Assessing knowledge, attitude, and dietary practice in association with prediabetes risk using objective clinical markers among Saudi adult population: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: A major risk for developing diabetes is prediabetes (Pre-DM). Assessing knowledge, attitude, and dietary practice (KAP) regarding Pre-DM plays a crucial role in decreasing complications. Limited previous studies on KAP among prediabetic patients exist. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of Pre-DM using the glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c%) indicator as well as the degree of awareness among Saudi participants in Jeddah about Pre-DM KAP across their body mass index (BMI) categories. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2 large public malls, targeting 310 Saudi adults aged 30 to 55 who had no prior diagnosis of diabetes or any chronic disease. A valid questionnaire was used to assess prediabetic KAP. Data were collected through anthropometric measurements, including BMI, fat%, tr

SUBMITTER: Basaqr RO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12014074 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature