Augustine Obiora Ikwudinma

Adherence to Lifestyle Modifications among Adult Hypertensive Nigerians with Essential Hypertension in a Primary Care Clinic of a Tertiary Hospital in Resource-poor Environment of Eastern Nigeria

Gabriel Uche Pascal Iloh, Agwu Nkwa AMADI, Godwin Oguejiofor Chukwuebuka Okafor, Augustine Obiora Ikwudinma, Frances Udoka Odu & Ezinne Uchamma Godswill-Uko · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2014

Background: Lifestyle modifications (LSMs) are indispensable in blood pressure control among hypertensive patients. However, the extent to which patients lifestyles (LS) coincide with clinical prescriptions has become an important management challenge in primary care. Aim: To des...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2014/9439

Predictors of Abdominal Obesity among Adult Nigerians in a Resource-poor Environment of a Rural Hospital in Eastern Nigeria

Gabriel Uche Pascal Iloh, Agwu Nkwa AMADI, Abali Chuku, Augustine Obiora Ikwudinma & Orji Udo Nnorom · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2014

Background: Abdominal obesity once considered an aesthetic rather than a pathological condition is now recognized as a principal risk factor for metabolic syndrome and magnifies the risk of cardiovascular diseases. As the case detection rate of abdominal obesity increases in Nige...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7971