Interlinkage among cardio-metabolic disease markers in an urban poor setting in Nairobi, Kenya

• Main Authors: Tilahun Nigatu Haregu (Author), Samuel Oti (Author), Nicholas Ngomi (Author), Christopher Khayeka-wandabwa (Author), Thaddaeus Egondi (Author), Catherine Kyobutungi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2016-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: The main cardio-metabolic diseases - mostly cardiovascular diseases such as stroke and ischemic heart disease - share common clinical markers such as raised blood pressure and blood glucose. The pathways of development of many of these conditions are also interlinked. In this regard, a...