Lifestyle habits in Saudi adolescents with diagnosed diabetes: An opportunity for health promotion.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

This study assessed lifestyle and health behavior habits among a representative sample of Saudi adolescents with self-reported diabetes and compared them to non-diabetic peers.

Methods

This was a nested case-control study, from the Jeeluna cohort, a nationwide, cross-sectional study of 12,575 Saudi boys and girls aged 10-19 years. Non-diabetic adolescents were matched to those with diabetes on a ratio of 4:1 based on age, gender and region. Retained information from the original study included: socio-demographics, lifestyle behaviors, tobacco/substance use, screen use, anthropometric measurements, and laboratory results.

Results

The prevalence of diabetes was 0.7% (n = 87). Overall, 65% of diabetic participants were males, and 22.4% aged ≤14 years. Overall, both

SUBMITTER: Nasrallah M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9352005 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature