Prevalence of Prediabetes, Diabetes and Its Predictors among Females in Alkharj, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Annals of Global Health2019Vol. 85(1)
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Jamaan Al‐Zahrani, Abdulrahman Aldiab, Khaled K. Aldossari, Sameer Al‐Ghamdi, Mohammed A. Batais, Sundas Javad, Shanila Nooruddin, Nida Zahid, Hira Abdul Razzak, Ashraf El‐Metwally
Abstract
Our study shows the prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes among females from Al Kharj was 3.8% and 18.8%, respectively. The diabetic and prediabetic female participants had higher mean BMI and waist circumference, were older in age, were married, and smoked as compared to nondiabetics. In the context of the findings of our study, and keeping in view the the burden of this disease globally and in our population, it has now become extremely important to understand these factors and encourage health-promoting behaviors to construct effective interventions.
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