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; Simon de Lusignan

doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2014.08.019

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

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2014 Nov;106(2):e30-3. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2014.08.019. Epub 2014 Sep 6.

Authors

Nouf Sahal Alharbi¹, Reem Almutari², Simon Jones³, Nasser Al-Daghri⁴, Kamlesh Khunti⁵, Simon de Lusignan⁶

Affiliations

¹ Clinical Informatics and Health Outcomes, Department of Health Care Management and Policy, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK; Department of Health Sciences, College of Applied Studies & Community Service, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: noufsahal@ksu.edu.sa.
² Department of Public Health, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
³ Clinical Informatics and Health Outcomes, Department of Health Care Management and Policy, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK.
⁴ Department of Biochemistry, Biomarkers Research Program, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
⁵ Division of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
⁶ Clinical Informatics and Health Outcomes, Department of Health Care Management and Policy, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK. Electronic address: s.lusignan@surrey.ac.uk.

PMID: 25241351
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2014.08.019

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Obesity; Type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Publication types

Meta-Analysis
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Systematic Review

MeSH terms

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / epidemiology*
Humans
Obesity / epidemiology*
Prevalence
Saudi Arabia / epidemiology