The prevalence of diabetes amongst young Emirati female adults in the United Arab Emirates: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is rapidly increasing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of prediabetes and diabetes using FPG and HbA1c and to examine their relationships with obesity and other risk factors in young female Emirati college students.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study we recruited 555 female college students aged 17-25, enrolled at United Arab Emirates University in Al Ain, UAE. Anthropometric analysis, blood pressure, and various biochemical markers were measured using standard methods. Type 2 Diabetes, impaired fasting plasma glucose (FPG), and elevated HbA1c levels were examined in the study population as per the standards of medical care in diabetes, set out by the American Diabetes Ass

SUBMITTER: Mohamad MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8211155 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature