Diabetes and prediabetes prevalence through a community-based screening initiative in Alqunfudah, Saudi Arabia.
Saleh Ahmed AlshaikhiAhmed Madini AlamriIbrahim Yahya AlzilaiAgeel Ahmad AlghanimiAli Mohammad AlrufaidiAhmed Mohammed AlrufaidiAhmed Elsayed BaderAhmed Abushaisha AbdelmoniemAyoub Ali AlshaikhOmar Ahmed AlshaikhiMohammed Ahmed AlshaikhiRamy Mohamed GhazyPublished in: Future science OA (2024)
Aim: This study aimed to identify prediabetic and diabetic patients using fasting blood sugar in Alqunfudah, Saudi Arabia. Patients & methods: Multistage stratified random sampling technique was used to recruit study participants aged 18 years and older. We measured anthropometric measures like waist circumference and body mass index. Results: A total of 332 participants were included in this study, 52.4% were female, 45.2% aged >50 years, 89.8% were Saudi, and 19.0% had been diagnosed with hypertension. Nearly a third (36.1%) of the participants were diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes mellitus and 28.3% had impaired fasting glucose. Age and hypertension were significant predictors of diabetes. Conclusion: Early detection and intervention are crucial to reducing the diabetes epidemic in Saudi Arabia.
Keyphrases
- saudi arabia
- body mass index
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular disease
- blood pressure
- randomized controlled trial
- end stage renal disease
- physical activity
- chronic kidney disease
- insulin resistance
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- body composition
- risk factors
- weight loss
- patient reported outcomes
- arterial hypertension