Prevalence of type 2 diabetes in the States of the co-operation council for the Arab States of the Gulf: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

The recent and ongoing worldwide expansion in prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM) is a considerable risk to individuals, health systems and economies. The increase in prevalence has been particularly marked in the states of the Co-operation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC), and these trends are set to continue. We aimed to systematically review the current prevalence of T2DM within these states, and also within particular sub-populations.

Methods

We identified 27 published studies for review. Studies were identified by systematic database searches. Medline and Embase were searched using terms such as diabetes mellitus, non-insulin-dependent, hyperglycemia, prevalence, epidemiology and Gulf States. Our search also included scanning reference lists, contacti

SUBMITTER: Alhyas L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3414510 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature