BACKGROUND: The global prevalence of @entity6 and its complications is increasing worldwide. Its role in @entity301 has been linked with the presence of @entity4346 ( @entity4346 ). The present study aims to determine the prevalence of @entity4346 ( @entity4346 ) in adult diabetic subjects, its epidemiological and clinical correlates. METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional study involving 534 @entity1 was conducted at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (formerly Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital), The Gambia. Four hundred and forty @entity1 were included using a standard questionnaire. Anthropometry, laboratory investigations and electrocardiogram were carried out. We used the Lewis, Cornell, and Sokolow-Lyon Voltage criteria to define @entity4346 . Minitab    statistical software version 13.20 was used for analysis. RESULTS: 146 (35.2%) @entity1 had @entity4346 using all 3 criteria and this prevalence was higher among @entity1 being 116 (79.5%). A generally high prevalence of overweight (155/37.4%) and @entity28 (119/28.6%) was observed among study @entity1 , and both @entity551 (BP) were significantly higher in those with @entity4346 . Poor @entity6 control was observed in both groups. CONCLUSION: There was a high prevalence of @entity4346 and it is especially so with combining multiple criteria, hence the need for screening. Clinic-day @entity101 was associated with @entity4346 hence the need for diagnosing and aggressive treatment of @entity101 in @entity1 with @entity6 .

Electrocardiographic Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Among Gambian @entity6 XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'women', 'patients'] @entity101 :: ('MESH:D006973', 'Disease') :: ['hypertension'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['obesity'] @entity6 :: ('MESH:D003920', 'Disease') :: ['diabetes', 'diabetes mellitus'] @entity301 :: ('MESH:D003327', 'Disease') :: ['coronary heart disease'] @entity4346 :: ('MESH:D017379', 'Disease') :: ['electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy', 'ECG-LVH', 'left ventricular hypertrophy', 'LVH'] @entity551 :: ('MESH:D007022', 'Disease') :: ['clinic-day systolic and diastolic blood pressure']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['Patients']
