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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

2014; Elsevier BV; Volume: 106; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.diabres.2014.08.019

1872-8227

Nouf Alharbi, Reem Almutari, Simon Jones, Nasser M. Al‐Daghri, Kamlesh Khunti, Simon de Lusignan,

Obesity and Health Practices

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.