Type 2 diabetes mellitus and its risk factors among the rural Fulanis of Northern Nigeria
| dc.contributor.author | Sabir, A | |
| dc.contributor.author | Isezuo, S | |
| dc.contributor.author | Abubakar, S | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ohwovoriole, A.E | |
| dc.contributor.author | Fasanmade, O.A | |
| dc.contributor.author | Iwuala, S.O | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-11-13T10:07:48Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-11-13T10:07:48Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-10 | |
| dc.description | Staff publications | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | BACKGROUND: Information about diabetes mellitus (DM) from the rural populations in Nigeria, particularly among the rural Fulanis is limited. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in two rural districts of Sokoto State in Northern Nigeria. Using a modification of the WHO STEP wise approach to surveillance (STEPS) instrument, information on sociodemographic and anthropometric data was obtained. Either a casual or fasting plasma glucose (FPG) level was obtained in all subjects while oral glucose tolerance test was performed in a randomly selected group of 50 of the study participants. RESULTS: Three hundred and ninety-three subjects participated in the study. The prevalence rates of DM, impaired fasting glycemia (IFG), and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) were 0.8, 6.9, and 8%, respectively. The mean (SD) FPG was higher in males (5.1 ± 0.6 mmol/L) than in females (4.9 ± 0.6 mmol/l), but not statistically significantly (P = 0.20). The major risk factors for DM among the rural Fulani were obesity and increasing age. CONCLUSION: The prevalence rates of DM and its principal risk factor obesity are low among the rural Nigerian Fulani. However, the prevalence of prediabetes is relatively high, a factor that may predispose to the future development of DM. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Sabir A, Ohwovoriole A, Isezuo S, Fasanmade O, Abubakar S, Iwuala S. Type 2 diabetes mellitus and its risk factors among the rural Fulanis of Northern Nigeria. Ann Afr Med. 2013 Oct-Dec;12(4):217-22. doi: 10.4103/1596-3519.122689 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 15963519, 09755764 | |
| dc.identifier.other | doi: 10.4103/1596-3519.122689 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/6845 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Medknow | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Ann Afr Med.;Vol.12(4) | |
| dc.subject | Diabetes mellitus (DM) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Obesity | en_US |
| dc.subject | Research Subject Categories::MEDICINE | en_US |
| dc.title | Type 2 diabetes mellitus and its risk factors among the rural Fulanis of Northern Nigeria | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |