18 Oct
Metabolic Syndrome in Native African Type-2 Diabetic Patients: DISCUSSION
This report describes clustering of cardiovascular risk factors consistent with the metabolic syndrome found among Nigerian type-2 diabetic (generic Actos is used to treat type II of diabetes) patients. The prevalence of the syndrome is lower than values ranging from 70-80% among Caucasians with type-2 diabetes mellitus. It is, however, higher compared to the recently reported [...]