Research articles (Dept of Family Medicine & Public Health)

Prevalence and determinants of metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional survey of general medical outpatient clinics using National Cholesterol Education Program-Adult Treatment Panel III criteria in Botswana

Omech, Bernard; Tshikuka, Jose-Gaby; Mwita, Julius C.; Tsima, Billy; Nkomazana, Oathokwa; Amone-P’Olak, Kennedy (Dove Medical Press, https://www.dovepress.com, 2016)

Background: Low- and middle-income countries, including Botswana, are facing rising prevalence of obesity and obesity-related cardiometabolic complications. Very little information is known about clustering of cardiovascular ...