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Table 5 Cross-sectional studies on chronic complications of diabetes in Sub-Saharan Africa 1999-2011

From: Diabetes in Sub Saharan Africa 1999-2011: Epidemiology and public health implications. a systematic review

Complication

Location

Author (year)

Sample

Setting

Type of diabetes

Prevalence (%)

Neuropathy

Cameroon

Ndip (2006) [52]

300

Hospital inpatient and outpatient clinics

N/A

27.3%

 

Nigeria

Odusan (2008) [53]

108

Hospital outpatient clinic

Type 2

Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy:

34.2%

 

Sudan

Ahmed (2000) [54]

120

Hospital outpatient clinic

Type 1 & 2

Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy: 40%

Peripheral: 66%

Foot ulcers

Cameroon

Ndip (2006) [52]

300

Hospital inpatient and outpatient clinics

N/A

13%

  

Kengne (2010) [55]

1841

Hospital inpatients

N/A

13%

 

Nigeria

Ogbera (2006) [56]

1500

Hospital inpatients & outpatient clinic

Mixed

9.5%

 

Tanzania

Gulam-Abbas (2002) [57]

627

Hospital inpatients

Mixed

15%

Retinopathy

Botswana

Mengesha (2006) [58]

401

Outpatient clinics

Mixed

9.2%

 

Cameroon

Sobgnwi (1999) [59]

64

Hospital outpatient clinic

Mixed, non-proteinuric

37.5%

 

Ethiopia

Seyoum (2001) [60]

340

Hospital outpatient clinic

Type 1 & 2

37.8%

 

Ghana & Nigeria

Rotimi (2003) [61]

840

Hospital outpatient clinics

Type 2

17.9%

 

Nigeria

Omolase 2010 [62]

100

Hospital outpatient clinic

Mixed

15%

 

Kenya

Mwendwa (2005) [63]

100

Hospital outpatient clinic

Type 2

7%

 

Kenya

Mwale (2007) [64]

96

Hospital outpatient clinic

Type 2

22%

 

South Africa

Motala (2001) [65]

T1: 47

T2: 172

Hospital outpatient clinic

Type 1 & 2

Type 1: 53.2%,

Type 2: 64.5%

 

South Africa

Read & Cook (2007) [66]

248

Hospital outpatient clinic

Type 2

32.3%

 

South Africa

Mash (2007) [67]

400

Outpatient clinics

Mixed

63%

 

Tanzania

Majaliwa (2007)[68]

99

Hospital outpatient clinic

Type 1

22.68%

 

Nigeria

Unuigbe (2001) 124

66

Hospital outpatient clinic

Type 1 & 2

23%

Microalbuminuria

Cameroon

Sobgnwi (1999) [59]

63

Hospital outpatient clinic

Mixed, non-proteinuric

53.1%

 

Ghana

Eghan (2007) [71]

109

Hospital outpatient clinic

Mixed

43.1%

 

Kenya

Wanjohi (2002) [51]

100

Hospital outpatient clinic

Type 2

Albuminuria: 26%

 

Kenya

Mwendwa (2005) [63]

100

Hospital outpatient clinic

Type 2

25%

 

Nigeria

Unuigbe (2001) [69]

66

Hospital outpatient clinic

Type 1 & 2

50%

 

Nigeria

Agaba (2004) [72]

65

Hospital outpatient clinic

Type 2

49.2%

 

Nigeria

Adetunji (2006) [73]

50

Hospital outpatient clinic

Type 2 > 5 yrs, non-proteinuric

83%

 

Tanzania

Lutale (2007) [74]

T1: 91

T2: 153

Hospital outpatient clinic

Mixed

Type 1: 12%,

Type 2: 9.8%

 

Tanzania

Majaliwa (2007)[68]

99

Hospital outpatient clinic

Type 1

29.3%

Coronary Heart Disease

South Africa

Kalk (2007) [70]

744

Hospital outpatient clinic

Type 2

White: 23%,

Black: 4%