Diabetes and associated cardiovascular risk factors in the State of Kuwait: the first national survey

Alarouj, Monira; Bennakhi, Abdullah; Al-Nesef, Y. A.; Sharifi, Mehrdad; Elkum, Naser

doi:10.1111/ijcp.12064

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“…A previous study examining CV risk factors in Kuwait found prevalence of dyslipidemia to be lower at 73% [17]. However, outpatients in the previous study were aged between 20–65 years; higher prevalence in the present study may be due to the inclusion of outpatients over 65 years of age.…”

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Cardiovascular Risk Factor Burden in Africa and the Middle East: The Africa Middle East Cardiovascular Epidemiological (ACE) Study

Omar²,

et al. 2014

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BackgroundIncreased urbanization in the developing world parallels a rising burden of chronic diseases. Developing countries account for ∼80% of global cardiovascular (CV) deaths, but contribute a paucity of systematic epidemiological data on CV risk factors.ObjectiveTo estimate the prevalence of CV risk factors in rural and urban cohorts attending general practice clinics in the Africa and Middle East (AfME) region.MethodsIn a cross-sectional epidemiological study, the presence of CV risk factors (hypertension, diabetes mellitus (diabetes), dyslipidemia, obesity, smoking and abdominal obesity) were evaluated in stable adult outpatients attending general practice primary care clinics. A rural population was defined as isolated (>50 km or lack of easy access to commuter transportation) from urban centers.Results4,378 outpatients were systematically recruited from 94 clinics across 14 AfME countries. Mean age was 46±14 years and 52% of outpatients were female. A high prevalence of dyslipidemia (70%) and abdominal obesity (68%) were observed, followed by hypertension (43%) and diabetes (25%). The vast majority of outpatients (92%) had at least one modifiable CV risk factor, many (74%) had more than one, and half (53%) had 3 or more. These findings were observed in both genders and across urban and rural centers. Among outpatients with pre-existing hypertension or dyslipidemia, many were not at their target blood pressure or LDL-cholesterol goals.ConclusionCardiovascular risk factors are highly prevalent among relatively young, stable outpatients attending general practice clinics across AfME. The findings support opportunistic screening for CV risk factors whenever outpatients visit a general practitioner and provide an opportunity for early identification and management of CV risk factors, including lifestyle interventions.

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Cardiovascular Risk Factor Burden in Africa and the Middle East: The Africa Middle East Cardiovascular Epidemiological (ACE) Study

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“…Due to sharing common culture, religion, language, life style, foods (e.g. no alcohol consumption) and the prevalence of metabolic diseases [29,30], the outcomes of this study can be useful and applicable to other neighboring countries in the Middle East including Arabian Gulf countries. The main limitation of the study was the relative small number of subjects involved after partitioning.…”

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Establishment of reference intervals of clinical chemistry analytes for the adult population in Saudi Arabia: a study conducted as a part of the IFCC global study on reference values

Borai

Ichihara

Masaud

et al. 2016

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM)

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Background: This study is a part of the IFCC-global study to derive reference intervals (RIs) for 28 chemistry analytes in Saudis. Method: Healthy individuals (n = 826) aged ≥ 18 years were recruited using the global study protocol. All specimens were measured using an Architect analyzer. RIs were derived by both parametric and non-parametric methods for comparative purpose. The need for secondary exclusion of reference values based on latent abnormal values exclusion (LAVE) method was examined. The magnitude of

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“…One hundred and four articles were identified in PubMed, and 32 articles [16, 17, 19–24, 26, 28, 30–51] remained after exclusion of nonepidemiologic studies based on title and abstract review. One additional article [52] was identified through personal communication and 5 articles [18, 25, 27, 29, 53] and one survey report [54] through other database searches leading to a total of 39 articles. Of the 39 epidemiology articles identified, 4 articles [40, 48–50] could not be retrieved and a total of 17 were excluded after full-text review for the following reasons.…”

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“…Of the 39 epidemiology articles identified, 4 articles [40, 48–50] could not be retrieved and a total of 17 were excluded after full-text review for the following reasons. The excluded articles included two review studies [16, 17], one letter to editor [39], one study with self-reported BMI [36], one study that reported body weight but not height [51], one study that focused on anthropometric measures other than BMI [41], and eleven studies [37, 38, 42–47, 52–54] because of data overlap or redundancy. From among all studies with data overlap or redundancy, we selected the study reporting the most detailed results [19, 20, 22–24, 33, 35].…”

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A Review of Adult Obesity Prevalence, Trends, Risk Factors, and Epidemiologic Methods in Kuwait

2013

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Objective. Kuwait is among the countries with the highest obesity rates worldwide; however, little is known about the state of obesity epidemiology research in Kuwait. In this paper, we therefore review the findings and methodology of studies on the prevalence, trends and risk factors of obesity in Kuwait. Methods. The PubMed database was searched using the keyword combination: obesity and adults and Kuwait. Out of 111 articles, 39 remained after abstract review, and 18 were selected after full-text review. Results. The studies were all cross-sectional and published in the last fifteen years (1997–2012). The sample size ranged from 177 to 38,611 individuals. Only 30% of studies used random sampling. The prevalence (BMI ≥ 30) in studies with a nationally representative sample ranged from 24% to 48% overall and in adults >50 years was greater than 52%. Rates were significantly higher in women than those in men. Studies that examined trends showed an increase in obesity prevalence between 1980 and 2009. Multiple risk factors including sociocultural factors were investigated in the studies; however, factors were only crudely assessed. Conclusion. There is a need for future studies, particularly surveillance surveys and prospective cohort studies utilizing advanced methods, to monitor trends and to comprehensively assess the factors contributing to the obesity epidemic in Kuwait.

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Diabetes and associated cardiovascular risk factors in the State of Kuwait: the first national survey

Cited by 37 publications

References 37 publications

Cardiovascular Risk Factor Burden in Africa and the Middle East: The Africa Middle East Cardiovascular Epidemiological (ACE) Study

Cardiovascular Risk Factor Burden in Africa and the Middle East: The Africa Middle East Cardiovascular Epidemiological (ACE) Study

Establishment of reference intervals of clinical chemistry analytes for the adult population in Saudi Arabia: a study conducted as a part of the IFCC global study on reference values

A Review of Adult Obesity Prevalence, Trends, Risk Factors, and Epidemiologic Methods in Kuwait

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