Background: Insufficient physical activity and sedentary behavior are key risk factors for the emergence of noncommunicable diseases in the sub-Saharan African setting. Given the limited evidence base, research is required ...

Introduction: The main cardio-metabolic diseases _ mostly cardiovascular diseases such as stroke and ischemic disease _ share common clinical markers such as raised blood pressure and blood glucose. The pathways of development ...

Background-—Recent studies have discovered that a-globin is expressed in blood vessel walls where it plays a role in regulating vascular tone. We tested the hypothesis that blood pressure (BP) might differ between normal ...