Open AccessObesity and its cardio-metabolic co-morbidities among adult Nigerians in a primary care clinic of a tertiary hospital in South-Eastern, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Gabriel Uche Pascal Iloh,
Austin Obiora Ikwudinma,
Nnadozie Paul Obiegbu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.109936
Subject(s) - medicine , nigerians , obesity , body mass index , metabolic syndrome , diabetes mellitus , anthropometry , population , cross sectional study , pediatrics , environmental health , endocrinology , pathology , political science , law
Obesity once thought the medical problem of affluent countries now exist in Nigeria and has been described as a time bomb for the future explosion in the frequency of cardio-metabolic diseases. The most deleterious health consequences of obesity are on the cardiovascular system and associated disorder of lipid and glucose homeostasis.