomes of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy in Nigeria.

Background: Nigeria has the highest incidence of peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) in the world. However, data on PPCM-related outcomes are limited.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the clinical profile, myocardial remodeling, and survival of patients with PPCM in Nigeria.

Incidence, clinical characteristics, and risk factors of peripartum cardiomyopathy in Nigeria: results from the PEACE Registry.

Aims: The aim of this study was to describe the incidence, clinical characteristics and risk factors of peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) in Nigeria.

Methods And Results: The study was conducted in 22 hospitals in Nigeria, and PPCM patients were consecutively recruited between June 2017 and March 2018. To determine factors associated with PPCM, the patients were compared with apparently healthy women who recently delivered, as controls.

Nigerian surgical outcomes - Report of a 7-day prospective cohort study and external validation of the African surgical outcomes study surgical risk calculator.

Background: Surgical outcomes study for individual nations remains important because of international differences in patterns of surgical disease. We aimed to contribute to data on post-operative complications, critical care admissions and mortality following elective surgery in Nigeria and also validate the African Surgical Outcomes Study (ASOS) surgical risk calculator in our adult patient cohort.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a 7-day, national prospective observational cohort study in consented consecutive patients undergoing elective surgery with a planned overnight hospital stay following elective surgery during a seven-day study period.

May Measurement Month 2017: screening for hypertension in Nigeria-Sub-Saharan Africa.

Hypertension and its complications are now responsible for about a quarter of emergency medical admissions in urban hospitals in Nigeria. It is the commonest risk factor for stroke, heart failure, chronic kidney disease, and dementia. Furthermore, high blood pressure is the commonest cause of sudden unexpected natural death in the country.

Non alcoholic fatty liver disease in a Nigerian population with type II diabetes mellitus.

Introduction: Worldwide, Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become an important cause of chronic liver disease and cardiovascular morbidity, even more so in subjects with Type II Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors of NAFLD in an African population with Type II Diabetes Mellitus.

Methods: We performed a case control study and evaluated anthropometric and biochemical risk factors for NAFLD in 336 subjects (T2DM and non-diabetic controls).

Orthodontic treatment complexity and need in a Nigerian teaching hospital.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the orthodontic treatment need and complexity in a major referral orthodontic centre in Lagos, Nigeria.

Method: Pre-treatment dental casts of 150 consecutive patients were assessed using the Index of Complexity, Outcome and Need (ICON).

Results: Fifty-seven (38%) of the population needed orthodontic treatment.

Fatty liver and hyperlipidemia in a cohort of HIV-positive Africans on highly active antiretroviral therapy.

Aim: To determine the prevalence of fatty liver and to assess its association with hyperlipidemia and other metabolic risk factors in HIV/AIDS patients on long-term antiretroviral therapy.

Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study of 113 adults attending an urban outpatient HIV clinic in Lagos, Nigeria. Demographic characteristics were obtained using interviewer administered questionnaires, and serum levels of fasting glucose, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL-C) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and alanine transaminase were determined.

Evaluation of a maize-cowpea-palm oil diet for the dietary management of Nigerian children with acute, watery diarrhea.

A randomized clinical trial was carried out to compare a locally available maize-cowpea-palm oil diet (group MCP) with a commercially produced lactose-free, soy protein isolate formula (group SF) for the dietary management of 69 Nigerian boys, 6-24 months of age, hospitalized for acute, watery diarrhea. Although the treatment groups were generally similar initially, the children in group SF had slightly lower mean weight-for-age z scores (p = 0.08), lower serum bicarbonate levels (p = 0.