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Prevalence, knowledge, and lifestyle-associated risk factors of dyslipidemia among Ghanaian type-2 diabetes mellitus patients in rural and urban areas: A multicenter cross-sectional study. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep, 2023
Abstract Background and Aims Dyslipidemia in diabetes mellitus has been linked to unhealthy lifestyle and bad eating habits. However, this association has not been well studied among rural and urban Ghanaian populations. In this study, we determined the prevalence, knowledge, and lifestyle‐associated risk factors of dyslipidemia among Ghanaian type‐2 ...
Boadu WIO, Anto EO, Frimpong J, Ntiful F, Korsah EE, Ansah E, Tamakloe VCKT, Agyapomaa A, Opoku S, Senu E, Nyantakyi M, Etwi-Mensah A, Acheampong E, Boadu KO, Donkoh ET, Obirikorang C.   +15 more
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Assessing Liver and Iron Markers in Steady State Pediatric SCD Patients to Ascertain the Hepatic Consequences of Hemotransfusion: A Case-Control Study in Ghana. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Between 200,000 and 300,000 children with sickle cell disease (SCD) are born in Africa every year, with 75%–80% of these children living in sub‐Saharan Africa. In newborns with SCD, significant iron accumulations may develop because of their increased risk of requiring multiple blood transfusions. This study aimed to assess
Sah JA, Twumasi S, Ayirebi AA, Sackey B, Anto EO, Duneeh RV, Senu E, Barnor V, Boakye D, Antonio DNM, Boadu WIO.   +10 more
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Cardiometabolic syndrome among general adult population in Ghana: The role of lipid accumulation product, waist circumference-triglyceride index, and triglyceride-glucose index as surrogate indicators. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep, 2023
Abstract Background Visceral obesity and insulin resistance contribute to developing cardiometabolic syndrome (MetS). We investigated the predictive abilities of lipid accumulation product (LAP), waist circumference‐triglyceride index (WTI), and triglyceride‐glucose (TyG) index for MetS screening among the general Ghanaian adults.
Anto EO, Frimpong J, Boadu WIO, Korsah EE, Tamakloe VCKT, Ansah E, Opoku S, Acheampong E, Asamoah EA, Nyarkoa P, Adua E, Afrifa-Yamoah E, Annani-Akollor ME, Obirikorang C.   +13 more
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Quality of glycemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and its association with markers of coagulation and inhibitors of fibrinolysis: A case-control study in the Upper West Region, Ghana. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep, 2023
Abstract Background and Aims Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) individuals are at a higher risk of developing diabetes complications, with approximately 80% complication‐related mortality. The increased morbidity and mortality among T2DM patients are partly due to dysregulated hemostasis.
Selleh PK, Anto EO, Boadu WIO, Sackey B, Boateng LA, Nkansah C, Nsafoah F, Saasi AR, Mintaah S, Wiafe YA, Derigubah C, Korsah EE, Frimpong J, Ansah E, Tamakloe VCKT, Adu P, Boachie J, Addai-Mensah O.   +17 more
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The Effect of Hepatitis B Infection on Levels of Fibrinogen, Protein C, and Protein S in Pregnant Women. [PDF]

J Pregnancy
Background Viral hepatitis has been associated with profound alterations in the coagulation system as well as liver biomarkers. Meanwhile, during pregnancy, the coagulation system also undergoes significant changes with an increase in the majority of the clotting factors and a decrease in natural anticoagulants.
Khalifah AA, Twumasi S, Ayirebi AA, Boadu WIO, Amponsah FA, Frimpong J, Afrifah DA, Appiagyei E, Boadu AN, Antonio DNM, Anto EO.   +10 more
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Optimizing Testing Time for Methaemoglobin Reduction Test in G6PD Screening: A Comparative Study of Monica Cheesbrough's Protocol and a Modified Approach at a Hospital in a Resource-Restraint Country, Ghana. [PDF]

Adv Hematol
Background Glucose‐6‐phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is an inherited disorder caused by a genetic defect in the red blood cell enzyme G6PD, affecting around 500 million people worldwide. The study investigated the optimum Methaemoglobin Reduction Test (MRT) reaction time for diagnosing G6PD deficiency among patients at Asutifi North District ...
Duneeh RV, Appiah-Intsiful E, Bedzina I, Akorsu EE, Allotey E, Klugah MA, Amponsah FA, Boadu WIO, Ntiamoah P, Asamoah A, Ablordey K.   +10 more
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Gestational Age-Specific Prevalence of Preeclampsia Among Pregnant Women in Ghana: A Hospital-Based Retrospective Observational Study. [PDF]

Biomed Res Int
Background: Preeclampsia is responsible for a significant rate of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Gestational age as a risk factor has a significant impact on fetal outcomes in pregnancies affected by preeclampsia. However, to our knowledge, no study has identified the gestational age–specific prevalence of preeclampsia in Ghana. Thus, this
Boadu WIO, Anto EO, Asamoah AB, Ansah E, Scott GY, Korsah EE, Frimpong J, Tamakloe VCKT, Nyantakyi M, Anto AO, Donkoh ET, Boadu KO, Duneeh RV, Ayensu F, Obirikorang C.   +14 more
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Dawne i Współczesne Metody Stabilizacji Wina

Postępy Mikrobiologii, 2022
Enologia, nauka zajmująca się kwestiami związanymi z produkcją wina łączy tradycję starożytną z teraźniejszością. Dopiero Louis Pasteur udowodnił, że winifikacja nie zachodzi samoistnie, a za proces odpowiadają drobnoustroje.
Pachnowska Kamila, Augustyniak Adrian, Karakulska Jolanta   +2 more
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Association of body iron stores and anemia in a Ghanaian type-2 diabetes mellitus population: A multicentered cross-sectional study. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep
Abstract Background and Aims Anemia has been a common comorbidity in most chronic diseases, but has not been well monitored in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. In this study, we investigated the prevalence of anemia and its nexus with iron stores among T2DM patients in health facilities in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
Boadu WIO, Owiredu WKBA, Donkoh ET, Boadu KO, Kwayie AA, Frimpong J, Anto EO, Obirikorang C, Korsah EE, Ansah E, Nyantakyi M, Opoku S, Senu E, Aboagye E.   +13 more
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Wina i kara w hebrajszczyźnie biblijnej [PDF]

Język. Religia. Tożsamość, 2022
Semantically linked notions of guilt and punishment are realized in biblical Hebrew through collections of roots which carry within themselves idiomatic images.
Kamilla Termińska
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