Prevalence of and risk factors for diabetes mellitus in the school-attending adolescent population of the United Arab Emirates: a large cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The prevalence of diabetes has reportedly increased among adolescents in low-income and middle-income countries of the Middle East and may be linked to social, demographic and economic contextual factors. This study aimed: (1) to estimate the prevalence of self-reported diagnosis of diabetes in the adolescent population of the United Arab Emirates (UAE); (2) to assess differences in the prevalence based on gender and (3) to identify other characteristics of those with diabetes including parental marital status, smoking/illegal drug use, quality of life and nationality.

Design

A secondary data analysis was performed on data from the National Study of Population Health in the UAE, conducted between 2007 and 2009.

Setting

Large cross-sectional population-based

SUBMITTER: Barakat C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8444241 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature