[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of type 2 diabetes in the Middle East and North Africa: Challenges and call for action

IM El-Kebbi, NH Bidikian, L Hneiny… - World journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Type 2 diabetes continues to be a serious and highly prevalent public health problem
worldwide. In 2019, the highest prevalence of diabetes in the world at 12.2%, with its …

Incidence and prevalence rates of diabetes mellitus in Saudi Arabia: An overview

A Alotaibi, L Perry, L Gholizadeh… - Journal of epidemiology …, 2017 - Springer
Objective This study aimed to report on the trends in incidence and prevalence rates of
diabetes mellitus in Saudi Arabia over the last 25 years (1990–2015). Design A descriptive …

Diabetes and Covid-19 among hospitalized patients in Saudi Arabia: a single-centre retrospective study

AM Alguwaihes, ME Al-Sofiani, M Megdad… - Cardiovascular …, 2020 - Springer
Background Information on the clinical characteristics and outcomes of hospitalized Covid-
19 patients with or without diabetes mellitus (DM) is limited in the Arab region. This study …

Global estimates of diabetes prevalence for 2013 and projections for 2035

L Guariguata, DR Whiting, I Hambleton… - Diabetes research and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Introduction Diabetes is a serious and increasing global health burden and estimates of
prevalence are essential for appropriate allocation of resources and monitoring of trends …

Diabetes mellitus in Saudi Arabia: a review of the recent literature

M Abdulaziz Al Dawish, A Alwin Robert… - Current diabetes …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that Saudi Arabia ranks the second
highest in the Middle East, and is seventh in the world for the rate of diabetes. It is estimated …

Obesity and public health in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

E DeNicola, OS Aburizaiza, A Siddique… - Reviews on …, 2015 - degruyter.com
Overweight and obesity are now a global epidemic, with more than one in five people
qualifying as obese worldwide. These conditions are accompanied by excessive rates of …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge and awareness of diabetes mellitus and its risk factors in Saudi Arabia

FK Alanazi, JS Alotaibi, P Paliadelis… - Saudi medical …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives: To summarize available peer-reviewed publications about public knowledge
and awareness of diabetes mellitus (DM) among the population of Saudi Arabia. Methods …

The prevalence and risk factors of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DMT2) in a semi-urban Saudi population

MA Al Mansour - International journal of environmental research and …, 2020 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: Diabetes mellitus is a common health problem in Saudi Arabia, causing a
huge burden for individuals, families, and communities. The objectives of the current study …

Global impact of obesity

N Alfaris, AM Alqahtani, N Alamuddin… - Gastroenterology …, 2023 - gastro.theclinics.com
The World health organization (WHO) defines obesity as an abnormal or excessive
accumulation of fat that presents a risk to health. The WHO categorizes preobesity and …

Prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in the general population of Saudi Arabia, 2000–2020: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

MAH Abusalah, W Albaker, M Al-Bsheish… - Saudi Journal of …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background: The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has increased worldwide,
including in Saudi Arabia. Objective: To systematically review the available literature and …