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Olufemi S. Adediran
Researcher at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
Publications - 12
Citations - 145
Olufemi S. Adediran is an academic researcher from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 6 publications receiving 125 citations. Previous affiliations of Olufemi S. Adediran include College of Health Sciences, Bahrain & Benue State University.
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Impact of urbanization and gender on frequency of metabolic syndrome among native Abuja settlers in Nigeria.
TL;DR: It is shown that MetS is a major health condition among rural and urban Nigerians and that urbanization significantly increases the prevalence of MetS, which can be explained on the basis of higher prevalence of dyslipidemia, obesity, and hypertension in urban setting.
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Glycaemic Response to some Commonly Eaten Fruits in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
TL;DR: In this article, the authors compared the plasma glucose response (PGR) of five commonly consumed fruits in Nigeria with regards to the attendant PGR to consumption of such fruits in patients with diabetes mellitus.
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Anthropometric differences among natives of Abuja living in urban and rural communities: correlations with other cardiovascular risk factors
TL;DR: Anthropometric indices were significantly higher among the urban than the rural populations and Cardiovascular risks were equally more prevalent among theurban population.
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Maximum accuracy obesity indices for screening metabolic syndrome in Nigeria: A consolidated analysis of four cross-sectional studies.
Victor M. Oguoma,Ezekiel Uba Nwose,Ezekiel Uba Nwose,Ifeoma Ulasi,Adeseye A Akintunde,Ekene E. Chukwukelu,Matthew A. Araoye,AE Edo,Chinwuba K. Ijoma,Innocent Chukwu Onyia,Innocent I. Ogbu,Joel C. Onyeanusi,Kester Awharentomah Digban,Obinna Onodugo,Olufemi S. Adediran,OG Opadijo,Phillip Bwititi,Ross S. Richards,Timothy Skinner +18 more
TL;DR: The study shows that the optimal WC that maximises classification accuracy of MetS differs from that currently used for sub-Saharan ethnicity, and the proposed global WHtR of 0.50 may misclassify MetS, diabetes and hypertension.
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Dyslipidaemia among Nigerian oil workers with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
AE Edo,Olufemi S. Adediran +1 more
TL;DR: Dyslipidaemia in Nigerian oil workers with T2DM is common and consists mainly of hypertriglycendaemic and low HDL cholesterol and measures should be instituted to reduce the lipid levels in these patients in order to minimize the risk of cardiovascular events.