Beta
ManageSearchChatDiscover
16029

Prevalence Rates of Diabetes and Obesity in 4 Provinces in Hail Region, KSA

Article

Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

OverviewSimilar Items

Subjects

-

Tags

-

Abstract

Background: Diabetes Miletus (DM) and obesity are the major public health challenge nowadays that contributes considerable morbidity and mortality rates worldwide. It is a well known that overweight or obese are at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Therefore, objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence rates of Diabetes and obesity in a community base survey. Methodology: Data were collected during cross sectional survey involved 4 provinces (Hail, Baqaaa, Ash Shinan and Ghazala) representing Hail in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).  Results: The prevalence rates of DM and obesity in Hail, Baqaa, Ash Shinan and Ghazala were (27% and 64%), (35% and 70%), (18.6% and 69%), (35% and 55%), respectively. Conclusion: Both DM and Obesity are prevalent in all 4 provinces of Hail Region which requires interventions at community base including  educational programs raising awareness towards these preventable factors.

DOI

10.21608/eajbsc.2014.16029

Keywords

diabetes, Obesity, hail, Saudi Arabia

Authors

First Name

Ibrahim

Last Name

Ginawi

MiddleName

Abdelmajeed

Affiliation

College of Medicine, University of Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Abdelbaset

Last Name

Elasbali

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Hail

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Hussain

Last Name

Ahmed

MiddleName

Gadelkarim

Affiliation

College of Medicine, University of Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Email

he.ahmed@uoh.edu.sa

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Awdah

Last Name

Al-hazimi

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

-College of Medicine, University of Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. -College of Medicine, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Hassan

Last Name

Haridi

MiddleName

Kasim

Affiliation

Head of research Unit, Hail Health Affairs

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Ibraheem

Last Name

Ashankyty

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Hail

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Abdelkareem

Last Name

Alsuedaa

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

College of Medicine, King Saud University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Daad

Last Name

Akbar

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

College of Medicine, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Fatma

Last Name

Albeladi

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

College of Medicine, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Alrashdan

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

King Khalid Hospital Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

Volume

6

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

2654

Issue Date

2014-12-01

Receive Date

2018-10-06

Publish Date

2014-12-01

Page Start

47

Page End

53

Print ISSN

2090-0767

Online ISSN

2090-083X

Article File

EAJBSC_Volume 6_Issue 2_Pages 47-53.pdf

PDF . 348.5kB

Link

https://eajbsc.journals.ekb.eg/article_16029.html

Detail API

https://eajbsc.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=16029

Order

5

Type

Original Article

Type Code

673

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. C, Physiology and Molecular Biology

Publication Link

https://eajbsc.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

Prevalence Rates of Diabetes and Obesity in 4 Provinces in Hail Region, KSA

Details

Type

Article

Created At

22 Jan 2023