Glucose intolerance and associated factors in the multi-ethnic population of the United Arab Emirates: results of a national survey

Malik, M.; Bakir, Ali; Saab, B. Abi; Roglić, Gojka; King, Hilary

doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2004.12.005

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“…The UAE has the secondhighest diabetes prevalence in the world, particularly type 2 diabetes (T2D) [1,2]. In 2004, the total annual direct treatment costs of uncomplicated diabetes were estimated at US$ 1,605 per patient, which was more than three times the per capita expenditure for health care in the UAE [3].…”

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Prevalence of Undiagnosed Diabetes and Quality of Care in Diabetic Patients Followed at Primary and Tertiary Clinics in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Saadi

Al-Kaabi²,

Benbarka³

et al. 2010

Rev Diabet Stud

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AIMS:To investigate the prevalence of undiagnosed type 2 diabetes (T2D) at primary health care (PHC) clinics, and to assess the quality of care of diabetic patients followed at a tertiary hospital diabetes center in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). METHODS: Between May 2009 and October 2010, adult patients attending two PHC clinics, and adult diabetic patients attending the diabetes center, were invited to participate in the study. After overnight fast, participants returned for interview and laboratory tests. Undiagnosed T2D was defined by FPG ≥ 7.0 mmol/l or HbA1c ≥ 6.5%. Quality of care was assessed by reported care practices and achievement of internationally recognized targets. RE-SULTS: Out of 239 patients at PHC clinics without history of T2D, 14.6% had undiagnosed T2D, and 31% had increased risk of diabetes (FPG 5.6-7.0 mmol/l or HbA1c 5.7-6.5%).The independent predictors of undiagnosed T2D were age (adjusted OR per year 1.07, 95% CI 1.04-1.11, p < 0.001) and BMI ≥ 25 (adjusted OR 4.2, 95% CI 0.91-19.7, p = 0.033). Amongst all 275 diagnosed T2D patients, including those attending PHC clinics and those followed at the diabetes center, it was found that 40.1% followed dietary recommendations, 12% reported visiting a diabetes educator, 28.2% walked for exercise, and 13.5% attained recognized targets of HbA1c < 7%, blood pressure < 130/80 mmHg, and LDL cholesterol < 2.6 mmol/l. CONCLUSIONS: Almost half of the adult patients attending PHC clinics had undiagnosed T2D, or increased diabetes risk. Care practices, and achievement of treatment targets, were suboptimal.

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Prevalence of Undiagnosed Diabetes and Quality of Care in Diabetic Patients Followed at Primary and Tertiary Clinics in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Saadi

Al-Kaabi²,

Benbarka³

et al. 2010

Rev Diabet Stud

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“…Resulta interesante analizar la incidencia de la diabetes. Actualmente hay consenso en que la prevalencia global de diabetes está aumentando 27,28 , pero es importante destacar que en este análisis debe entrar sólo la DM1. El último estudio epidemiológico chileno de DM1 14 demuestra un aumento constante de casos nuevos en los últimos 18 años.…”

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“…There is an alarming increase, and the diabetic population among the UAE is predicted to consist of a quarter of the national population [15]- [17]. Although gastroparesis is a common complication to diabetes, studies focusing on the prevalence of diabetes gastroparesis have never been done previously in the UAE.…”

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Gastroparesis among Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetic Patients in the United Arab Emirates

Darwiche¹,

Mohammed²,

Aldawi³

et al. 2014

JDM

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Aims: Delayed gastric emptying (GE) may have a major effect on the management of diabetic patients by causing upper gastrointestinal symptoms, impaired oral drug absorption and contributing to poor blood sugar control. Although the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has one of the highest prevalence of diabetes in the world, studies focusing on the prevalence of diabetes gastroparesis among these diabetics have never been reported previously. The aim of this study was to investigate gastroparesis among randomly selected Emirati type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients referred to a national diabetes center in the UAE. Methods: The study was designed as a controlled, single-blinded study. Using a standardized ultrasound technique, GE was studied in thirty-one randomly recruited type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients and ten normal healthy volunteers. The gastric emptying rate (GER) was estimated and expressed as the percentage reduction in antral cross-sectional area from 15 to 90 min after the ingestion of a semisolid breakfast meal. Results: In comparison to healthy volunteers, diabetic patients showed overall significantly wider mean values of the fasting as well as the postprandial antral areas. The mean value of GER in these Emirati diabetic patients was estimated at 17%, which was less than half of that in the healthy volunteers (50%). Statistically the difference was highly significant (p < 0.001). Normal gastric emptying was estimated as of GER > 32%. Consequently, 71% (22 of 31) of the diabetic patients in this study had more or less pronounced delays in GER (gastroparesis). Conclusions: The results from the present study indicate a higher prevalence of gastroparesis among randomly selected Emirati type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients, than in any other study previously published around the world. This is in line with previous reports about the high prevalence of diabetes complications among UAE diabetics. A larger study is needed to confirm these results.

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Glucose intolerance and associated factors in the multi-ethnic population of the United Arab Emirates: results of a national survey

Cited by 134 publications

References 11 publications

Prevalence of Undiagnosed Diabetes and Quality of Care in Diabetic Patients Followed at Primary and Tertiary Clinics in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Prevalence of Undiagnosed Diabetes and Quality of Care in Diabetic Patients Followed at Primary and Tertiary Clinics in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Cambios del patrón de enfermedad en la postransición epidemiológica en salud en Chile, 1950-2003

Gastroparesis among Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetic Patients in the United Arab Emirates

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