Conference abstract
Prevalence and determinants of fasting hyperglycemia in a group of 111 young competitive athletes in Cameroun: a cross-sectional study in sub-Saharan Africa
Pan African Medical Journal - Conference Proceedings. 2023:17(16).04
Jun 2023.
doi: 10.11604/pamj-cp.2023.17.16.1607
Archived on: 04 Jun 2023
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Keywords: Prevalence, fasting hyperglycemia, young competitive athlete
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Prevalence and determinants of fasting hyperglycemia in a group of 111 young competitive athletes in Cameroun: a cross-sectional study in sub-Saharan Africa
Florence Koeke-Manyim1,&, Guy Ndel2, Ahmadou Musa Jingi1, Nelly Sandra Ndam3, Anastase Dzudie4, Eugene Sobngwi5
1Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Bamenda, Bamenda, Cameroon, 2Département de Master de Médecine du sport, Faculté de Médecine et des sciences Biomédicales, Université de Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroun, 3Hôpital Général de Yaoundé, Yaoundé, Cameroun, 4Hôpital Général de Douala, Douala, Cameroun, 5Centre National d'Hypertension et de Diabète, Hôpital Central de Yaoundé, Yaoundé, Cameroun
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Introduction: diabetes mellites affects 6.0 % of adults in Cameroon in 2019. Little is known about the specific population of competitive athletes. To determine the prevalence of fasting hyperglycemia in a group of competitive Cameroonian athletes.
Methods: one hundred and eleven (111) competitive Cameroonian athletes involved in 14 sports disciplines were gathered in Yaounde during an internship training period preparing for two international sports competitions. After anamnesis, the participants underwent anthropometric measurements and fasting veinous glycemia.
Results: their average age was 16 ± 3.44 years and ranged from 14 to 30 years. The sex ratio (M/F) was 1:1.17. The average number of hours per week of training was 4.7 ± 2.25 hours and ranged from 2 to 10 hours. The average Body Mass Index was 21.49 ± 7.76 kg/m² and ranged from 15.69 to 32 kg/m². Using the WHO classification, we noted a few 6 (6.1%) overweight athletes. Two (2.02%) participants had moderated obesity. No association was found between the level of fasting glycemia and the BMI, nor between the number of hours per week of training and the BMI. Fasting hyperglycemia was found in 2 (1.09%) athletes. Fifteen (13.5%) participants had glucose intolerance. One (0.9%) participant who presented with hypoglycemia had the highest number of hours of training per week (8 to 10 hours/week) meanwhile the two cases of fasting hyperglycemia were athletes with the lowest number of hours of training per week (2-4 hours/week).
Conclusion: the prevalence of fasting hyperglycemia among competitive Cameroonian athletes is lower (1.09%) than the one in the general population in Cameroon (6.0 %).
Prevalence and determinants of fasting hyperglycemia in a group of 111 young competitive athletes in Cameroun: a cross-sectional study in sub-Saharan Africa
Florence Koeke-Manyim1,&, Guy Ndel2, Ahmadou Musa Jingi1, Nelly Sandra Ndam3, Anastase Dzudie4, Eugene Sobngwi5
1Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Bamenda, Bamenda, Cameroon, 2Département de Master de Médecine du sport, Faculté de Médecine et des sciences Biomédicales, Université de Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroun, 3Hôpital Général de Yaoundé, Yaoundé, Cameroun, 4Hôpital Général de Douala, Douala, Cameroun, 5Centre National d'Hypertension et de Diabète, Hôpital Central de Yaoundé, Yaoundé, Cameroun
&Corresponding author
Introduction: diabetes mellites affects 6.0 % of adults in Cameroon in 2019. Little is known about the specific population of competitive athletes. To determine the prevalence of fasting hyperglycemia in a group of competitive Cameroonian athletes.
Methods: one hundred and eleven (111) competitive Cameroonian athletes involved in 14 sports disciplines were gathered in Yaounde during an internship training period preparing for two international sports competitions. After anamnesis, the participants underwent anthropometric measurements and fasting veinous glycemia.
Results: their average age was 16 ± 3.44 years and ranged from 14 to 30 years. The sex ratio (M/F) was 1:1.17. The average number of hours per week of training was 4.7 ± 2.25 hours and ranged from 2 to 10 hours. The average Body Mass Index was 21.49 ± 7.76 kg/m² and ranged from 15.69 to 32 kg/m². Using the WHO classification, we noted a few 6 (6.1%) overweight athletes. Two (2.02%) participants had moderated obesity. No association was found between the level of fasting glycemia and the BMI, nor between the number of hours per week of training and the BMI. Fasting hyperglycemia was found in 2 (1.09%) athletes. Fifteen (13.5%) participants had glucose intolerance. One (0.9%) participant who presented with hypoglycemia had the highest number of hours of training per week (8 to 10 hours/week) meanwhile the two cases of fasting hyperglycemia were athletes with the lowest number of hours of training per week (2-4 hours/week).
Conclusion: the prevalence of fasting hyperglycemia among competitive Cameroonian athletes is lower (1.09%) than the one in the general population in Cameroon (6.0 %).
