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Trends in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity in the Arabian Gulf States: Systematic review and meta-analysis
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Trends in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity in the Arabian Gulf States: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Nouf Sahal Alharbi, Reem Almutari, Simon Jones, Nasser Al-Daghri, Kamlesh Khunti and Simon de Lusignan
Diabetes research and clinical practice, Vol.106(2), pp.e30-e33
01/11/2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2014.08.019
PMID: 25241351

Abstract

Obesity Type 2 diabetes mellitus
We report trends in type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity in adults residing in the Arabian Gulf States. Among the Saudi population, the prevalence of diabetes increased from 10.6% in 1989 to 32.1% in 2009. Prevalence of the disease increased faster among Saudi men than women, with growth rates of 0.8% and 0.6% per year, respectively.

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