Family History, Consanguinity and Other Risk Factors Affecting the Prevalence of Prediabetes and Undiagnosed Diabetes Mellitus in Overweight and Obese Yemeni Adults

• Published in: Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity Vol. 14; pp. 4853 - 4863
• Main Authors: Al-Sharafi, Butheinah A, Qais, Ahmed A, Salem, Khalil, Bashaaib, Muneer O
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Zealand Dove Medical Press Limited 01.01.2021; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Dove; Dove Medical Press
• Subjects: Adults; Blood pressure; Blood sugar; Body mass index; consanguinity; Development and progression; Diabetes; Family medical history; Glucose; Hyperglycemia; Hypertension; khat-chewing; Metabolism; obese; Obesity; Original Research; Overweight; Parents & parenting; prediabetes; Prediabetic state; prevalence; Questionnaires; Risk factors; Siblings; Type 2 diabetes; yemen; Saudi Arabia; Yemen; prevalence; consanguinity; khat-chewing; prediabetes; diabetes; overweight; obese; Yemen

Overweight and obese adults are at high risk for developing prediabetes and diabetes. The aim of this study was to measure the prevalence of prediabetes (pre-DM) and diabetes (DM) among Yemeni adults who were overweight or obese and had first-degree relatives with DM, consanguinity and other risk fa...