Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Type 2 Diabetic Patients Visiting PHC in the Dubai Health Authority

Background: Diabetes is a highly prevalent global and local major health problem according to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and will double by 2045. A strong relationship between obesity and type 2 diabetes has been found. Both are leading causes of cardiovascular disease and death; th...

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Autores principales:	Noorah Bawady, Ola Aldafrawy, Elham Mohamed ElZobair, Wafaa Suliman, Amal Alzaabi, Suad Hashim Ahmed
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Publicado:	Karger Publishers 2021
Materias:	obesity type 2 diabetes mellitus prevalence Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology RC648-665
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3bad2bf4f13f4ba881bf285be44eafb22021-11-04T14:40:32ZPrevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Type 2 Diabetic Patients Visiting PHC in the Dubai Health Authority2673-17972673-173810.1159/000519444https://doaj.org/article/3bad2bf4f13f4ba881bf285be44eafb22021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/519444https://doaj.org/toc/2673-1797https://doaj.org/toc/2673-1738Background: Diabetes is a highly prevalent global and local major health problem according to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and will double by 2045. A strong relationship between obesity and type 2 diabetes has been found. Both are leading causes of cardiovascular disease and death; thus, understanding the prevalence of obesity in type 2 diabetes is crucial for planning obesity management and preventing complications. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of obesity and overweight among people with type 2 diabetes attending primary healthcare centers (PHC) in the Dubai Health Authority (DHA). Methods: The study sample consisted of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients who attended family medicine clinics in primary healthcare centers in DHA. All cases with type 2 diabetes attending family clinics for their periodic health checkup screening were included in the study. Patients <18 years old, pregnant, and/or those with cancer and/or chronic kidney disease were excluded. Results: Our study sample had 9,198 type 2 diabetes mellitus cases with 51.6% males, 69.7% United Arab Emirates nationals, 7.9% who exercised regularly, and 1.8% who followed a healthy diet. Obesity and overweight cases were 49.5% and 35.5%, respectively. Conclusion: Without an aggressive obesity management approach, control of diabetes is difficult. The prevalence of obesity and overweight among people with type 2 diabetes is high. Obesity and overweight cases were 49.5% and 35.5%, respectively, among diabetic patients attending PHC. Over 50% (55%) of UAE nationals were obese, while 31.8% were overweight, suggesting that active interventions to control weight gain would be appropriate.Noorah BawadyOla AldafrawyElham Mohamed ElZobairWafaa SulimanAmal AlzaabiSuad Hashim AhmedKarger Publishersarticleobesitytype 2 diabetes mellitusprevalenceDiseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinologyRC648-665ENDubai Diabetes and Endocrinology Journal, Pp 1-5 (2021)
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topic	obesity type 2 diabetes mellitus prevalence Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology RC648-665
spellingShingle	obesity type 2 diabetes mellitus prevalence Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology RC648-665 Noorah Bawady Ola Aldafrawy Elham Mohamed ElZobair Wafaa Suliman Amal Alzaabi Suad Hashim Ahmed Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Type 2 Diabetic Patients Visiting PHC in the Dubai Health Authority
description	Background: Diabetes is a highly prevalent global and local major health problem according to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and will double by 2045. A strong relationship between obesity and type 2 diabetes has been found. Both are leading causes of cardiovascular disease and death; thus, understanding the prevalence of obesity in type 2 diabetes is crucial for planning obesity management and preventing complications. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of obesity and overweight among people with type 2 diabetes attending primary healthcare centers (PHC) in the Dubai Health Authority (DHA). Methods: The study sample consisted of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients who attended family medicine clinics in primary healthcare centers in DHA. All cases with type 2 diabetes attending family clinics for their periodic health checkup screening were included in the study. Patients <18 years old, pregnant, and/or those with cancer and/or chronic kidney disease were excluded. Results: Our study sample had 9,198 type 2 diabetes mellitus cases with 51.6% males, 69.7% United Arab Emirates nationals, 7.9% who exercised regularly, and 1.8% who followed a healthy diet. Obesity and overweight cases were 49.5% and 35.5%, respectively. Conclusion: Without an aggressive obesity management approach, control of diabetes is difficult. The prevalence of obesity and overweight among people with type 2 diabetes is high. Obesity and overweight cases were 49.5% and 35.5%, respectively, among diabetic patients attending PHC. Over 50% (55%) of UAE nationals were obese, while 31.8% were overweight, suggesting that active interventions to control weight gain would be appropriate.
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author	Noorah Bawady Ola Aldafrawy Elham Mohamed ElZobair Wafaa Suliman Amal Alzaabi Suad Hashim Ahmed
author_facet	Noorah Bawady Ola Aldafrawy Elham Mohamed ElZobair Wafaa Suliman Amal Alzaabi Suad Hashim Ahmed
author_sort	Noorah Bawady
title	Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Type 2 Diabetic Patients Visiting PHC in the Dubai Health Authority
title_short	Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Type 2 Diabetic Patients Visiting PHC in the Dubai Health Authority
title_full	Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Type 2 Diabetic Patients Visiting PHC in the Dubai Health Authority
title_fullStr	Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Type 2 Diabetic Patients Visiting PHC in the Dubai Health Authority
title_full_unstemmed	Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Type 2 Diabetic Patients Visiting PHC in the Dubai Health Authority
title_sort	prevalence of overweight and obesity in type 2 diabetic patients visiting phc in the dubai health authority
publisher	Karger Publishers
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/3bad2bf4f13f4ba881bf285be44eafb2
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Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Type 2 Diabetic Patients Visiting PHC in the Dubai Health Authority

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