Incidence and risk factors of type 2 diabetes mellitus in an overweight and obese population: a long-term retrospective cohort study from a Gulf state.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

A high body mass index (BMI) is associated with risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is experiencing a marked increase in obesity. Nonetheless, no data are available regarding the incidence of type 2 DM in the high-risk adult UAE population. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the incidence rate and risk of developing type 2 DM among individuals with above-normal BMI in the UAE.

Design

A retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Outpatient clinics at a tertiary care centre in Al Ain, UAE.

Participants

Three hundred and sixty-two overweight or obese adult UAE nationals who visited outpatient clinics between April 2008 and December 2008.

Primary outcome measure

Patients with type 2 DM were identified based on diagn

SUBMITTER: Regmi D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7333876 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature