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

<h4>Aims</h4>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 yo...

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Autores principales:	Maysm N Mohamad, Leila Cheikh Ismail, Lily Stojanovska, Vasso Apostolopoulos, Jack Feehan, Amjad H Jarrar, Ayesha S Al Dhaheri
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:998beee92cbb42bea7fb69d399f0a4e72021-12-02T20:10:32ZThe prevalence of diabetes amongst young Emirati female adults in the United Arab Emirates: A cross-sectional study.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0252884https://doaj.org/article/998beee92cbb42bea7fb69d399f0a4e72021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252884https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Aims</h4>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.<h4>Methods</h4>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 Association in 2020.<h4>Results</h4>Based on the HbA1c test, the prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes were 24% and 8.6%, respectively. Based on the FPG test, the prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes were 9.2% and 0.5%, respectively. The kappa statistic of concordance between HbA1c and FPG was 0.287, P < 0.001. Abnormal glycemic status was significantly associated with decreased high-density lipoprotein (HDL) level (< 50 mg/dl) (p = 0.002) and elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (Hs-CRP) level (≥ 2.0 mg/L) (P < 0.001).<h4>Conclusions</h4>Using FPG to evaluate glycemic control seems to underestimate the burden of undiagnosed diabetes which could have a significant impact on clinical practice. Our data indicates an association between abnormal glycemic status with HDL and Hs-CRP. Further evaluation is needed to assess the impact of using HbA1c as a diagnostic test for diabetes in the UAE.Maysm N MohamadLeila Cheikh IsmailLily StojanovskaVasso ApostolopoulosJack FeehanAmjad H JarrarAyesha S Al DhaheriPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 6, p e0252884 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Maysm N Mohamad Leila Cheikh Ismail Lily Stojanovska Vasso Apostolopoulos Jack Feehan Amjad H Jarrar Ayesha S Al Dhaheri The prevalence of diabetes amongst young Emirati female adults in the United Arab Emirates: A cross-sectional study.
description	<h4>Aims</h4>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.<h4>Methods</h4>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 Association in 2020.<h4>Results</h4>Based on the HbA1c test, the prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes were 24% and 8.6%, respectively. Based on the FPG test, the prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes were 9.2% and 0.5%, respectively. The kappa statistic of concordance between HbA1c and FPG was 0.287, P < 0.001. Abnormal glycemic status was significantly associated with decreased high-density lipoprotein (HDL) level (< 50 mg/dl) (p = 0.002) and elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (Hs-CRP) level (≥ 2.0 mg/L) (P < 0.001).<h4>Conclusions</h4>Using FPG to evaluate glycemic control seems to underestimate the burden of undiagnosed diabetes which could have a significant impact on clinical practice. Our data indicates an association between abnormal glycemic status with HDL and Hs-CRP. Further evaluation is needed to assess the impact of using HbA1c as a diagnostic test for diabetes in the UAE.
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author	Maysm N Mohamad Leila Cheikh Ismail Lily Stojanovska Vasso Apostolopoulos Jack Feehan Amjad H Jarrar Ayesha S Al Dhaheri
author_facet	Maysm N Mohamad Leila Cheikh Ismail Lily Stojanovska Vasso Apostolopoulos Jack Feehan Amjad H Jarrar Ayesha S Al Dhaheri
author_sort	Maysm N Mohamad
title	The prevalence of diabetes amongst young Emirati female adults in the United Arab Emirates: A cross-sectional study.
title_short	The prevalence of diabetes amongst young Emirati female adults in the United Arab Emirates: A cross-sectional study.
title_full	The prevalence of diabetes amongst young Emirati female adults in the United Arab Emirates: A cross-sectional study.
title_fullStr	The prevalence of diabetes amongst young Emirati female adults in the United Arab Emirates: A cross-sectional study.
title_full_unstemmed	The prevalence of diabetes amongst young Emirati female adults in the United Arab Emirates: A cross-sectional study.
title_sort	prevalence of diabetes amongst young emirati female adults in the united arab emirates: a cross-sectional study.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/998beee92cbb42bea7fb69d399f0a4e7
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The prevalence of diabetes amongst young Emirati female adults in the United Arab Emirates: A cross-sectional study.

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