The Saudi Abnormal Glucose Metabolism and Diabetes Impact Study (SAUDI-DM)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Saudi Arabia underwent opulence-driven socio-cultural and lifestyle changes leading to soaring rates of diabetes mellitus. This study exposes the epidemiology of abnormal glucose metabolism namely: diabetes and impaired fasting glucose (IFG) in 13 administrative regions of...
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King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
2014-11-01
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| author | Khalid Al-Rubeaan Hamad Al-Manaa Tawfik Khoja Najlaa Ahmad Ahmad Al-Sharqawi Khalid Siddiqui Dehkra AlNaqeb Khaled Aburisheh Amira Youssef Abdullah Al-Batil Metib Al-Otaibi Ali Al Ghamdi |
| author_facet | Khalid Al-Rubeaan Hamad Al-Manaa Tawfik Khoja Najlaa Ahmad Ahmad Al-Sharqawi Khalid Siddiqui Dehkra AlNaqeb Khaled Aburisheh Amira Youssef Abdullah Al-Batil Metib Al-Otaibi Ali Al Ghamdi |
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| description | BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Saudi Arabia underwent opulence-driven socio-cultural and lifestyle changes leading to soaring rates of diabetes mellitus. This study exposes the epidemiology of abnormal glucose metabolism namely: diabetes and impaired fasting glucose (IFG) in 13 administrative regions of Saudi Arabia. DESIGN AND SETTINGS: This is a nationwide, household, population-based cross-sectional study that was conducted through primary health care centers during the period 2007–2009. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A nationwide, household, population-based cohort of 53 370 participants aged 0–100 years adjusted to be compatible with population census was interviewed and anthropometric measures were collected. Fasting blood sample was used to screen for IFG and diabetes. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of abnormal glucose metabolism was 34.5%, which included 22.6% patients with IFG, 11.9% patients with diabetes, and 6.2% patients who unaware of their disease. Diabetes prevalence was 40.2% for subjects aged ≥45 years and 25.4% for those aged ≥30 years that decreased to 11.9% when the full age spectrum was considered. Type 1 diabetes prevalence was 0. 8%, contributing only to 6.6% of the total population of patients with diabetes. The top 5 regions with the highest abnormal glucose metabolism prevalence were Makkah (43.4%), Aljouf (41.7%), Eastern region (37.16%), Madinah (35.4%), and Qassim (33.7%). Urbanization, age, and obesity were behind the wide variations in diabetes and IFG prevalence in the 13 regions. CONCLUSION: Abnormal glucose metabolism has reached an epidemic state in Saudi Arabia, where one-third of the population is affected and half of diabetic cases were unaware of their disease. This observation warrants an urgent strategy for launching diabetes primary prevention and screening programs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-defd2f2c30704f6d9aa94fb33b1cbdf72022-12-22T00:09:45ZengKing Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research CentreAnnals of Saudi Medicine0256-49470975-44662014-11-0134646547510.5144/0256-4947.2014.465asm-6-465The Saudi Abnormal Glucose Metabolism and Diabetes Impact Study (SAUDI-DM)Khalid Al-Rubeaan0Hamad Al-Manaa1Tawfik Khoja2Najlaa Ahmad3Ahmad Al-Sharqawi4Khalid Siddiqui5Dehkra AlNaqeb6Khaled Aburisheh7Amira Youssef8Abdullah Al-Batil9Metib Al-Otaibi10Ali Al Ghamdi11From the College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaFrom the Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaFrom the Gulf Cooperation Council, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaFrom the Biostatistics Department, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaFrom the Biostatistics Department, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaFrom the Strategic Center for Diabetes Research, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaFrom the Research Department, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaFrom the College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaFrom the Registry Department, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaFrom the Central Department of Statistics and Information, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaFrom the College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaFrom the College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Saudi Arabia underwent opulence-driven socio-cultural and lifestyle changes leading to soaring rates of diabetes mellitus. This study exposes the epidemiology of abnormal glucose metabolism namely: diabetes and impaired fasting glucose (IFG) in 13 administrative regions of Saudi Arabia. DESIGN AND SETTINGS: This is a nationwide, household, population-based cross-sectional study that was conducted through primary health care centers during the period 2007–2009. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A nationwide, household, population-based cohort of 53 370 participants aged 0–100 years adjusted to be compatible with population census was interviewed and anthropometric measures were collected. Fasting blood sample was used to screen for IFG and diabetes. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of abnormal glucose metabolism was 34.5%, which included 22.6% patients with IFG, 11.9% patients with diabetes, and 6.2% patients who unaware of their disease. Diabetes prevalence was 40.2% for subjects aged ≥45 years and 25.4% for those aged ≥30 years that decreased to 11.9% when the full age spectrum was considered. Type 1 diabetes prevalence was 0. 8%, contributing only to 6.6% of the total population of patients with diabetes. The top 5 regions with the highest abnormal glucose metabolism prevalence were Makkah (43.4%), Aljouf (41.7%), Eastern region (37.16%), Madinah (35.4%), and Qassim (33.7%). Urbanization, age, and obesity were behind the wide variations in diabetes and IFG prevalence in the 13 regions. CONCLUSION: Abnormal glucose metabolism has reached an epidemic state in Saudi Arabia, where one-third of the population is affected and half of diabetic cases were unaware of their disease. This observation warrants an urgent strategy for launching diabetes primary prevention and screening programs.https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2014.465 |
| spellingShingle | Khalid Al-Rubeaan Hamad Al-Manaa Tawfik Khoja Najlaa Ahmad Ahmad Al-Sharqawi Khalid Siddiqui Dehkra AlNaqeb Khaled Aburisheh Amira Youssef Abdullah Al-Batil Metib Al-Otaibi Ali Al Ghamdi The Saudi Abnormal Glucose Metabolism and Diabetes Impact Study (SAUDI-DM) Annals of Saudi Medicine |
| title | The Saudi Abnormal Glucose Metabolism and Diabetes Impact Study (SAUDI-DM) |
| title_full | The Saudi Abnormal Glucose Metabolism and Diabetes Impact Study (SAUDI-DM) |
| title_fullStr | The Saudi Abnormal Glucose Metabolism and Diabetes Impact Study (SAUDI-DM) |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Saudi Abnormal Glucose Metabolism and Diabetes Impact Study (SAUDI-DM) |
| title_short | The Saudi Abnormal Glucose Metabolism and Diabetes Impact Study (SAUDI-DM) |
| title_sort | saudi abnormal glucose metabolism and diabetes impact study saudi dm |
| url | https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2014.465 |
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