Incidence and prevalence rates of diabetes mellitus in Saudi Arabia: An overview

Abdulellah Alotaibi; Lin Perry; Leila Gholizadeh; Ali Al-Ganmi

doi:10.1016/j.jegh.2017.10.001

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Incidence and prevalence rates of diabetes mellitus in Saudi Arabia: An overview

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Abdulellah Alotaibi^a^{, b}^{, *}^,Abdulellah.M.Alotaibi@student.uts.edu.au abaadi1982@hotmail.com, Lin Perry^b^{, c}^,Lin.Perry@uts.edu.au, Leila Gholizadeh^b^,Leila.Gholizadeh@uts.edu.au, Ali Al-Ganmi^b^{, d}^,ali.h.al-ganmi@student.uts.edu.au

^aFaculty of Applied Medical Science, Shaqra University, Saudi Arabia

^bFaculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia

^cSouth Eastern Sydney Local Health District, Australia

^dFaculty of Health, University of Baghdad, Iraq

^* Corresponding author at: Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia.

Corresponding Author

Abdulellah AlotaibiAbdulellah.M.Alotaibi@student.uts.edu.au abaadi1982@hotmail.com

Received 20 May 2017, Revised 26 July 2017, Accepted 2 October 2017, Available Online 7 October 2017.

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Keywords: Diabetes mellitus; Prevalence; Incidence; Saudi Arabia
Abstract: Objective: This study aimed to report on the trends in incidence and prevalence rates of diabetes mellitus in Saudi Arabia over the last 25 years (1990–2015).

Design: A descriptive review.

Methods: A systematic search was conducted for English-language, peer reviewed publications of any research design via Medline, EBSCO, PubMed and Scopus from 1990 to 2015. Of 106 articles retrieved, after removal of duplicates and quality appraisal, 8 studies were included in the review and synthesised based on study characteristics, design and findings.

Findings: Studies originated from Saudi Arabia and applied a variety of research designs and tools to diagnosis diabetes. Of the 8 included studies; three reported type 1 diabetes and five on type 2 diabetes. Overall, findings indicated that the incidence and prevalence rate of diabetes is rising particularly among females, older children/adolescent and in urban areas.

Conclusion: Further development are required to assess the health intervention, polices, guidelines, self-management programs in Saudi Arabia.
Open Access: This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

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Journal: Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
Volume-Issue: 7 - 4
Pages: 211 - 218
Publication Date: 2017/10/07
ISSN (Online): 2210-6014
ISSN (Print): 2210-6006
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