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However, studies on the lifestyles of university lecturers in Ghana and their association with the occurrence of hypertension and diabetes have received very scanty attention.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n This study assesses the modifiable lifestyle practices among lecturers in a Ghanaian university, and how these are associated with the occurrence of hypertension and diabetes.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n It was a cross-sectional study design with a quantitative approach involving 205 lecturers in a Ghanaian university. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and regression.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n The study found that 50.73% and 33.66% of lecturers were overweight (25.0\u2009<\u200930 Kg\/m\n 2<\/jats:sup>\n ) and Obese (<30 Kg\/m\n 2<\/jats:sup>\n ) respectively. Also, 97.07% and 85.85% % of Lecturers had normal fasting blood sugar (<5.6 mmol\/L) and normal random blood sugar (<11.1mmol\/dL) respectively. Again, 62% of lecturers eat breakfast and only 5.4% take fruits and vegetables of 5 servings per day\/week. Moreover, 34.6% of lecturers are habitual late meal takers. Again, 30% of lecturers do not undertake any form of exercise. A Lecturer\u2019s age was found to be statistically significant (p\u2009=\u20090.044). It was found that, lecturer aged over 50 years accounted for about 91.25%. Also, 18.54%, 16.10%, and 12.68% of lecturers in Health Sciences, Engineering, Agriculture, and Natural Resources had high blood pressure (systolic >130mmgH, diastolic >90mmgH). Lecturers from the Colleges of Health Science and Engineering were 4 times [COR: 4.11; 95% CI (1.30\u201312.95)] more likely to develop high blood pressure when compared to those in other Colleges. 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