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Assessment of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors among Adults with Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety in South-Western Nigeria: A Cross-sectional Study

Lydia U. Egua, Afis A. Agboola, Nurudeen O. Ibrahim, Emmanuel S. Abayomi, Nafiu O. Adenle & Lere P. Oluwadare · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2026

Background: Cardiometabolic risk factors (hypertension, diabetes mellitus and obesity), together with symptoms of depression and anxiety constitute a growing public health challenge in Nigeria. These conditions are increasingly prevalent among adults in peri-urban communities und...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i91420

Hypomagnesemia in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Correlation with Glycemic Control and Microvascular Complications

Vishnu M S & Sumesh Raj · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2025

Background: Low magnesium levels contribute to defective tyrosine-kinase activity, post-receptor impairment of insulin action, and aggravated insulin resistance in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). Hypomagnesemia has also been linked to the development of microvascul...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i101303

Hypovitaminosis D in Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Associated Factors in Rivers State, Nigeria

Batubo UD, Korubo IF, Gomba EV, Wariboko CM & Unachukwu CN · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2025

Background: Hypovitaminosis D is considerably prevalent among individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), with vascular complications and delayed wound healing. This study aims to assess the pattern of this of hydroxyvitamin D levels and associated factors among diabetics a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i41215

The Influence of Physical Activity, Smoking Habits on Prediabetes and Diabetes at Age 18-24 Years

Surya Ayu Pratiwi, Cynthia Arsita, Rahel Amanda Konoralma & Andreas Wilson Setiawan · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2024

Objective and Background: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic degenerative metabolic disorder characterized by elevated blood glucose levels (hyperglycemia) due to impairments in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. The prevalence of diabetes mellitus is increasing globally, an...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i121145

Skin Diseases among Diabetes Mellitus Patients of Sentra Medika Cisalak Hospital

Luana N. Achmad, Glorya Yolanda Tandilangi & Silphia Novelyn · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2024

Aims: This research activity aims to determine the manifestation of skin disease in diabetes mellitus patients at Sentra Medika Cisalak Hospital, Depok in 2019-2020. Study Design:  research with a cross-sectional approach. Place and Duration of Study: Sentra Medika Cisalak Hospit...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i101109

Updates on Obstructive Sleep Apnea as a Risk Factor for Developing Diabetes: A Systematic Review

Fawaz Hassan Alamri, Omar Mowafaq Ahmed Alzu'bi, Naif Hussain Hamdi & Mohammed Yossef Alhabib · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2023

Background: Examining the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), diabetes, and diabetic complications is crucial because OSA and diabetes have become more common in recent years. In particular, we detail the contemporary and longitudinal research and give a thorough...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i12956

Overview of Diabetes as a Risk Factor for Developing Dementia: A Systematic Review

Ahmed Yassin Alrefaei, Yasir Wadi Alngzi Alanazi, Muhammad Sari Zahzum Alanazi & Mohammed Saeed Alshahrani · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2023

Background: There is debate over the relationship between diabetes and the main forms of dementia. The cognitive alterations associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) mostly impact mental flexibility, mental speed, and learning and memory. Objectives: To ascertain the degree of the l...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i12957

Effect Ayurveda-based Comprehensive Diabetic Care Program on Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetic Mellitus Patients: An Observational Study

Neha Rathod, Bipin Gond, Manju Kewat, Akshata Tambe & Shoba Puralkar · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2023

Background: The prevalence of diabetes mellitus in India is alarmingly high despite availability of several therapeutic agents. Thus, the current study was conducted to understand the role of Ayurveda based Comprehensive Diabetes Care (CDC) program in the management of type 2 dia...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i9852

Fournier’s Gangrene: A Report of Two Cases and Literature Review

A. Dan-Jumbo, N. P. Dienye, S. S. Uriah, P. O. Dienye, C. T. Atata & N. O. Nnadi · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2023

Fournier's gangrene is a severe surgical emergency that occurs worldwide. The mortality and morbidity of this condition have greatly decreased over time due to improvements in surgical methods and critical care treatment. For a successful result and to lessen the high mortality a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i5813

Study of QTc Interval Prolongation in Diagnosed Cases of Diabetic Ketoacidosis with Reference to Electrolyte Imbalances

Manjiri R. Naik, Shamisha Khade, Nilofer Bano Isa Patel, Siddhiraj Paramshetti & Shubham Patel · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2023

The present study investigate a QTc interval prolongation in diagnosed cases of Diabetic Ketoacidosis with reference to electrolyte imbalances. Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS) are dangerous manifestations of diabetes mellitus representing tw...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i1788

Comparison of the Diagnostic Yields of Some Methods of Screening for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy in North Central Nigeria

Rifkatu Mshelia-Reng, Yakubu Lawal, Special Odiase Omonua, Kenechukwu Odumodu, Ramatu Shuaibu, Ukamaka Dorothy Itanyi, Amina Ibrahim Abubakar, Hadijat Oluseyi kolade-Yunusa, Zumnan Songden David, Babajide Ogunlana, Andrew Clarke, Olufemi Adediran, Zulfiqarali Abbas & Felicia Ehusani Anumah · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2022

Background: Peripheral neuropathy is one of the microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus, a risk factor for diabetic foot, and a major cause of disability world wide. Several authors have variedly reported on the efficacies of the different simple and sophisticated method...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i1030504

The Frequency of Thyroid Dysfunctions among Patients of Diabetes Mellitus Presenting in Tertiary Care Hospital of a Developing Country

Rabia Arshad, Shahzaib Maqbool, Sara Arshad, Fatima Rehman, Muhammad Nadeem, Ruqyia Shabir, Abdul Mateen, Rabia Rehman, Arham Ihtesham & Waleed Inayat Mohamed · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2021

Aims: Thyroid disease is a pathological state associated significantly with diabetes mellitus (DM) Type 1 and Type 2. As the prevalence of diabetes mellitus is on the rise in our population, so the purposed significance of our study was to evaluate the frequency of thyroid dysfun...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i1030376

Effect of Pearl Millet on Glycaemic Control and Lipid Profile in Streptozocin Induced Diabetic Wistar Rat Model

Khalid Abbas Owish Sukar, Rihab Ibrahim Abdalla, Humeda Suekit Humeda, Ahmed Omer Alameen & Eltayeb Ibrahim Mubarak · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2020

Aims: This study was designed to investigate the effect of Pear millet on glycaemic control and lipid profile in streptozocin diabetic rat model. Methodology: Forty healthy mature male rats were used in this study. The rats divided into 4 groups, ten rats in each and group (A) an...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i330193

Reference Interval of Glycated Hemoglobin in Adults in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Allison Frederick Igila & C. Ojule Aaron · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2019

Background: Measurement of glycated haemoglobin is accepted as the gold standard for the diagnosis and management of diabetes mellitus; but it is rarely used in this environment, a resource-poor setting, largely due to the high cost of the assay. There is need to determine its re...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2019/v16i430148

Knowledge Assessment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in First Professional Medical Students

Zulfiqar Khosa, Mukhtar Mehboob, Muhammad Zubair & Hamaiyal Sana · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2019

Objective: To assess the knowledge of first professional medical students of Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences Quetta about Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Methodology: This cross sectional descriptive study was carried out on first professional MBBS students of Bolan Med...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2019/v16i230141