Propensity for Diabetes and Correlation of its Predisposing Factors in Ota, Nigeria
Body Mass Index (BMI) and Random Blood Glucose (RBG) are considered important predisposing factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults. This study assessed the propensity to become diabetic based on the relationship between Body Mass Index (BMI), Random Blood Glucose (RBG), gender and age in a community in South west Nigeria. The study included a convenient sample size of 140 healthy adult...
E.E.J. Iweala, S.N. Chinedu, I.S. Afolabi, O.O. Ogunlana, D.E. Azuh, V.C. Osamor and T.A. Toogun
Iweala Emeka » Emeka Iweala is a Professor of Biochemistry and a past head of department of Biological Sciences at the Covenant University, Nigeria. He currently serves as the Director, Covenant University Centre for Research, Innovation and Discovery (CUCRID) and deputy director, Covenant Applied Informatics and Communication African Centre of Excellence (CApIC-ACE). He worked as a faculty at the department... view full profile