Cardiovascular and renal comorbidities among saudi patients with type 2 diabetes: A cross-sectional observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aims to investigate the prevalence and patterns of cardiovascular and renal complications among patients with T2DM in the Saudi population and elucidate the extent of these comorbidities and their potential risk factors.

Methods

A cross-sectional observational study was conducted across three research locations in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The study incorporated the first 248 T2DM patients who met the criteria and provided their consent. The sites for this research comprised one secondary care public hospital, one public primary care clinic, and one private medical facility. Efforts were made to evenly distribute patients across the six locations, spanning three distinct sectors. Should any location fall short of its patient target, other sites would step in

SUBMITTER: Karim SI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12112348 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature