The Saudi Abnormal Glucose Metabolism and Diabetes Impact Study (SAUDI-DM)

• Published in: Annals of Saudi medicine Vol. 34; no. 6; pp. 465 - 475
• Main Authors: Al-Rubeaan, Khalid, Al-Manaa, Hamad, Khoja, Tawfik, Ahmad, Najlaa, Al-Sharqawi, Ahmad, Siddiqui, Khalid, AlNaqeb, Dehkra, Aburisheh, Khaled, Youssef, Amira, Al-Batil, Abdullah, Al-Otaibi, Metib, Al Ghamdi, Ali
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Saudi Arabia KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTRE 01.11.2014; King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
• Subjects: Adjustment; Adolescent; Adult; Age Distribution; Age groups; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Blood Glucose - metabolism; Child; Child, Preschool; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diabetes; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - epidemiology; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - metabolism; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - metabolism; Epidemiology; Ethnicity; Female; Gender; Glucose; Humans; Laboratories; Lifestyles; Male; Metabolism; Middle Aged; Obesity - epidemiology; Original; Population; Prediabetic State - epidemiology; Prevalence; Rural areas; Saudi Arabia - epidemiology; Studies; Urbanization; Young Adult; Saudi Arabia; Riyadh Saudi Arabia

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. This is a na...