Browsing Research Articles by Author "Agaba, David Collins"
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A 10-Year Risk of Cardiovascular Disease among Patients with Severe Mental Illness at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Southwestern Uganda
Agaba, David Collins; Migisha, Richard; Lugobe, Henry Mark; Katamba, Godfrey; Ashaba, Scholastic (BioMed Research International, 2020-07-24)Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Patients with severe mental illness (SMI) are at a higher risk for developing CVD and have a higher risk for harboring factors related ... -
Cardio-metabolic abnormalities among patients with severe mental illness at a Regional Referral Hospital in southwestern Uganda
Agaba, David Collins; Migisha, Richard; Katamba, Godfrey; Ashaba, Scholastic (PLoS ONE, 2020-07-17)Patients with severe mental illness (SMI) have a higher burden of premature cardio-metabolic abnormalities, including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and obesity resulting into a 3-fold increase in mortality, ... -
High prevalence of prolonged QTc interval among individuals in ambulatory diabetic care in southwestern Uganda
Migisha, Richard; Agaba, David Collins; Katamba, Godfrey; Miranda, Silvia Lopez; Muyingo, Anthony; Siedner, Mark J. (International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries, 2021)Background: Heart rate-corrected QT (QTc) interval is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular events and mortality among individuals with diabetes mellitus (DM). Little is known about the epidemiology of prolonged ... -
High prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a hospital-based cross-sectional study in Southwestern Uganda
Saasita, Patrick Kambale; Senoga, Siraj; Muhongya, Kakule; Agaba, David Collins; Migisha, Richard (Pan African Medical Journa, 2021-06-21)Introduction: most patients with diabetes mellitus are prone to uncontrolled blood pressures despite effective medical therapies; only about 30% of hypertensive patients have their blood pressures controlled. Poor control ... -
Neck circumference as marker of overweight and obesity among secondary adolescents aged 12-19 years in southwestern Uganda: a cross-sectional survey
Katamba, Godfrey; Agaba, David Collins; Muzaale, Francis; Namaganda, Agnes; Namayanja, Rosemary; Musasizi, Abdul; Kinene, Mivule Abdul; Migisha, Richard (2021)Background Overweight and obesity have become more common among adolescents. Various indicators have been used to assess this burden across populations. Recent findings elsewhere have found neck circumference to be useful ... -
Postural changes in blood pressure among patients with diabetes attending a referral hospital in southwestern Uganda: a cross‑sectional study
Migisha, Richard; Agaba, David Collins; Katamba, Godfrey; Manne‑Goehler, Jennifer; Muyingo, Anthony; Siedner, Mark J. (BMC Cardiovascular Disord, 2021)Background: Orthostatic hypotension (OH) and orthostatic hypertension (OHT) are often unrecognized in clinical care for diabetic individuals, yet they are associated with increased risk for adverse cardiovascular outcomes. ... -
Prevalence and Associated Factors of Metabolic Syndrome among Patients with Severe Mental Illness Attending a Tertiary Hospital in Southwest Uganda
Agaba, David Collins; Migisha, Richard; Namayanja, Rosemary; Katamba, Godfrey; Lugobe, Henry Mark; Aheisibwe, Hillary; Twesigomwe, Godfrey; Ashaba, Scholastic (BioMed Research International, 2019)Globally, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components which are the major cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, is higher among patients with severe mental illness (SMI) compared to the general ... -
Prevalence and Correlates of Cardiovascular Autonomic Neuropathy Among Patients with Diabetes in Uganda: A Hospital-Based Cross-sectional Study
Migisha, Richard; Agaba, David Collins; Katamba, Godfrey; Kwaga, Teddy; Tumwesigye, Raymond; Miranda, Silvia Lopez; Muyingo, Anthony; Siedner, Mark J. (Global Heart, 2020)Background: Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN) is a common complication in individuals with diabetes mellitus (DM) but often overlooked in clinical practice. The burden and correlates of CAN have not been extensively ... -
Prevalence of hypertension in relation to anthropometric indices among secondary adolescents in Mbarara, Southwestern Uganda
Katamba, Godfrey; Agaba, David Collins; Migisha, Richard; Namaganda, Agnes; Namayanja, Rosemary; Turyakira, Eleanor (Springer Nature, 2020-06-01)Background: Studies investigating the prevalence of hypertension and its correlation with anthropometric indices among adolescents are still scarce compared to those conducted in adults of greater than 40 years. So far, ... -
Risk factors for human anthrax outbreak in Kiruhura District, Southwestern Uganda: a population-based case control study
Migisha, Richard; Mbatidde, Irene; Agaba, David Collins; Turyakira, Eleanor; Tumwine, Gabriel; Byaruhanga, Aggrey; Siya, Aggrey; Ruzaaza, Gad Ndaruhutse; Kirunda, Halid (PAMJ-One Health, 2021-06-30)Introduction: In 2018, Uganda experienced recurrent outbreaks of anthrax in both humans and livestock. We aimed to determine risk factors for human anthrax outbreak among residents of Kazo County, Kiruhura District, ... -
The Use of Neck Circumference as Marker of Overweight and Obesity Among Adolescents Aged 12-19 Years. A Case of Southwestern Uganda Secondary School Adolescents
Katamba, Godfrey; Agaba, David Collins; Muzaale, Francis; Namaganda, Agnes; Namayanja, Rosemary; Musasizi, Abdul; Kinene, Mivule Abdul; Migisha, Richard (2020)Background: Overweight and obesity have become more common among adolescents. Various indicators have been used to assess this burden across populations. Recent findings elsewhere have found neck circumference to be useful ... -
The utility of resting pulse rate in defining high blood pressure among adolescents in Mbarara municipality, Uganda
Katamba, Godfrey; Agaba, David Collins; Namayanja, Rosemary; Namaganda, Agnes; Musasizi, Abdul; Kinene, Mivule Abdul; Migisha, Richard (ournal of Human Hypertension, 2021)High resting pulse rate (RPR) is associated with adverse cardiovascular events and could be used as a marker of cardiovascular health. We determined the correlation between RPR and blood pressure (BP); and its accuracy in ...