Browsing by Subject "diabetes"
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Does cancer risk increase with HbA1c, independent of diabetes?
(Cancer Research UK, 2014)Background: The risks for several cancer types are increased in people with diabetes. Hyperglycaemia, hyperinsulinaemia, inflammation and altered hormonal concentrations are common characteristics between the two diseases ... -
Evaluation of waist-to-height ratio to predict 5 year cardiometabolic risk in sub-Saharan African adults
(Open Access, 2014)Background and aims Simple, low-cost central obesity measures may help identify individuals with increased cardiometabolic disease risk, although it is unclear which measures perform best in African adults. We aimed to: ... -
Oleanolic acid and its derivatives: biological activities and therapeutic potential in chronic diseases
(MDPI, 2017)The increasing demand for natural products as an alternative therapy for chronic diseases has encouraged research into the pharmacological importance of bioactive compounds from plants. Recently, there has been a surge of ... -
Physical activity in relation to selected physical health components in employees of a financial institution
(Sabinet, 2013)The aim of this study was to determine the relation between physical activity and selected physical health components. A total of 9860 employees of a financial institution in South Africa, between the ages 18 and 64 (x̄ ... -
Physical activity related to health components and medical costs in employees of a financial institution
(North-West University, 2012)Physical activity has several advantages for health. The first objective of this research was to determine the relationship between physical activity and selected physical and psychological health components. The physical ...